April 2015 MCAT Score Release

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Not a typo. It's legit.

From AAMC:

"For examinees taking the MCAT2015 exam in April and May, scores will take longer than the typical 30 to 35 days to be reported. For examinees taking the MCAT2015 exam in June and later, score reporting will return to the 30- to 35-day time frame.

In 2015, it will take longer to report scores for April and May examinees. The increased time to report these scores is caused by the extra analyses that are needed to establish the new scales and new norms for the MCAT2015 exam. The MCAT2015 exam will be in place for a long time – at least 15 years – so it is vital that the new scores be calibrated accurately and appropriately to support the fair evaluation of applicants taking different forms of the new exam, both within and across testing years. The AAMC must ensure that the scores of early examinees will mean the same thing as scores of examinees taking the test later in the year and that all of these scores will have the same meaning for the next 15 years. The foundation is so important that we have to get it right – and getting it right takes time.

That said, MCAT scores from the April and May 2015 administrations will be reported to examinees prior to the date when AMCAS first sends applications to medical schools for the 2016 application cycle. This will eliminate any disadvantage that these early examinees might face relative to applicants who took the MCAT exam prior to April 2015. Additionally, the AAMC will be providing these early examinees with preliminary estimates of their percentile ranks two to three weeks after they test. These preliminary estimates will inform examinees of the likely range of percentile ranks in which their scores are likely to fall and help them decide whether to re-take the exam and where they might want to apply.
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Not a typo. It's legit.

From AAMC:

"For examinees taking the MCAT2015 exam in April and May, scores will take longer than the typical 30 to 35 days to be reported. For examinees taking the MCAT2015 exam in June and later, score reporting will return to the 30- to 35-day time frame.

In 2015, it will take longer to report scores for April and May examinees. The increased time to report these scores is caused by the extra analyses that are needed to establish the new scales and new norms for the MCAT2015 exam. The MCAT2015 exam will be in place for a long time – at least 15 years – so it is vital that the new scores be calibrated accurately and appropriately to support the fair evaluation of applicants taking different forms of the new exam, both within and across testing years. The AAMC must ensure that the scores of early examinees will mean the same thing as scores of examinees taking the test later in the year and that all of these scores will have the same meaning for the next 15 years. The foundation is so important that we have to get it right – and getting it right takes time.

That said, MCAT scores from the April and May 2015 administrations will be reported to examinees prior to the date when AMCAS first sends applications to medical schools for the 2016 application cycle. This will eliminate any disadvantage that these early examinees might face relative to applicants who took the MCAT exam prior to April 2015. Additionally, the AAMC will be providing these early examinees with preliminary estimates of their percentile ranks two to three weeks after they test. These preliminary estimates will inform examinees of the likely range of percentile ranks in which their scores are likely to fall and help them decide whether to re-take the exam and where they might want to apply.
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Thanks for the answer!
 
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