How to read PCAT report?HELP!

[PharmaCEE]

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Hey guys can you please help me understand the report sheet from my Aug. 07 PCAT. My school requires a composite of 50% as an interview factor. Does this mean on the sheet that i look at the composite percentile? PLEASE REPLY!!!

 

[rx27563]

the composite score is listed last...... it should plainly say "300-400ish" roughly then x % .

 

[1908PharmD]

the composite score is listed last...... it should plainly say "300-400ish" roughly then x % .

by what %?😕

 

[1908PharmD]

I think i figured it out if i take the score i have and divide it by 475 or 490 I will get the percentile. ... I dont know why mine is different. ?? WTV

 

[eelo]

I think i figured it out if i take the score i have and divide it by 475 or 490 I will get the percentile. ... I dont know why mine is different. ?? WTV

Is it possible that you chose the no-score option?

 

[omnione]

Is it possible that you chose the no-score option?

The score sheet is never even scored with that option, so no score exists.😉

 

[Ethyl Methyl]

I think i figured it out if i take the score i have and divide it by 475 or 490 I will get the percentile. ... I dont know why mine is different. ?? WTV

You don't divide anything. Your score sheet tells you your scaled scores for each section and your percentile rank, which is different from percentile score that you might get by dividing your raw score with the total score. Percentile rank tells you how you did on the test relative to the people who took it before (Oct 1998 to March 2003). Additionally, your composite score is not the average of your percentile rank of all the subsection of the test. They average your scaled score and from there they rank you again. That is why when you look at of the scores posted here some get a composite score of 99 even though they did not get 99 on each subsection.
I hope I said it clearly enough. If not, please read Harcourt's Candidate Information booklet.

 

[WhiteSnows]

Hey guys can you please help me understand the report sheet from my Aug. 07 PCAT. My school requires a composite of 50% as an interview factor. Does this mean on the sheet that i look at the composite percentile? PLEASE REPLY!!!

This is where u should look for. Last line say Composite ....... % ? <------ Here, u need to get above 50%. Good luck to you.