Any Success stories of 3 on mcat then retake getting a 30+?

[Johnathanwe]

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Does anyone even get accepted with that 3 lingering in their past? Even after a great retake and getting a higher score drastically?

 

[MMa23]

retaking it 3 times?

 

[SeverusSnape]

You posted essentially the same question twice in a row?

The other post has many replies....

 

[Johnathanwe]

It's actually different that other one was 5 or 7. 3 is clearly a different number right? And not retaking 3 times I mean getting a score of 3 just curious of it. I plan to take my mcat next year first try.

 

[Burla]

0/10

 

[mcloaf]

It's actually different that other one was 5 or 7. 3 is clearly a different number right? And not retaking 3 times I mean getting a score of 3 just curious of it. I plan to take my mcat next year first try.

 

[ES2]

0/10

+1

 

[Doctor Strange]

Think of it this way:

In order to get a total score of 3, you'd have to knowingly pick the wrong answer on every single question. You might as well put that effort into trying to actually do well.

 

[terp720]

Does anyone even get accepted with that 3 lingering in their past? Even after a great retake and getting a higher score drastically?

I don't get the point of this type of question.. Are you trying to figure out the lowest possible score you can get the first time you take the test and still have a chance of an acceptance if you retake? Since you say you're going to take it for the first time next year, then you don't currently have a 3, 5, or 7. Why don't you just put your energy into studying for the exam and trying to do the best you can on your first try. Then deal with it at that point if it isn't the score you hoped for.

 

[PittNeuro21]

Somebody who has not taken any pre-reqs could get a 3. This post is hard to read.

 

[nyc1990]

Is this real life

 

[ES2]

Think of it this way:

In order to get a total score of 3, you'd have to knowingly pick the wrong answer on every single question. You might as well put that effort into trying to actually do well.

The truth^

 

[OCDOCDOCD]

Think of it this way:

In order to get a total score of 3, you'd have to knowingly pick the wrong answer on every single question. You might as well put that effort into trying to actually do well.

The truth^

Or you could just not answer any questions.

 

[tmn]

:troll:

0/10

 

[Captain Sisko]

First time I took it i got a 3. Second time I got a 38, and I just got four acceptances yesterday. It can be done!

 

[A7X]

To get a three, you need to pick every answer wrong lol. Honestly, being able to pick the wrong answer every time probably requires studying too lol.

 

[Microglia]

To get a three, you need to pick every answer wrong lol. Honestly, being able to pick the wrong answer every time probably requires studying too lol.

A person who's able answer every question wrong to get a 3 is probably also able to score in the 40s haha. If I were an adcom, I'd admit that person in a heartbeat.

Anyway

:troll:

 

[487806]

You posted essentially the same question twice in a row?

The other post has many replies....

It's actually different that other one was 5 or 7. 3 is clearly a different number right? And not retaking 3 times I mean getting a score of 3 just curious of it. I plan to take my mcat next year first try.

:troll:

 

[Laureatebarrel]

This is not as hard to find. In fact, it is very common. People I met scored as low as 11 or 13 on their first time (no prep study)

 

[khrisskhoras]

(-10)/10

 

[Lollygag]

Why cant you just lay out your current situation with your background information and your actual MCAT score like a normal SDN member lol? These "what if" threads aren't helping you, if they were, you wouldn't keep making more and more threads with a slightly altered question lol

There are a lot of members on here that could offer outstanding advice and direction if you're stuck in a jam and don't know what to do. But the more background info you can give, the better insight they can offer. The chances of a minority coming from a life of poverty and outstanding extracurriculars with a 3 on their first MCAT and 30+ on the second try, will be different than an ORM with mediocre extracurriculars and the same stats. You have to help us, help you.

 

[chill3]

A person who's able answer every question wrong to get a 3 is probably also able to score in the 40s haha. If I were an adcom, I'd admit that person in a heartbeat.

I remember back in high school having a teacher who would give A's to people who could incorrectly answer every question on a mq test.

 

[NYCNative]

I remember back in high school having a teacher who would give A's to people who could incorrectly answer every question on a mq test.

Glad I wasted my time reading this thread so I could get to this comment. That's awesome. Was it just an A for the test? And what's an mq test?

 

[TreadLightly]

Glad I wasted my time reading this thread so I could get to this comment. That's awesome. Was it just an A for the test? And what's an mq test?

I think he means multiple choice. And that's awesome. You would need to know as much material to get all the answers wrong. Might even be harder 😱

 

[chill3]

Glad I wasted my time reading this thread so I could get to this comment. That's awesome. Was it just an A for the test? And what's an mq test?

Sorry, I did mean multiple choice. And if I remember correctly it was an a A for the exam. Same teacher had some interesting bonuses as well. Something along the lines of dizzy bat followed by reverse periodic table recitation. Not many tried that one.

