Adcoms view on the new Mcat

[Silent Knight]

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I am wondering how adcoms will view the new mcat scores for apllicants. Will they be more lenient?

 

[sinombre]

I am wondering how adcoms will view the new mcat scores for apllicants. Will they be more lenient?

It's a standardized test score... so basically, they'll look at how much better or worse you did than everyone else. I imagine that they'll view it the same way.

 

[Iso4ane]

It's a standardized test score... so basically, they'll look at how much better or worse you did than everyone else. I imagine that they'll view it the same way.

+1, after all the distribution of scores are never really a secret.

 

[Ironmandoc]

It's a standardized test score... so basically, they'll look at how much better or worse you did than everyone else. I imagine that they'll view it the same way.

They will look at percentiles between the old and new tests to get an idea of how everyone stacks against others. So, for example a 33 is about the 90th percentile now. On the new test, the 90th percentile is still the 90th percentile. That might be a 55/60 or 50/60 or 45/60. It doesnt matter since the percentiles cant lie. Eventually, the scaled scores (out of 60 total) will become the common verbiage like the current scaled score out of 45.