Full-Length Schedule
Full-lengths are diagnostic tools. Order and review matter more than volume.
Randomly taking full-lengths wastes their diagnostic power. This guide provides a specific ordering of AAMC and third-party FLs, spacing rules, and the review protocol that actually changes your next full-length score.
- Save AAMC full-lengths for the final 6 weeks.
- Space FLs at least one week apart in the last month.
- Spend one full day reviewing each FL — no shortcuts.
Ordering
Sequence full-lengths so the most predictive tests come last.
Your final AAMC FL score is the single most reliable predictor of your real test score. Do not waste that signal early.
- Weeks 4-8: 1-2 third-party FLs to build stamina.
- Weeks 8-12: 2-3 third-party FLs, spaced weekly.
- Final 6 weeks: AAMC Sample, FL1, FL2, FL3, FL4, in that order.
- Final week: no full FL — only section-length practice.
Review
Reviewing an FL takes as long as taking one. Plan for it.
The point of an FL is not the score. It is the review — and the review is what changes next week's practice.
- Section 1: identify content gaps and add flashcards.
- Section 2: identify reasoning traps and log patterns.
- Section 3: rewrite the questions you missed in your own words.
- Section 4: pick one specific behavior to change before the next FL.
If your review does not produce a specific change to next week, you did not really review.
Spacing
Two FLs in one week almost always hurts more than it helps.
Fatigue-driven scores mislead your planning. Space FLs so each one reflects real capacity.
- Minimum 5-7 days between FLs in the final month.
- No FL within 4 days of test day.
- Rest day the day before every FL — no cramming.
Interpretation
Watch the trend, not the number.
Individual FL scores fluctuate. Trend across three FLs is a much more reliable signal.
- A single low score is noise. A downward trend is a signal.
- Section-level trends matter more than total score.
- Repeated section-4 drops indicate stamina, not knowledge.