Full April 2003 MCAT AAMC Details and Stats

[deez4life]

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I just stumbled across this link on the AAMC website. This is also the first time they're including a full combined score breakdown and percentile. I had no idea over 25,000 people took the April exam! 😱

Check it out: http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/examineedata/table0403.pdf

 

[deez4life]

wahooo, just made senior member 😉

 

[BobbyDylanFan]

wow, thats funny, nobody got more than a 41 on the test?

 

[MeowMix]

When you compare these stats for the writing sample to the 2002 results, you can see that there was a significant change. Last year, the top third scored Q or higher. In April 2003, the top third scored P or higher. Hard to believe that our writing has gotten worse; seems more likely the grading has shifted to lower scores.

 

[deez4life]

no kidding, nobody got above a 41 or below a 6, so the aamc did an amazing job normalizing the scores this year. look at the almost perfect bell-shaped curve they've got going with the combined scores! no wonder they needed two months.

and with the writing, you're right meow that they were way more stingy with the scores this year than any previous year. i guess that's why so many people are shocked at performing well on the main test, but getting screwed on the writing.

if you look at the data, only about 1 in 25 test takers got a 34 or higher on the mcat. so the mega-high ~36 average we're seeing on the Official MCAT Score thread needs to be taken with a grain of salt. if anyone's discouraged or embarrassed by their "low 29," think again. you're still in the top quarter of test takers! and you've got an excellent chance of getting into medical school 🙂

now about those lower scaled writing scores.... 😡

 

[vixenell]

That doesn't mean that no one got above 41/below 7 (Though, I'd hope no one got below a 7). Just not enough to make a statistical difference. Out of 25,000? I'm sure someone scored over 41.

Or, none. Whatever.

To theDr (sp?)... see? Your 25 was the most commonly earned score.

 

[gauss017]

Bro deez4life,


I felt a little bit better. I got a 29N with a 6V:-((. I think I just go ahead and apply. The worst thing is wasting 2K and delay for a year. I will definitely take the MCAT next April. It's almost impossible for me to boot up 2 points in Verbal in less than 2 months.

 

[deltamed]

It just means that less than .05 percent of people got a 42, 43, 44 or 45. Otherwise they would have rounded up and it would have showed .1

Thus about 25 people got a 41
12 or less got a 42, 43, 44 or 45.

 

[deez4life]

yeah gauss, no need to worry. as you can see, a 29 is a competitive score. i'm sure you've got the gpa, ec's and lor's to get yourself into a great med school.

that's true; the aamc bastards most probably rounded down to 0.0% in the table. almost all of the 11/12 people that scored above a 41 probably scored a 42. two or three individuals maybe scored a 43 or 44, in the ENTIRE country. the aamc likes symmetry; just like a score of 1,2 or 3 is impossible to achieve, i think that (for all practical purposes) it's impossible to get a 43, 44, or 45. the ultra-rare people that do attain these scores most probably walk on hallowed ground.

i still can't get over this beautiful bell curve. it's so pretty. 😛

 

[Yogi Bear]

from my guide from april 2002,

verbal:
Mean = 7.8
Std Dev. = 2.40

ps:

Mean = 8.2
Std Dev. = 2.24

bs:
Mean = 8.4
Std Dev. = 2.35

 

[soonerpillow]

Originally posted by deltamed
12 or less got a 42, 43, 44 or 45.

One of whom just posted on the Score Thread. Go DrRob!!!

 

[koma]

Out of curiosity, why are the section means more then 8? If you're standardizing the scores to 8 (u=8) shouldn't the mean be an 8 by definition, not an 8.5 as in the biology section?

 

[indo]

jeeze...some poor souls scored a 6 total. 2/2/2?

 

[deez4life]

Originally posted by koma
Out of curiosity, why are the section means more then 8? If you're standardizing the scores to 8 (u=8) shouldn't the mean be an 8 by definition, not an 8.5 as in the biology section?

yeah, that's true, they aim for an 8. it rarely ever actually hits an 8.0 mean with a 2.0 std. the means hover around 8; this year they were a little above 8, but last august, every mean was below 8 i.e. 7.7. i guess it all works out in the end anyway, even if it's not perfect.