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How did all the July 9th takers do today?

 

[mjmjoa]

Hi everyone! Need advice here! I took it yesterday and my scores were the followi ng.

VA 22
Bio 74
RC 90
QA 67
Chem 72

Composite 70

In all the practice exams I did low on verbal ability. I don't know if the fact that English is not my first language is what's killing my score there. All my other scores improved a lot as I studied my first practice had 38 composite lol

I have a 3.73 GPA, research, internships and starting to volunteer at a hospital pharmacy. Should I retake the exam? This was my first time taking the exam

No. You can get into pretty much any schools with those stats. 70 PCAT isn't low, it's competitive and your GPA is fantastic.

 

[mjmjoa]

Hi everyone! I will take pcat this September. I'm very worry about verbal section, whats study guide u guys used to prepare for the exam? Thank you

You should study Dr. Collins word list and practice exams. Some people here recommended SAT list, but not sure what that is.

 

[Tortugaboricua]

No. You can get into pretty much any schools with those stats. 70 PCAT isn't low, it's competitive and your GPA is fantastic.

Thanks! Thats what I was hoping for.

 

[med77]

Took it this morning.

Verbal - 68
Biology - 99
Reading - 86
Quantitative - 77
Chemistry 97

Composite - 96 😀

Not so happy with my reading or verbal. I was doing a lot better on practice exams. I felt like I guessed a lot on the quantitative section, and I started running out of time towards the end. I felt like I had bombed the exam. Did quite the happy dance when I saw my score. I have a ~3.67 cumGPA with my science GPA being just below that and non-science being closer to a 3.8. I'll be applying to University of Colorado for ED.

 

[abczyx]

Took it this morning.

Verbal - 68
Biology - 99
Reading - 86
Quantitative - 77
Chemistry 97

Composite - 96 😀

Not so happy with my reading or verbal. I was doing a lot better on practice exams. I felt like I guessed a lot on the quantitative section, and I started running out of time towards the end. I felt like I had bombed the exam. Did quite the happy dance when I saw my score. I have a ~3.67 cumGPA with my science GPA being just below that and non-science being closer to a 3.8. I'll be applying to University of Colorado for ED.

Congrats, that's a really good score! I have it later today, any last minute tips?

 

[med77]

Congrats, that's a really good score! I have it later today, any last minute tips?

Thank you! VECTORS. Learn them. Know how to multiply, divide, subtract, etc. Also know the derivatives/antiderivatives of your trigonometric functions (cosecant, secant, cotangent). I was able to do some impromptu thinking and figure them out based off of SOHCAHTOA, but it ate up my time. Would have been better if I took the 5 minutes to look at a sheet with all of their derivatives. But at the same time, don't doubt yourself. I thought that I failed the exam after that quant section. I was running out of time and getting really frazzled. I thought the guy at the front desk was screwing with me when he congratulated me on doing well. There also wasn't nearly as much math-based chemistry as I had assumed there would be. It was nice to have so many qualitative questions, but now I wish that I knew this ahead of time so I could have focused my study efforts on practicing more analogies and pre-calculus/pre-algebra rules.

Deep breaths. Stay calm. Don't void your exam at the end. You'll be fine. Good luck!!

 

[J2614]

Just took it in the morning...
Va 15
Bio 89
Rc 9
Qa 82
Che 99
Comp 91

The RC score was extremely Low...BTW English is not my first language.

I have a 3.85 GPA, and pharmacy volunteer experience. Should I retake? This was my first time taking pcat

 

[abczyx]

Thank you! VECTORS. Learn them. Know how to multiply, divide, subtract, etc. Also know the derivatives/antiderivatives of your trigonometric functions (cosecant, secant, cotangent). I was able to do some impromptu thinking and figure them out based off of SOHCAHTOA, but it ate up my time. Would have been better if I took the 5 minutes to look at a sheet with all of their derivatives. But at the same time, don't doubt yourself. I thought that I failed the exam after that quant section. I was running out of time and getting really frazzled. I thought the guy at the front desk was screwing with me when he congratulated me on doing well. There also wasn't nearly as much math-based chemistry as I had assumed there would be. It was nice to have so many qualitative questions, but now I wish that I knew this ahead of time so I could have focused my study efforts on practicing more analogies and pre-calculus/pre-algebra rules.

Deep breaths. Stay calm. Don't void your exam at the end. You'll be fine. Good luck!!

Thank you! That was really helpful. Gave me the confidence I need before going into the test!