 

[circulus vitios]

 

[LuciusVorenus]

It's actually different that other one was 5 or 7. 3 is clearly a different number right? And not retaking 3 times I mean getting a score of 3 just curious of it. I plan to take my mcat next year first try.

You're right. They are different numbers!

I think a 5 would get you into a few schools, but a 3 is around the score where you should potentially consider retaking (depending on your GPA). Aim high and good luck OP! 👍

 

[OCDOCDOCD]

I remember back in high school having a teacher who would give A's to people who could incorrectly answer every question on a mq test.

I think he means multiple choice. And that's awesome. You would need to know as much material to get all the answers wrong. Might even be harder 😱

I don't get why people think that getting every question on a test wrong is just as hard as getting every question right. Using a standard 4 option multiple choice test as an example, the probability that on any one question you get the correct answer by guessing at random is 0.25. The probability that you select a wrong answer at random is 0.75. It doesn't take a genius to see that if one were to select answers at random, you're 3x more likely to score 0% than 100%.

Of course, you wouldn't be guessing at random in either situation. If you're trying to get every answer right or every answer wrong, you'll be eliminating the answers that you know are not what you want. If you're trying to get every question right, this means you either have to recognize the correct answer, or eliminate all three of the wrong answers. If, however, you're trying to get every question wrong, all you need to do is either recognize the correct answer (and not select it) or recognize at least one of the three wrong answers; you would have to be utterly clueless in order to not be able to pick out one wrong answer per question on a MC test. Put another way, when trying to get questions right, only 1 of the 4 answer choices is correct. When trying to get questions wrong, 3 out of the 4 answer choices are "correct".

The only test where getting every question wrong is just as impressive as getting every question right is a pure true/false test, since in that case the probability of selecting a wrong answer is equal to the probability of selecting a right answer, and identifying wrong answers is equally as advantageous as identifying correct answers. Of course, the logical issue of giving a 0% student an A becomes apparent when you consider that on such a test you would also have to give a student who scored a 10% the same grade as one who scored 90%, and a student who gets a 20% should have the same grade as a student who scored 80%, and so on.

 

[ValiDemeanor]

You're right. They are different numbers!

I think a 5 would get you into a few schools, but a 3 is around the score where you should potentially consider retaking (depending on your GPA). Aim high and good luck OP! 👍

 

[BlueLabel]

i don't get why people think that getting every question on a test wrong is just as hard as getting every question right. Using a standard 4 option multiple choice test as an example, the probability that on any one question you get the correct answer by guessing at random is 0.25. The probability that you select a wrong answer at random is 0.75. It doesn't take a genius to see that if one were to select answers at random, you're 3x more likely to score 0% than 100%.

Of course, you wouldn't be guessing at random in either situation. If you're trying to get every answer right or every answer wrong, you'll be eliminating the answers that you know are not what you want. If you're trying to get every question right, this means you either have to recognize the correct answer, or eliminate all three of the wrong answers. If, however, you're trying to get every question wrong, all you need to do is either recognize the correct answer (and not select it) or recognize at least one of the three wrong answers; you would have to be utterly clueless in order to not be able to pick out one wrong answer per question on a mc test. Put another way, when trying to get questions right, only 1 of the 4 answer choices is correct. When trying to get questions wrong, 3 out of the 4 answer choices are "correct".

The only test where getting every question wrong is just as impressive as getting every question right is a pure true/false test, since in that case the probability of selecting a wrong answer is equal to the probability of selecting a right answer, and identifying wrong answers is equally as advantageous as identifying correct answers. Of course, the logical issue of giving a 0% student an a becomes apparent when you consider that on such a test you would also have to give a student who scored a 10% the same grade as one who scored 90%, and a student who gets a 20% should have the same grade as a student who scored 80%, and so on.

+1

 

[thegypsyqueen]

Totally unrelated to OP's question, but maybe you guiz can help.

Any Success stories of 2 on mcat then retake getting a 29+? Pls respond.

 

[chem4ever]

I don't get why people think that getting every question on a test wrong is just as hard as getting every question right. Using a standard 4 option multiple choice test as an example, the probability that on any one question you get the correct answer by guessing at random is 0.25. The probability that you select a wrong answer at random is 0.75. It doesn't take a genius to see that if one were to select answers at random, you're 3x more likely to score 0% than 100%.

Of course, you wouldn't be guessing at random in either situation. If you're trying to get every answer right or every answer wrong, you'll be eliminating the answers that you know are not what you want. If you're trying to get every question right, this means you either have to recognize the correct answer, or eliminate all three of the wrong answers. If, however, you're trying to get every question wrong, all you need to do is either recognize the correct answer (and not select it) or recognize at least one of the three wrong answers; you would have to be utterly clueless in order to not be able to pick out one wrong answer per question on a MC test. Put another way, when trying to get questions right, only 1 of the 4 answer choices is correct. When trying to get questions wrong, 3 out of the 4 answer choices are "correct".

