How many questions on each section = point lost?

[premedmind]

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How many questions can you get wrong before losing a point on the PS, VR and BS section? Is it 3?

 

[LoveWalk]

Depends on which point you are going from

15-14 could be just 1 question!

meaning a 52/52 is a 15 and a 51/52 is a 14

However, from 10-9 could be something like 3-4 points!

It depends upon the scale, which is specific FOR EACH EXAM

 

[SN2ed]

Even though every test is curved, the curve doesn't move much. This is the scale from AAMC CBT #10, it should serve as a good reference point.


PS VR BS
15 52-52 40-40 51-52
14 50-51 39-39 50-50
13 49-49 38-38 47-49
12 46-48 37-37 46-46
11 44-45 34-36 43-45
10 41-43 31-33 39-42
9 38-40 29-30 35-38
8 33-37 27-28 32-34
7 28-32 24-26 29-31
6 23-27 21-23 26-28
5 19-22 19-20 23-25
4 15-18 15-18 20-22
3 11-14 12-14 16-19
2 8-10 9-11 14-15
1 0-7 0-8 0-13

 

[Dr Gerrard]

Wow, I didn't realize that VR curve was so crazy.

Even missing just 1 question per passage puts you at only a 10 (which would be so amazing for me).

 

[premedmind]

Wow, I didn't realize that VR curve was so crazy.

Even missing just 1 question per passage puts you at only a 10 (which would be so amazing for me).

Yeah...that is really insane. To have all questions correct on at least one passage is tough in itself. At least for me.

 

[mkracker]

Even though every test is curved, the curve doesn't move much. This is the scale from AAMC CBT #10, it should serve as a good reference point.


PS VR BS
15 52-52 40-40 51-52
14 50-51 39-39 50-50
13 49-49 38-38 47-49
12 46-48 37-37 46-46
11 44-45 34-36 43-45
10 41-43 31-33 39-42
9 38-40 29-30 35-38
8 33-37 27-28 32-34
7 28-32 24-26 29-31
6 23-27 21-23 26-28
5 19-22 19-20 23-25
4 15-18 15-18 20-22
3 11-14 12-14 16-19
2 8-10 9-11 14-15
1 0-7 0-8 0-13

You have to keep in mind that on the real thing not all questions are scored. Entire passages may not be scored, and couple of discretes may not be scored as well. So it's more like out of 45.

 

[LoveWalk]

You have to keep in mind that on the real thing not all questions are scored. Entire passages may not be scored, and couple of discretes may not be scored as well. So it's more like out of 45.

Yes, AND

One my Best friends KNEW FOR SURE he missed 4 PS questions and pulled a 15 so tough tests can move a CRAPLOAD

from the 5/2 forum there are a couple people who knew FOR SURE they missed a few questions from the BS section and still pulled a 15

Whether those questions were experimental or not is unknown

So, there are situations where you could miss 4 in PS and 3 in BS and still get a 15---I know that to be true for sure

Depends on the test really I guess

 

[SN2ed]

The only way you know for sure you missed a question is if you didn't put anything down. One's memory out of the MCAT isn't the best. It's usually dominated by emotions that fog up one's perception of the test. Nevertheless, as I stated earlier, that scale is a guide. The scale you get will be different by a few points.

 

[LoveWalk]

Usually, I would agree with you

But he came back and asked very specific questions

And he got them wrong

For sure

 

[229141]

Usually, I would agree with you

But he came back and asked very specific questions

And he got them wrong

For sure

Hey what if your on the other side of things..

Get 7/7 on HARD experimental passages but miss 5 "normal questions"

Then another kid gets 0/7 on experimental, but 100% on the rest.


This is disturbing food for thought lol

 

[mkracker]

Hey what if your on the other side of things..

Get 7/7 on HARD experimental passages but miss 5 "normal questions"

Then another kid gets 0/7 on experimental, but 100% on the rest.


This is disturbing food for thought lol

Nobody said life was fair.

 

[Gametime24]

You mention that not all of the questions are scored? Is there any rhyme or reason to deciding which ones are or are not scored? Just wondering if anyone can give me some background information on this?

I wasn't aware of this until just now, I'm writing June 16th and have been preparing to answer all questions in the given time, so I don't plan on skipping any, just looking for more background information on this!

Thanks!

 

[Genemo]

You SHOULD answer all the questions. No one knows which questions are scored and that is the whole point of testing those questions. Otherwise everyone would skip those test questions then whats the point of testing lol

 

[startoverat40]

the aamc practice tests are very close to the real thing, both in terms of nature and difficulty of questions, and in the grading curve. in PS I thought i missed 5 to 6 questions, and according to the aamc practice grading curves I should've gotten a 12. in VR i always got 11 in practice aamc by missing on average 5 or 6 questions. in BS i thought i missed 1 or 2 questions, and according to practice test curves I should've gotten a 14. I got exactly 12, 11, 14.

 

[nice2012]

You SHOULD answer all the questions. No one knows which questions are scored and that is the whole point of testing those questions. Otherwise everyone would skip those test questions then whats the point of testing lol

yup, to get the point of testing is important.

 

[raltima07]

You SHOULD answer all the questions. No one knows which questions are scored and that is the whole point of testing those questions. Otherwise everyone would skip those test questions then whats the point of testing lol

It would suck if you skipped he wrong ones...

 

[Gametime24]

You SHOULD answer all the questions. No one knows which questions are scored and that is the whole point of testing those questions. Otherwise everyone would skip those test questions then whats the point of testing lol

I never said I was going to skip any, I just started studying about a week ago and I write in 2 weeks, VERY crammed I know, but I have a pretty solid background already starting out as a chemistry/biology double major and then changing to honours chem (LOTS of chem, 7 biology courses, and some physics as well) I scored a 32 on the AAMC practice test 3R last week when starting my studying..

I was just completely unaware that questions were dropped, didn't know they did that and just wanted to know how it works! Like, say they drop 4 questions in the PS, do they just mark it out of 48 then? And if so, what was the point of including them in the first place? Just wanting to know anything about how it actually works thanks!

 

[Gametime24]

I never said I was going to skip any, I just started studying about a week ago and I write in 2 weeks, VERY crammed I know, but I have a pretty solid background already starting out as a chemistry/biology double major and then changing to honours chem (LOTS of chem, 7 biology courses, and some physics as well) I scored a 32 on the AAMC practice test 3R last week when starting my studying..

I was just completely unaware that questions were dropped, didn't know they did that and just wanted to know how it works! Like, say they drop 4 questions in the PS, do they just mark it out of 48 then? And if so, what was the point of including them in the first place? Just wanting to know anything about how it actually works thanks!

Also, I realize this attempt at the MCAT is half crazy and am only about to start my third year of university, so I have plenty of time to spread out studying and write again should I not be happy with the score! I'm thinking I will likely write again in January, allowing me the summer to study passively and December to go hard at it, unless, of course, I am satisfied with my score on this run!

 

[Im Learning]

Hey what if your on the other side of things..

Get 7/7 on HARD experimental passages but miss 5 "normal questions"

Then another kid gets 0/7 on experimental, but 100% on the rest.


This is disturbing food for thought lol

That is why you don't miss any questions...

food for thought

 

[kautionwirez]

do they have experimental questions in the VR section as well?!?!