 

[Pengu]

Verbal 99
Bio 95
Chem 99
Reading 97
Quantitative 99
99 composite.

Verbal:
-Dr Collins + 1000 SAT vocabs
-I know it sounds a lot, but they will help you in verbal and reading

Bio:
-Dr Collins+little bit of Kaplan
-a lot of health related questions. Make sure to know about diseases and related microbes

Chem:
-Dr Collins should give you all the info you need
-orgo was super basic

Reading:
-Pearson Tests+Kaplan MCAT reading
-Practicing with MCAT reading will help you a lot!!! PCAT passages and questions are easier. Make sure to manage your time well.

Math:
-Pearson+Dr Collins
-the questions aren't ver tricky, but make sure to manage your time well
-not much trig stuffs. A lot of log and ln manipulation. Also you need to know calc stuffs well.

Essay:
-i don't yet know my score, but i think i did fine.
-memorize how you are gonna organize your essay. Also make a mini template for the prompts presented on Dr Collins

 

[Member 201]

Took it this morning.

VA 94
Bio 92
RC 87
QA 94
Chem 99
Composite 98

Used basically Dr. Collins for all subjects, and took the 3 Pearson Practice tests.

 

[Pharm413]

Took pcat this morning.

Va 38
Bio 69
Rc 38
Qa 77
Chem 54
Comp 54

My gpa is 3.1 overall, have a bs in biology, over 2 years pharmacy experience, great letters of recommendation. Do I have a chance at an interview? Or should I retake pcat in september??
Advice would be great! Thanks.

 

[sk11]

Verbal 99
Biology 74
Reading 91
Quantitative 99
Chemistry 99
Composite 99

 

[futurepharmd33]

Verbal 52
Bio 74
Reading 56
Quant 82
Chem 97
Comp 84

The fact that I haven't taken anatomy&physio, microbio, barely any Orgo, bio 2, or biochem... I am extremely happy!!!!!
Honestly during the test I was so nervous and was not expecting a good score... A lot of studying and praying can go a long way!!!!

 

[YOWAT]

Verbal 99
Biology 74
Reading 91
Quantitative 99
Chemistry 99
Composite 99

did u enjoy learning math and chem then verbal most? wat was order of subject you learned? and how long did u prepare for this with collins

 

[sk11]

did u enjoy learning math and chem then verbal most? wat was order of subject you learned? and how long did u prepare for this with collins

I prepared pretty much in the order of the exam. I didn't prepare much for math but I worked a lot on Chem. Collins didn't help that much. I would probably recommend using the Pearson practice exams because I saw questions similar to the ones on their guide document you had to purchase.

 

[The Clyde]

Let me get an opinion from anyone reading with knowledge..

I took the test and pulled a
94 Verbal
86 RC
84 Bio
95 Chem
33 QA
90 Composite

That QA score is absolutely dismal (and not reflective of any of my practice tests and preparation).
Any thoughts on if that alone can sink my desirability/chances? For reference, I actually have math classes up and beyond Differential Equations, with a 3.7 Math GPA (don't ask how I did so bad on the basic ass PCAT math).

 

[lovesiicles]

68 verbal
87 reading comp.
92 quantitative
97 biology
99 chemistry
98 composite

My GPA is super low. Hopefully this can make up for it 🙁

 

[Legaldruggiver]

I took my PCAT today and did great and I have the newest version of Dr.Collins material which I studied off of. This includes the 2014 and 2015 updates(my PCAT exam had the same essay topic as the one of the update and a lot of the exact same questions as Dr.Collins practice exams.

 

[YOWAT]

wow you guys are so smart, especially this testing period.

Let me get an opinion from anyone reading with knowledge..

I took the test and pulled a
94 Verbal
86 RC
84 Bio
95 Chem
33 QA
90 Composite
.

UF Mike McKenzie told me a score like that is very competitve and no need to retake. cmon man a socre like that no one will look so much on subset. if they are, they crazy, I would take you

68 verbal
87 reading comp.
92 quantitative
97 biology
99 chemistry
98 composite

My GPA is super low. Hopefully this can make up for it 🙁

How did ALL OF you guys study prepare? List per subj

 

[tnva92]

Just took mine this morning, my second time around. The first one I took in January was not very good since I didn't study at all for it (40 percentile). This time around, I got:
V 38
B 89
R 99
Q/M 97
C 98
Composite 96

My verbal score was a disaster, but I can't really do anything much to change that since English is not my first language. My reading score was a surprise. I didn't even finished all the math questions since I ran out of time, but I spent time working on questions that I know which apparently paid off. Overall, I think studying with Dr. Collin stuff helps a lot. His material are very focused, not too spread out, so at least you don't have to stuff lots of information in at one time. I didn't spend lots of time studying like I planned (3 days a week, 4-5 hrs/day since beginning of June). In my case, focus study the week before testing works since I have good short-term memory. Though in my opinion, doing all 3 practice tests from Pearson was the most helpful one for me. I was able to get used to the format and actually able to create a testing strategy for myself, mostly in the time management department.

