Has anyone ever gotten a 45?

[medschoolfreak8]

Why is it that so many people tell me no one has ever gotten a 45? I find that really hard to believe- is it true?

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[noshie]

No, I think that there have been a few people that have earned a 45, but not everytime the MCAT is given. I dont know of anyone on here that has, I guess because they probably dont need any advice on getting into med school

 

[Dimness]

Everything in life has some sort of urban legend attached to it. The MCAT is no different. For example, during one of my MCAT tests I heard somebody got a 43 on their exam. That same person couldn't tie their shoes either.



I'm sure somebody's gotten a 45 before. I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet.

 

[olemissbabydoc]

i haven't but i will. in April.

HAHAHHAHAHAHA.

Just thought everyone might enjoy a laugh!

 

[rcd]

Nobody has ever gotten a "45" to my knowledge... but...

Back in the day the max. score for VR was "13-15." ie, if you got a perfect score, your VR was reported as "13-15" and not just 15. Same thing if you really deserved a 13.

Several people ended up with "42-45"s, which was the maximum score.

 

[QofQuimica]

As far as we know, no one has gotten a 45 since the MCAT was restructured in 2003. About half a dozen or so SDNers have gotten 43s, although most of them don't post on SDN much any more.

 

[TypeA]

For example, during one of my MCAT tests I heard somebody got a 43 on their exam. That same person couldn't tie their shoes either.

Someone has DEFINITELY gotten a 43. They post on SDN regularly. Hum...maybe they have seen this thread.

 

[QofQuimica]

Someone has DEFINITELY gotten a 43. They post on SDN regularly. Hum...maybe they have seen this thread.

Who?

 

[MasonPrehealth]

I'm sure those people are so extremely humble and shy to proclaim loudly their 40+ score... hee hee.

 

[CCEMTP2DOC]

Who?

HHHMMMMMMMMMM??????

 

[superflydoctor]

Why is it that so many people tell me no one has ever gotten a 45? I find that really hard to believe- is it true?

I scored a 45 once. Unfortunately it was on an organic chemistry test.

 

[bananaface]

Never having taken the MCAT before, I like to tell myself that I have earned a potential 43.

 

[olemissbabydoc]

I scored a 45 once. Unfortunately it was on an organic chemistry test.

awesome. Know the feeling.

 

[Merissa87]

I work with a PhD student in my lab and he scored a 44 on the MCAT and had a 3.0 GPA. He actually got into harvard.. but he turned the acceptance down 1 week before school started to pursue a PhD in Kinesiology.. Sounds crazy to me....

 

[dr.kicia]

I work with a PhD student in my lab and he scored a 44 on the MCAT and had a 3.0 GPA. He actually got into harvard.. but he turned the acceptance down 1 week before school started to pursue a PhD in Kinesiology.. Sounds crazy to me....

yep...pretty crazy

 

[Funky]

I scored a 45 once. Unfortunately it was on an organic chemistry test.

sometimes a 45 is a good grade if everyone manages around 30

 

[ReachingTruth]

I work with a PhD student in my lab and he scored a 44 on the MCAT and had a 3.0 GPA. He actually got into harvard.. but he turned the acceptance down 1 week before school started to pursue a PhD in Kinesiology.. Sounds crazy to me....

I'll take it off his hands?

 

[RPedigo]

I work with a PhD student in my lab and he scored a 44 on the MCAT and had a 3.0 GPA. He actually got into harvard.. but he turned the acceptance down 1 week before school started to pursue a PhD in Kinesiology.. Sounds crazy to me....

Maybe he realized that medicine wasn't for him?

Both are very noble career paths, and just because you do well on the MCAT doesn't mean that OMG YOU HAVE TO BE A DOCTOR YOUR PATH IS SET IN STONE.

Just like Kumar said, "Just because you're hung like a moose doesn't mean that you have to do porn."

 

[Tired]

I work with a PhD student in my lab and he scored a 44 on the MCAT and had a 3.0 GPA. He actually got into harvard.. but he turned the acceptance down 1 week before school started to pursue a PhD in Kinesiology.. Sounds crazy to me....

The only thing I wonder about this story, is how did he calculate his 44?

My year, the top score on the verbal section was given as "13-15", because there were not enough data points to differentiate the top scorers.

So assuming this happens other years, and assuming he got the top score in the verbal section, how do you calculate his score? I never knew what to say my score was because of this.