admissions etiquette

[Sergeant D]

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Nick, this thread deserves a Pulitzer and you know it.

 

[music2doc]

Sorry but do you seriously think VR correlates to the ability to communicate? I am done with the MCAT and applying but, honestly, whether an author considered an asteroid closer to a vanilla wafer or bubble gum really has no bearing on my ability to communicate to others.

That is what it is being used to evaluate. Whether or not it actually measures that effectively is beside the point. (Research indicates it is effective at evaluating this up to a score of about 7-8.)

 

[dbeast]

Sorry but do you seriously think VR correlates to the ability to communicate? I am done with the MCAT and applying but, honestly, whether an author considered an asteroid closer to a vanilla wafer or bubble gum really has no bearing on my ability to communicate to others.

I think we had the same test...

 

[LizzyM]

That is what it is being used to evaluate. Whether or not it actually measures that effectively is beside the point. (Research indicates it is effective at evaluating this up to a score of about 7-8.)

Isn't it measuring the ability to understand complex text (being communicated to, but not communicating to others) with time constraints?

I like to see at least 50th percentile in verbal. If an applicant is lucky enough to get an interview with that score, I will ask about how the applicant prepped for the exam and anything else the applicant wants to volunteer.