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Very Different. Its like the SAT.
Very Different. Its like the SAT.
It's okay. But I do like the "equated" thing.
Edit* Basically 500 is like the 30 from the current MCAT?
First wave will probably be scr*wed. My bet is that after the first wave, they'll just equate scores based on percentiles unil the new scores become the norm.No, 500 would not be equivalent to a 30. 125 is going to be the midpoint on each section - basically, it's a 14 point scale, spread over some funky interval instead of just 1-14. So a 125 in any section would essentially be a 7, which to my mind should be equivalent to a 7 or 8 on the current MCAT. So a 500 would equate more to a 21-24ish.
I do feel badly for the first batch or two of pre-meds applying with this scale, as they'll have to try to equate that back to the old scores to figure out where they are a good fit for applying (unless AAMC does some sort of scale conversion for the MSAR).
It's okay. But I do like the "equated" thing.
Edit* Basically 500 is like the 30 from the current MCAT?
This is typical SDN inflated syndrome. Remember, a 30 is in the 80th percentile of MCAT test takers, even though a 30 is far below the median 50th percentile of most matriculants into MD programs. Some schools have 33+ (91st percentile) as a 10th percentile applicants/matriculants.
I read they're going to increase the cost to compensate for the extra time that proctors have to be there, given that the test will be extended by a few hours.How many millions of dollars did they spent on that piece of **** test? Wonder if they're going to jack up the examination cost.
+1 x 100,000Good lord am I glad to have gotten this over with. Whew.
Doesn't surprise me after seeing the $50 gift card they handed out to applicants who put in a "good faith effort" on the 2014 trial section, when they really just jacked the price up $50 to offset the gift card. Thank god I don't have to take this abomination.I read they're going to increase the cost to compensate for the extra time that proctors have to be there, given that the test will be extended by a few hours.