How to break a P/S plateau (129/130 --> 132)

Hey guys!

So on all of my FL's, I've consistently scored 129's and 130's on PS. I did all of Pankow for P/S, used the 300 pg doc, watched all of the KA videos, and did all of the UPangea and AAMC PS problems but still could not get those last 2-3 points. This past week, I spent some time trying something different and really locked in on PS. And after just 2 days of that, I was able to get a 132 (59/59) on my last FL!

So here's what I did:

JACK WESTIN PS PRACTICE PROBLEMS.

Don't get me wrong its a great resource, but the 300 pg document just was not enough for me. There were lots of things that came up on my practice exams that I had simply never seen before. Personally, I didn't really like UEarth for PS, but JW PS is gold. I did all of the AAMC style passage and AAMC style discrete questions (for PS) in 2 days, and I can confidently say that that is the only reason I was able to get a 132 on this past exam. There were lots of questions on AAMC FL's that contained terms that I learned only from doing JW. There are around 500 JW PS practice questions in total, but if you lock in, it can definitely be completed in a few days, especially considering the questions are more content --(as opposed to logic)-- based and pretty straightforward.

I also tried reading the Kaplan PS book, and honestly, I thought it was pretty good. (A little too much information, but better to have too much than not enough), and I lowkey regret not using it more earlier on.

In summary, using all of the popular resources will allow you to do very well in PS, but if you want to get a 132, you have to learn the nitty gritty low-yield stuff that oftentimes isn't found within these resources. I would also like to add that I've never taken a psych or soc class in my life and the MCAT is the first time I've been exposed to any of these concepts, so if I can do it you can too :)

Update: Ending up scoring a 131 on the real thing. Sooo many things that showed up on my exam that I learned solely from Jack Westin. I still stand by this and would absolutely recommend it to everyone.