520+ scorers: When did you take your first FL and how did you use UWorld efficiently?
I’m taking the MCAT on August 21st. I finished content review, not very deeply though, and just started UWorld yesterday. Honestly it’s taking a hell lot of time and I’m freaking out a bit. I did well in undergrad across all the prereqs so my content is still pretty fresh, but reviewing questions is still taking forever. I’m aiming for the highest score possible, ideally 520+. I’m studying full time around 8 hours a day, 6 days a week.
For people who scored 520+, how did you speed things up without sacrificing learning? Did you start with tutor mode untimed first or jump straight into timed mode? I have about 15 solid weeks left and want to take as many FLs as possible. When would you start the first 3rd party FL, after finishing 40 to 50% of UWorld or earlier?
EDITED : Also what is the best CARS material to start from day one? I’ve been doing JW daily. Do you recommend starting AAMC CARS from day one too, or should I save all AAMC material for the last 7 to 8 weeks? I know I’ll save the AAMC FLs for the last 6 weeks, but what about the other AAMC material? Should I start it earlier than 6 weeks or still save most of it for closer to the exam? I’m really confused and don’t want to regret not using AAMC material early . Please help.