I was wandering if there is anyone out there who took the pcats a second time and actually got a lower score or the same score. And if you actually improved, how much did you improve by? Just doing a little research for those of us who are deciding whether or not it would be worth the time,money and energy to take it a second time.
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I had a friend who got one point lower. She took the Kaplan course so she was able to get her money back.
This has probably been answered before but do most schools average the scores taken or do they take the highest?
I'd like to give some of my tips since i did well on my first try: Hope they help someone
1. Buy two review guides and answer the verbal questions/reading comp questions in both. I think that repeatedly going through these types of problems will improve your score in these sections. Even if you are good verbally the more practice you have the easier you will fly through these sections
2. Go back through your freshman bio book and read the stuff a. about cells b. about cell division c. about basic animal anatomy nad physiology
3. Buy Cliff notes anatomy and physiology quick review. This was a great quick guide.
4. The chem problems in the Barrons book will not help you prepare for the bulk of the chem test. My god, there were only a few actual numerical calculation problems on the pcat and that book seemed to have only numerical problems. Just relearn the gas laws and stuff about pH. Be sure you know an ester for an ether etc. There is a lot of organic chem on the test...more than in the review books i bought.
also recommended: the cliff notes general chem quick review book. Very good overview of general chem. helped me loads.
5. be sure you know calculus lol. The calc problems seemed reasonable but my worst section was the math becaues i did not review the calc at all. I remembered all the f(x) stuff vaguely but not enough to solve the problems.
1. Buy two review guides and answer the verbal questions/reading comp questions in both. I think that repeatedly going through these types of problems will improve your score in these sections. Even if you are good verbally the more practice you have the easier you will fly through these sections
2. Go back through your freshman bio book and read the stuff a. about cells b. about cell division c. about basic animal anatomy nad physiology
3. Buy Cliff notes anatomy and physiology quick review. This was a great quick guide.
4. The chem problems in the Barrons book will not help you prepare for the bulk of the chem test. My god, there were only a few actual numerical calculation problems on the pcat and that book seemed to have only numerical problems. Just relearn the gas laws and stuff about pH. Be sure you know an ester for an ether etc. There is a lot of organic chem on the test...more than in the review books i bought.
also recommended: the cliff notes general chem quick review book. Very good overview of general chem. helped me loads.
5. be sure you know calculus lol. The calc problems seemed reasonable but my worst section was the math becaues i did not review the calc at all. I remembered all the f(x) stuff vaguely but not enough to solve the problems.
I have taken it three times
1st time I got a 90
2nd time I got a 92
3rd time (This past JAN) I got a 99
I dunno, I just studied the body systems really good...practice as much reading comprehension as I could....and get a word book and just read a couple pages a day...
Just practice the math and chem problems...
The PCAT isn't that hard...IMO
1st time I got a 90
2nd time I got a 92
3rd time (This past JAN) I got a 99
I dunno, I just studied the body systems really good...practice as much reading comprehension as I could....and get a word book and just read a couple pages a day...
Just practice the math and chem problems...
The PCAT isn't that hard...IMO
ROBDawg4 said:
Why in the world did you retake it after a 90? And then again after a 92?
ROBDawg4 said:
He didn't say you need higher than a 99. He said you need more than that, as in more than just your PCAT score. 👍
FutureRxGal said:
Yeah I know you need more than a 99...I have been on the waiting list the past two years....I am hoping a 99 PCAT will push me over the edge. I know someone who got into UGA with a 98 PCAT and 2.85 GPA...SO I feel pretty good about my chances...third times a charm.
South does have accreditation. All of the students graduating there have the full rights to sit for the board exam.ROBDawg4 said:
If you want to be a pharmacist, I would seriously reconsider UGA being the only school on your mind. I know bulldog country is great and all, but you have to look at reality. If you have been rejected 2 times already, don't you think you should look beyond the state?
Caverject said:
South hasn't recieved it' accreditation yet...no one has graduated from there yet...you have to have a class graduate and have a certain percentage pass the liscencing exam...I am from Savannah and I certainly don't want to go back home to a school that doesn't have accreditation.
On the other hand...I have scored high on the PCAT...I have a decent GPA..and I have done well on my interviews...I am pretty confident.
Why are you such a pessimist?
Caverject said:
If I went from a 92 to a 99 PCAT...A 7 point increase in my overall score will GREATLY increase my chances in getting in...You don't seem to know much about the application process at UGA.
You have your GPA score, your interview score, and your PCAT score
They multiply your GPA by 25 and add up your 3 totals...
So an increase of 7 full point to my pCAt score will be a 7 point increase in my total score...Considering I have been interviewed twice and put on the waiting list both times...I feel that a 7 point increase will put me over the top....but maybe not.
