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I've heard that the best predictor of one's board scores is verbal score from the MCAT? Any truth to it?
lilTXcatMD said:I've heard that the best predictor of one's board scores is verbal score from the MCAT? Any truth to it?
mcnugget said:I've heard that how much food you eat is a predictor of how fat you are?
standardized tests are ALL interrelated in some way, shape, or form.
BrettBatchelor said:Look through the MCAT research:
http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/research/start.htm
BrettBatchelor said:Im sure you can find the articles through PubMed or something like that if you want the full articles.
I don't know if verbal is a better predictor. I was just pointing the OP to the comprehensive list of research on the MCAT.
lilTXcatMD said:ya no joke -- thanks for the sarcasm. seriously though, i've heard that adcoms look more so at your verbal score than bio/phys because of the analytical skills needed to do the verbal passages. i was just wondering if anyone knows if this is factual ...
Jwax said:Since no one else is saying anything, I figured I'd throw in my two cents. I have also heard that adcom's look at your verbal score the closest b/c of it showing your analytical skills. I don't actually know how true this is though. Perhaps I'll ask a doc I know on the OU adcom tomorrow & I'll post again. I certainly hope they look at verbal more than bio/phys! I Verbal!
argonana said:I was just looking through the md app profiles of last year's acceptees at a top 10...most of them had VR scores of 10 or 11 (2-3 points lower than their scores in the other two sections). Just a random observation that makes me feel better about my own VR score...
argonana said:I was just looking through the md app profiles of last year's acceptees at a top 10...most of them had VR scores of 10 or 11 (2-3 points lower than their scores in the other two sections). Just a random observation that makes me feel better about my own VR score...
sanche60 said:I think thats because the verbal section has a bit steeper curve. An 11 in verbal is 94.6 percentile(2005 scores) whereas an 11 in bio or phys is 90.1 and 91.2 respectively. Basically a 11 in verbal is comparable to a 12 in bio or phys. Also if you look at all standardized tests(GRE ACT MCAT LSAT etc.), the one section thats on all of them is verbal or reading comprehension which suggests its a pretty important indicator of ability. Thats my opinion though, I dont know anyone on an adcom. If you look at the link brett bachelor gave one of the studies said something specifically about verbal being the best indicator of success on later examinations for medical students.
sanche60 said:I think thats because the verbal section has a bit steeper curve. An 11 in verbal is 94.6 percentile(2005 scores) whereas an 11 in bio or phys is 90.1 and 91.2 respectively. Basically a 11 in verbal is comparable to a 12 in bio or phys. Also if you look at all standardized tests(GRE ACT MCAT LSAT etc.), the one section thats on all of them is verbal or reading comprehension which suggests its a pretty important indicator of ability. Thats my opinion though, I dont know anyone on an adcom. If you look at the link brett bachelor gave one of the studies said something specifically about verbal being the best indicator of success on later examinations for medical students.
sanche60 said:I think thats because the verbal section has a bit steeper curve. An 11 in verbal is 94.6 percentile(2005 scores) whereas an 11 in bio or phys is 90.1 and 91.2 respectively. Basically a 11 in verbal is comparable to a 12 in bio or phys. Also if you look at all standardized tests(GRE ACT MCAT LSAT etc.), the one section thats on all of them is verbal or reading comprehension which suggests its a pretty important indicator of ability. Thats my opinion though, I dont know anyone on an adcom. If you look at the link brett bachelor gave one of the studies said something specifically about verbal being the best indicator of success on later examinations for medical students.
Next time, just delete your posts.lilTXcatMD said:triple post?
You have to be an angel or donor now.TheProwler said:Next time, just delete your posts.
edit - dang, when did they remove that option? I thought I'd double check to see if there was a reason you didn't delete, and sure enough, it's gone.
lilTXcatMD said:I've heard that the best predictor of one's board scores is verbal score from the MCAT? Any truth to it?
That's silly. I understand making certain features "premium" but deleting your posts should be publicly available.BrettBatchelor said:You have to be an angel or donor now.