MCAT scores (likelihoods)

[PsychBA]

Hi,

Where can I find a table on the likelihood of getting a particular score? I wen to wiki, and there is a table with percentiles and that's it. And the highest scores have the same percentile anyways but, for example, I don't think the likelihood of getting 43 vs 45 is the same.

links/info appreciated

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[PsychBA]

This is the wrong forum - you would be much more at home in the "MCAT forum".

Nevertheless, here:

https://www.aamc.org/students/download/85332/data/combined08.pdf

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Thank you Frazier for you reply. 🙂

Looking at different sections, the likelihood of getting the highest score is so small. For instance, only .1 percent get 15 in physical sciences. In fact, I wonder, if I times the likelihood of getting the highest score in each category (.1 x .1 x .6), I would get the likelihood of getting a perfect 45, a mere .006 percent or 6/100,000! Is that right? Impossible!

edit: in fact, if we're looking at 75,000 people, then that works out to 4 people getting that score. In theory.

 

[NearnstPotentia]

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Thank you Frazier for you reply. 🙂

Looking at different sections, the likelihood of getting the highest score is so small. For instance, only .1 percent get 15 in physical sciences. In fact, I wonder, if I times the likelihood of getting the highest score in each category (.1 x .1 x .6), I would get the likelihood of getting a perfect 45, a mere .006 percent or 6/100,000! Is that right? Impossible!

edit: in fact, if we're looking at 75,000 people, then that works out to 4 people getting that score. In theory.

Have you taken an AAMC practice exam yet?

 

[PsychBA]

No, not yet. I have a degree in psychology and I'm looking at my options. One of my friends in genetics program was telling me about his MCAT exam and all that, so it got me thinking about the test.

 

[Astarael]

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Thank you Frazier for you reply. 🙂

Looking at different sections, the likelihood of getting the highest score is so small. For instance, only .1 percent get 15 in physical sciences. In fact, I wonder, if I times the likelihood of getting the highest score in each category (.1 x .1 x .6), I would get the likelihood of getting a perfect 45, a mere .006 percent or 6/100,000! Is that right? Impossible!

edit: in fact, if we're looking at 75,000 people, then that works out to 4 people getting that score. In theory.

That sounds about right. 45 is more of a boundary-almost nobody actually scores that high.

 

[phltz]

Oops! Could a mod please move the thread to that section?

Thank you Frazier for you reply. 🙂

Looking at different sections, the likelihood of getting the highest score is so small. For instance, only .1 percent get 15 in physical sciences. In fact, I wonder, if I times the likelihood of getting the highest score in each category (.1 x .1 x .6), I would get the likelihood of getting a perfect 45, a mere .006 percent or 6/100,000! Is that right? Impossible!

edit: in fact, if we're looking at 75,000 people, then that works out to 4 people getting that score. In theory.

You can't take the 0.1% values that they quote there seriously - they will round anything smaller than 0.1 up to 0.1. Also, you can't multiply the probabilities like that, because the subsection scores are not statistically independent of each other. Someone who scores a 15 in PS is much more likely to also score a 15 in BS than the average schmuck.