They didn't believe in us, GOD DID | 498 → 515 → 522

Figured I’d finally post my progression and what actually changed for me between my first attempt and my retake.

I started with a 498 diagnostic (122/128/122/126). This was the unscored one (translated score) and I did it with no studying. 5 months of studying later: My first round of AAMC FLs went FL2 511 (129/125/130/127), FL3 516 (128/128/130/130), FL4 517, FL5 519 (130/129/129/131), and FL6 521 (128/131/131/131). Then I took the real thing and got a 515 (128/129/129/129).

For my retake, I took a fresh Blueprint FL1 and got a 515, then on my AAMC retakes I got FL2 519, FL3 520, FL5 519, and FL6 526 (131/132/131/132). Obviously I took those AAMC retake scores with a grain of salt since I had seen the exams before. I didn't think I really remembered much tho. I mainly used them to see whether my reasoning and understanding had actually improved. My second real MCAT ended up being a 522 (128/130/132/132). The two takes were 7 months apart.…