The only test where getting every question wrong is just as impressive as getting every question right is a pure true/false test, since in that case the probability of selecting a wrong answer is equal to the probability of selecting a right answer, and identifying wrong answers is equally as advantageous as identifying correct answers. Of course, the logical issue of giving a 0% student an A becomes apparent when you consider that on such a test you would also have to give a student who scored a 10% the same grade as one who scored 90%, and a student who gets a 20% should have the same grade as a student who scored 80%, and so on.

I have a feeling that on these tests, you needed to get a 0% in order to get an A. If you screwed up even one question, then you lost it, and you get your actual grade. And chances are, the teacher didn't make one obvious wrong answer for each question.

Correct me if I'm wrong, chill3.

 

[TreadLightly]

I don't get why people think that getting every question on a test wrong is just as hard as getting every question right. Using a standard 4 option multiple choice test as an example, the probability that on any one question you get the correct answer by guessing at random is 0.25. The probability that you select a wrong answer at random is 0.75. It doesn't take a genius to see that if one were to select answers at random, you're 3x more likely to score 0% than 100%.

Of course, you wouldn't be guessing at random in either situation. If you're trying to get every answer right or every answer wrong, you'll be eliminating the answers that you know are not what you want. If you're trying to get every question right, this means you either have to recognize the correct answer, or eliminate all three of the wrong answers. If, however, you're trying to get every question wrong, all you need to do is either recognize the correct answer (and not select it) or recognize at least one of the three wrong answers; you would have to be utterly clueless in order to not be able to pick out one wrong answer per question on a MC test. Put another way, when trying to get questions right, only 1 of the 4 answer choices is correct. When trying to get questions wrong, 3 out of the 4 answer choices are "correct".

The only test where getting every question wrong is just as impressive as getting every question right is a pure true/false test, since in that case the probability of selecting a wrong answer is equal to the probability of selecting a right answer, and identifying wrong answers is equally as advantageous as identifying correct answers. Of course, the logical issue of giving a 0% student an A becomes apparent when you consider that on such a test you would also have to give a student who scored a 10% the same grade as one who scored 90%, and a student who gets a 20% should have the same grade as a student who scored 80%, and so on.

Well when you're trying to get all of them wrong, guessing is out of the question. You can't risk getting even one wrong, hence more difficult.

If you were to guess through a 10 question test to get all the answers wrong by guessing, your chances are like .05% of getting an A. Get one wrong, and you get a 10% on the test. Granted, its harder to get all of them right by guessing, but the risk of getting a very low score is also lower.

 

[goforbroke754]

You guys are all being so mean to OP. It's OKAY! I got a 2 on my MCAT, and was still accepted at Harvard with a full tuition scholarship. Just make sure your PS is top notch with no more than 10 grammar/spelling errors.

 

[jeghaber]

I don't get why people think that getting every question on a test wrong is just as hard as getting every question right. Using a standard 4 option multiple choice test as an example, the probability that on any one question you get the correct answer by guessing at random is 0.25. The probability that you select a wrong answer at random is 0.75. It doesn't take a genius to see that if one were to select answers at random, you're 3x more likely to score 0% than 100%.

Of course, you wouldn't be guessing at random in either situation. If you're trying to get every answer right or every answer wrong, you'll be eliminating the answers that you know are not what you want. If you're trying to get every question right, this means you either have to recognize the correct answer, or eliminate all three of the wrong answers. If, however, you're trying to get every question wrong, all you need to do is either recognize the correct answer (and not select it) or recognize at least one of the three wrong answers; you would have to be utterly clueless in order to not be able to pick out one wrong answer per question on a MC test. Put another way, when trying to get questions right, only 1 of the 4 answer choices is correct. When trying to get questions wrong, 3 out of the 4 answer choices are "correct".

The only test where getting every question wrong is just as impressive as getting every question right is a pure true/false test, since in that case the probability of selecting a wrong answer is equal to the probability of selecting a right answer, and identifying wrong answers is equally as advantageous as identifying correct answers. Of course, the logical issue of giving a 0% student an A becomes apparent when you consider that on such a test you would also have to give a student who scored a 10% the same grade as one who scored 90%, and a student who gets a 20% should have the same grade as a student who scored 80%, and so on.

+1 (except you're 3^N times more likely to get a 0% than 100% on a test with N questions and random guessing, but that just bolsters your point 😳)

 

[Pacna]

Does anyone even get accepted with that 3 lingering in their past? Even after a great retake and getting a higher score drastically?

My first diagnostic score was 9. My final MCAT score was 36.

Study. Your. Ass. Off.