</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by InVictus:
If so, What did you get on the AAMC practice exams 4, 5, 6?
Also, did you take advance science courses like cell biology, genetics, biochemistry, P-chem...etc...</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I got a 14 PS and 13 BS back in 1994. At that time, only AAMC exams 1 and 2 were available. Considering they max their scales at 12 and above, I cannot tell you how I did in terms of an exact breakdown (not to mention the fact I can't recall how I did exactly). I remember doing about the same on AAMC stuff and the real MCAT though, right down to my very sub-standard verbal score.
At the time I sat for the MCAT, I had only taken two quarters of general biology and two quarters of biochemistry (through the chemistry department, which focussed on experiments). I also took a full year p-chem prior to the MCAT, which didn't necessarily help in the questions, but I felt pretty confident on the PS because of it. It helped that I knew what an activity coefficient was, given that the MCAT passage contained one in their formula for boiling point elevation. Again though, it only helped in confidence and not actual information.
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by NE_Cornhusker1:
For those who are telling the truth about your scores congratulations, you did very well. But when you consider that only .1% of test-takers get a 15 on Bio. Sci. and multiply this times the 30,000 or so test-takers only 30 or so people get a 15.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Consider also that a 15 was not awarded on all administrations of the MCAT. While the title of this passage should draw people who will skew the data up from 0.1%, I agree that is amazing that there is a 100x increase in population. What is equally amazing is that these same people also got 15s on AAMC material, even though the scale tops at 12. I'd be willing to bet a couple of them have 4.73 GPAs and got 1850 on their SATs as well.
Lastly, I predict that the next post will be from someone that will suggest that those of us who are smart enough to use common sense in figuring that a few posts here are not factual are actually jealous skeptics. They will then go on to suggest, in a self-righteous manner, that we do not question the authenticy of posts from people with hidden identities. Probably the best thing they will do is edit their post after someone has replied to it. Of course I have not had this prognostication verified by Miss Cleo or Dionne Warwicke, but I just have this sneeky feeling. Let's see if it turns out to be true.