 

[pharmadiazehhpine]

Just took mine this morning, my second time around. The first one I took in January was not very good since I didn't study at all for it (40 percentile). This time around, I got:
V 38
B 89
R 99
Q/M 97
C 98

My verbal score was a disaster, but I can't really do anything much to change that since English is not my first language. My reading score was a surprise. I didn't even finished all the math questions since I ran out of time, but I spent time working on questions that I know which apparently paid off. Overall, I think studying with Dr. Collin stuff helps a lot. His material are very focused, not too spread out, so at least you don't have to stuff lots of information in at one time. I didn't spend lots of time studying like I planned (3 days a week, 4-5 hrs/day since beginning of June). In my case, focus study the week before testing works since I have good short-term memory. Though in my opinion, doing all 3 practice tests from Pearson was the most helpful one for me. I was able to get used to the format and actually able to create a testing strategy for myself, mostly in the time management department.

wow thats awesome. I took it today and scores essentially at the same percentile you did in january. i'll be retaking it september 16th. dr.collins helped that much? even in the math section? Pearsons practice tests in my opinion were not that similar to the real thing. There was no questions in common from verbal, chem wasn't really similar, and quant sections in the practice test i felt like were much more different.

 

[tnva92]

wow thats awesome. I took it today and scores essentially at the same percentile you did in january. i'll be retaking it september 16th. dr.collins helped that much? even in the math section? Pearsons practice tests in my opinion were not that similar to the real thing. There was no questions in common from verbal, chem wasn't really similar, and quant sections in the practice test i felt like were much more different.

For me, Dr. Collin's study guide help me refresh and focus on material that I have forgotten. I found it to be pretty basic, but if you do enough practice tests, you can definitely strengthen your skills in most parts (chemistry and quantitative in my case).

I have to give credit to the 3 Person practice tests mostly, since I think you can really get what the test is like from there, then apply the knowledge from Dr. Collin's guide to solve problems. I did all practice tests and reviewed them. I spent time working on problems I didn't get (mostly calculus and statistic). While reviewing the missed questions, I didn't just look at the answer, I read all the explanations, then did the problems again to make sure I've got it. If I don't remember the concept, I would google it to really understand what's going on. My practice with Dr. Collin's calculus problems help, but I also had to use the internet a lot for clarification of concepts (Khan academy, YouTube videos). There were quite a few of statistics questions on my test yesterday, I think Dr. Collin's guide did pretty well preparing me for this section.

 

[YOWAT]

For me, Dr. Collin's study guide help me refresh and focus on material that I have forgotten. I found it to be pretty basic, but if you do enough practice tests, you can definitely strengthen your skills in most parts (chemistry and quantitative in my case).

I have to give credit to the 3 Person practice tests mostly, since I think you can really get what the test is like from there, then apply the knowledge from Dr. Collin's guide to solve problems. I did all practice tests and reviewed them. I spent time working on problems I didn't get (mostly calculus and statistic). While reviewing the missed questions, I didn't just look at the answer, I read all the explanations, then did the problems again to make sure I've got it. If I don't remember the concept, I would google it to really understand what's going on. My practice with Dr. Collin's calculus problems help, but I also had to use the internet a lot for clarification of concepts (Khan academy, YouTube videos). There were quite a few of statistics questions on my test yesterday, I think Dr. Collin's guide did pretty well preparing me for this section.

