C Columbia09 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Oct 21, 2012 Messages 785 Reaction score 6 Jun 22, 2013 #1 Members do not see this ad. Is it really common for people to get 17, 18, 19 etc on the Mcat?
LostinLift Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jan 24, 2013 Messages 855 Reaction score 737 Jun 22, 2013 #2 The MCAT is curved to a normal distribution so low teens are just as common as their counterparts. I.E. a 3 is supposed to occur as frequently as a 45. Data from 2008 indicates that a 17 on the MCAT happened roughly just as many times as a 33. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...NtvBKixpdly3cYw&bvm=bv.48293060,d.cGE&cad=rja Upvote 0 Downvote
The MCAT is curved to a normal distribution so low teens are just as common as their counterparts. I.E. a 3 is supposed to occur as frequently as a 45. Data from 2008 indicates that a 17 on the MCAT happened roughly just as many times as a 33. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...NtvBKixpdly3cYw&bvm=bv.48293060,d.cGE&cad=rja