Just finished the PCAT

[GovernmentBranch]

And it was nothing like I imaged!?
I studied off of mostly dr collins 2013-2014 and kaplan and thought that would be all that was needed. On the test there were a lot of questions about bacteria, & case like studies that involved a lot of reading. It didn't even compare to the Dr Collins.
I got a composite score of 388/ 19 PR, should I retake the test?

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[pharmacystudent92]

Just finished it too


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[pharmacystudent92]

Math was killer


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[GovernmentBranch]

Just finished it too


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Math was killer


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What were your preliminary scores like?

 

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[GovernmentBranch]

Do you divide that from 600 bc if so its a 65 composite


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I thought the composite was the PR?

 

[pharmacystudent92]

No no


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[pharmacystudent92]

Thats percentile of the ppl who took it the same day as you from my understanding


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[pharmacystudent92]

When ppl refer as 90% percentile it means they got 430 and above which when you did by 600 is only around 70 something composite score


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[pharmacystudent92]

Divide *


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[GovernmentBranch]

Oh!!!
I wonder if it's even worth retaking the Pcat then

 

[pharmacystudent92]

Im still trying to figure out but the median that most ppl score is 400 according to kaplans website which is like 66%


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[aar44]

If I were you, I would consider taking it again just one last time to get your score above 400.

 

[zodiac66]

I just finished the pcat yesterday and I got 360 on composite , do I have to re take it and what's the percentile ?

 

[laDemoiselle]

The percentile should be listed next to your composite under "PR"

 

[doctortp]

And it was nothing like I imaged!?
I studied off of mostly dr collins 2013-2014 and kaplan and thought that would be all that was needed. On the test there were a lot of questions about bacteria, & case like studies that involved a lot of reading. It didn't even compare to the Dr Collins.
I got a composite score of 388/ 19 PR, should I retake the test?

That is a pretty low score, I would highly recommend retaking it. But I would make sure that the schools accept the scores if you're taking it in January. The Percentile Rank where it says Composite Score is your actual score out of 99. On the other hand, majority of schools won't accept PCAT scores later than the October/November testing block, so it all depends on when you plan on applying and if it matters to the school.