Mcat Vr ~ Usmle

[hotdog02]

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I read somewhere online that there was a study that shows correlation between students' MCAT VR score and the USMLE score. Any insight on this? For those who are studying or have taken the USMLE step 1, please let me know what do think. Is there anyone out there with a crappy MCAT VR score but did amazingly well on the USMLE, perhaps 85, 90+ %tile?

 

[dochoov]

Here's a wikipedia article that references a study addressing your questions:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCAT

Text highlight: "The Biological Sciences section most directly correlates to success on the USMLE Step 1 exam, with a correlation coefficient of .553 vs .491 for Physical Sciences and .397 for Verbal Reasoning."

Hope that puts you at ease.

 

[Long Dong]

I read somewhere online that there was a study that shows correlation between students' MCAT VR score and the USMLE score. Any insight on this? For those who are studying or have taken the USMLE step 1, please let me know what do think. Is there anyone out there with a crappy MCAT VR score but did amazingly well on the USMLE, perhaps 85, 90+ %tile?

I got a 9 on verbal and did pretty good on step 1.

 

[da8s0859q]

Here's a wikipedia article that references a study addressing your questions:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCAT

Text highlight: "The Biological Sciences section most directly correlates to success on the USMLE Step 1 exam, with a correlation coefficient of .553 vs .491 for Physical Sciences and .397 for Verbal Reasoning."

Hope that puts you at ease.

Interesting numbers. Of all the random and notsorandom things I've Wikipedia'd at 4am, the MCAT was not one of them.

 

[velo]

On the MCAT I had my lowest score on verbal, but it was a 12

crushed step 1

 

[Bubb Rubb]

I got a 9 on verbal and did pretty good on step 1.

i got a 15S on verbal and did good but not great on step 1. go figure.

 

[EBI831]

On the MCAT I had my lowest score on verbal, but it was a 12

crushed step 1

very modest. but yo i would brag too and i just might if i "crush" step 1 too. too late for the mcat thing.

 

[Pinkertinkle]

very modest. but yo i would brag too and i just might if i "crush" step 1 too. too late for the mcat thing.

Velo has earned it, so will you.

 

[Law2Doc]

I read somewhere online that there was a study that shows correlation between students' MCAT VR score and the USMLE score. Any insight on this? For those who are studying or have taken the USMLE step 1, please let me know what do think. Is there anyone out there with a crappy MCAT VR score but did amazingly well on the USMLE, perhaps 85, 90+ %tile?

I wouldn't sweat it -- there will be many individuals who buck the trend despite any claimed correlation. Also bear in mind that both the MCAT and USMLE have undergone pretty substantial changes since the dates of these studies, as have med school curricula and admissions (higher numbers, more women, nontrads and nonsci types), so it would be hard to know if such a correlation even still exists.

 

[njbmd]

Duplicate post to one in Pre-Allo and I am closing. Reply to this one if you wish to answer this question. McatVR~Usmle