But how u do so well with reading, yr Asian. Share tips cause I spent 2 months on it

 

[iLIFTforFOOD]

My highest subtest score was in Verbal --I HIGHLY recommend Dr. Collins!! The only source I studied by and earned a 91.
For math, the research I did prior to starting my studying recommended Dr. Collins, which I am not sure why. I took the Dr. Collins class and the tips I learned from the actual class were helpful, however, the content in the tests did not nearly cover what was given on the real PCAT. I felt like I bombed the section, even guessed on the last 5 or so, and somehow came out with a 67.
For biology, Dr. Collins helped a ton! However, there were super specific questions on the PCAT (which I still do not understand the reasoning behind) and Kaplan's massive, excessive book helped with. Weigh the pros/cons and decide for yourself whether its worth the time and energy.
For chemistry, Dr. Collins is super focused and should be sufficient. I spent entirely too much time on organic, there were the basics on the test and thats it.
I bombed reading, 56. I spent no time practicing or studying for this section, because I feel it's totally hit or miss. It's either a super-easy read, or a complicated/could go either way type of passage. Maybe others have better advice for this, for me I just worked on verbal to supplement. *edit: speed is a factor, so reading passages & answering questions WILL help this aspect. I feel I could have earned a higher score if I did do more passages.
For the essay, I didn't sweat it too much. The Dr.C class helped for this as well, giving us general tips and how to start/plan. I feel like the advice I received in the class was the only reason I kept calm and wrote a full-length essay in the time provided. It also helped I received a pretty easy topic to write about on the actual PCAT! *Dr.C gives a TON of old essay topics, I saw the topic I received on my PCAT somewhere in my study material, although I cannot remember if it was in Dr.C or Kaplan.
My overall composite score was a 84, which isn't bad, but I honestly went in thinking I could easily hit the 90's. Confidence going into the exam is important, but it also backfired because I was initially disappointed in my 84.. still kind of am.. but I'm trying to be happy about it! It's not a terrible score and I do not have to retake it!
However --for those still reading.... my GPA is 3.34 and my major GPA (biochemistry) is 3.21 --the reason behind this is because I totally bombed my freshman year science courses, but have gotten no less than a B (mostly A's) in my advanced science classes & labs. I also am a pharmacy tech, have tons of extracurriculars, and anticipate a very good interview experience.
For a school that has an average GPA of 3.5, and average PCAT of 85%, should I be worried?????
Any opinions or advice is throughly welcomed! Thanks & good luck to the future PCAT takers!!! Hope I helped 🙂

 

[alexyoonable]

Were all the readings health or science related?

No. I got one about taxes and I hated it.

What about the essay topic? any advice

I got solutions to car pollution.

 

[tnva92]

But how u do so well with reading, yr Asian. Share tips cause I spent 2 months on it

Honestly, it's a hit or miss section. I think I got lucky for the most part. Though, I recommend doing the Pearson practice tests. You could really get a feel of types of questions that will be asked. Also, I didn't dwell on each question a lot like I did with the practices (mostly to save time), but I suppose that help me not second guess myself and change answers too much.

 

[YOWAT]

Honestly, it's a hit or miss section. I think I got lucky for the most part. Though, I recommend doing the Pearson practice tests. You could really get a feel of types of questions that will be asked. Also, I didn't dwell on each question a lot like I did with the practices (mostly to save time), but I suppose that help me not second guess myself and change answers too much.

hey i worked on pearson for two months. thought i found the formula to the section but i didnt , can u share your techniques? CONGRATULATIONS on a test WELL WELL WELL DONE. i feel proud for you and your parents must be soo proud. we asian haha

 

[tnva92]

Be careful, don't go into specific of what was on your test, you agreed to the term to not talk about it before the test. Just be caution

hey i worked on pearson for two months. thought i found the formula to the section but i didnt , can u share your techniques? CONGRATULATIONS on a test WELL WELL WELL DONE. i feel proud for you and your parents must be soo proud. we asian haha

As in my previous reply, I think my score is based on luck. I can't really tell anything more since what I posted was all that I did. All I can say to you now is to be confident in your self, don't sweat it too much, you will do better eventually.

 

[eddy327]

Verbal 87
Biology 63
Reading 43
Math 39
Chemistry 76
Composite 68

I didn't study hard enough for the math, don't underestimate it! Reading was also difficult I couldn't focus and nothing made sense to me, I did well on the Dr. Collins readings so I was surprised as to how badly I did on the actual PCAT. Verbal was just like Dr. Collins so it was easy.

Score kinda sucks but I'm not going to retake it.

 

[ConfusedPenguin]

I recently took the PCAT on July 10th and my results were:
Verbal 43
Biology 95
RC 11 🙁
QA 61
Chemistry 93
Composite 70

Wondering if I should retake it or not. Impressed with my biology and chemistry results, but disappointed in my Reading Comprehension. It affected my QA because I freaked out during the RC portion of the PCAT. I am happy with my results, but wish I had at least a 25 in RC.

My GPA is 3.10, Bachelors in Bio-chemistry, have 1-2 yrs of research experience, pharmacy tech since Jan 2015, and will have letters of recommendation from my pharmacist and research professor.

