Correlation between MCAT and LSAT/SAT/ACT?

[Berkeleygrad]

Just wondering if there's a correlation between the MCAT and LSAT, in particular, or the MCAT and the SAT/ACT. I have taken the LSAT, SAT I, II, and ACT.

My scores:
LSAT: 170 (98th percentile) after studying
SAT I: 1420 (690 V, 730 M) cold
SAT II: 800 W, 730 M, 690 Bio cold
ACT: 32 cold

An equation for the LSAT-SAT that generally applies:
Old SAT score (out of 1600) / 20.7 + 100.7 = LSAT score. This equation pretty much predicted what I would get on the LSAT from my cold SAT I score.

Any equations for the MCAT w/r/t to the other exams? Have any of you taken all of these exams? If so, care to share your results?

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[SECpremed]

Well, it depends on preparation. The MCAT doesn't work well cold, because you have to remember a bunch of nit-picky details. Exactly how many ATP do you get out of the Krebs cycle? How far does xyz reagant oxidize? My scores looked like:

SAT: 1450
ACT: 35
MCAT: 38

... but my first practice MCAT of the prep course I took was a 27, because I wasn't fresh on a lot of material.

If you can get a 170 on the LSAT, you have the test-taking skills for anything... it's just a matter of doing the prep work. I took that Kaplan online class at the end of my 3rd year of college. It's better than the lecture if you did well in your physics/bio/chemistries/genetics/biochem classes, because you don't have to play to everyone else's pace. You just have to get fresh.


Hope this helps!

 

[tehdude]

Correlation coefficients for a number of available independent variables with MCAT scores were determined for a population of premedical students at Xavier University of Louisiana. American College Testing (ACT) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores were found to have similar ability to predict MCAT scores, with a correlation coefficient of 0.64 between ACT composite and MCAT total scores.

-Predictors of MCAT Scores for Black Americans

 

[Berkeleygrad]

Well, it depends on preparation. The MCAT doesn't work well cold, because you have to remember a bunch of nit-picky details. Exactly how many ATP do you get out of the Krebs cycle? How far does xyz reagant oxidize? My scores looked like:

SAT: 1450
ACT: 35
MCAT: 38

... but my first practice MCAT of the prep course I took was a 27, because I wasn't fresh on a lot of material.

If you can get a 170 on the LSAT, you have the test-taking skills for anything... it's just a matter of doing the prep work. I took that Kaplan online class at the end of my 3rd year of college. It's better than the lecture if you did well in your physics/bio/chemistries/genetics/biochem classes, because you don't have to play to everyone else's pace. You just have to get fresh.


Hope this helps!

Interesting. I realize that the MCAT is probably the most knowledge-based exam out of the bunch, which means that it requires a lot of prep work, but I think test-taking ability plays a role as well. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Berkeleygrad]

-Predictors of MCAT Scores for Black Americans

Hmm, that's stronger than I thought.

 

[adaptation1]

wrong forum. and who gives a flying pancake about this question.

 

[Mr hawkings]

Just wondering if there's a correlation between the MCAT and LSAT, in particular, or the MCAT and the SAT/ACT. I have taken the LSAT, SAT I, II, and ACT.

My scores:
LSAT: 170 (98th percentile) after studying
SAT I: 1420 (690 V, 730 M) cold
SAT II: 800 W, 730 M, 690 Bio cold
ACT: 32 cold

An equation for the LSAT-SAT that generally applies:
Old SAT score (out of 1600) / 20.7 + 100.7 = LSAT score. This equation pretty much predicted what I would get on the LSAT from my cold SAT I score.

Any equations for the MCAT w/r/t to the other exams? Have any of you taken all of these exams? If so, care to share your results?

Anyone ever tell you that you ask the strangest questions?

 

[smq123]

Anyone ever tell you that you ask the strangest questions?

And repetitive ones. This is X-posted in the MCAT forum; please go there to respond.

Closing.