Opinions? Should I retake it or not?

 

[Raadiance]

Took the PCAT for the first time on July 10 and was very pleased with the result.

Verbal: 74
Biology: 84
Reading: 90
Quantitative: 99
Chemistry: 99
Composite: 98

 

[tnva92]

I recently took the PCAT on July 10th and my results were:
Verbal 43
Biology 95
RC 11 🙁
QA 61
Chemistry 93
Composite 70

Wondering if I should retake it or not. Impressed with my biology and chemistry results, but disappointed in my Reading Comprehension. It affected my QA because I freaked out during the RC portion of the PCAT. I am happy with my results, but wish I had at least a 25 in RC.

My GPA is 3.10, Bachelors in Bio-chemistry, have 1-2 yrs of research experience, pharmacy tech since Jan 2015, and will have letters of recommendation from my pharmacist and research professor.

Opinions? Should I retake it or not?

It's really depend on where you want to apply to. Check the average score of your desired schools. There's a post in this forum with a list of schools and average scores, you should check it out.

 

[BEYOURSELF PHARMKID]

Verbal 99
Bio 95
Chem 99
Reading 97
Quantitative 99
99 composite.

Verbal:
-Dr Collins + 1000 SAT vocabs
-I know it sounds a lot, but they will help you in verbal and reading

Bio:
-Dr Collins+little bit of Kaplan
-a lot of health related questions. Make sure to know about diseases and related microbes

Chem:
-Dr Collins should give you all the info you need
-orgo was super basic

Reading:
-Pearson Tests+Kaplan MCAT reading
-Practicing with MCAT reading will help you a lot!!! PCAT passages and questions are easier. Make sure to manage your time well.

Math:
-Pearson+Dr Collins
-the questions aren't ver tricky, but make sure to manage your time well
-not much trig stuffs. A lot of log and ln manipulation. Also you need to know calc stuffs well.

Essay:
-i don't yet know my score, but i think i did fine.
-memorize how you are gonna organize your essay. Also make a mini template for the prompts presented on Dr Collins

Hi Pengu,

I was wondering what study material you used to study your SAT 1000 vocabs?

Since I am from Canada, I am very unfamiliar with SAT stuff..

And how long did you study for pcat?

Thanks a lot! and congrats on you amazing score!

 

[pharmacycoffee]

Verbal- 74
Bio- 92
Reading- 56
Quant- 61
Chem- 99
Composite- 94

Pretty happy with my score considering how I felt when I clicked "end". Did not feel confident about a single math answer, and ran out of time with like 10 problems to go so I just had to guess. I thought I did great on reading, so I am a little disappointed with that score too. I have a 3.2 GPA. Should I retake?

 

[YOWAT]

Verbal- 74
Bio- 92
Reading- 56
Quant- 61
Chem- 99
Composite- 94

Pretty happy with my score considering how I felt when I clicked "end". Did not feel confident about a single math answer, and ran out of time with like 10 problems to go so I just had to guess. I thought I did great on reading, so I am a little disappointed with that score too. I have a 3.2 GPA. Should I retake?

YES RETAKE. you are so smart. you can get better, still fresh in yr mind. I got 87 gonna retake, people call us crazy but hey if we can do it go for it. Realistically u dont need take it unless u want improve subsection which doesn't make sense cause over 50s read and math. u dont have to take it but i would be impressed if you would, i still see more room of improvement on your part because u can do it. get smarter bro. dont take it unless u want improve. i see no point now. cause you can improve on read and math at home at this point without retaking pcat for your own knowledge/improvement. im only taking it cause i want get 99 and be competitive, although im not competitive, admissions only see u as number 1st. But material still really fresh in u mind so i dont see no problem u retake and get 98-99 and confident still fresh. yeah. take if u can get 98-99 but 200$ not worth it, so dont take if happy 94, cause yr subsect = outstand. personally if im on admiss i dont see diff u 94 or 99 get it, im 80s thats why retake.

i wont retake if i was u. 94 near 99. so no kinda stupid, unless your chasing after a goal, then go for the GOLD. if not then dont. all about confidence in your studies at this point and knowing where u can improve and weakness, strat. i think u can get 75-89 math . rad even better.

 

[une]

is dr collins 2011 version too old

 

[pharmacycoffee]

Probably not, but just don't study the part on ecology because they took it out. The Collins I used was older too, 2012-2013 I think. Also follow the content outline for the pcat and make sure you're covering all the topics that will be on there.