MCAT vs. LSAT
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LSAT is MUCH easier than the MCAT.
LSAT is more difficult to finish, in fact: perhaps twenty-five percent of my MCAT students can finish the section, a lower percent of my LSAT students do. LSAT questions are tougher on details but easier on reasoning. LSAT passages are about the same average difficulty, but vary less. Personal experience: getting a perfect score is no problem on the LSAT (but I'm really fast), but I haven't done it in MCAT verbal yet (speed isn't an issue). The LSAT is all about speed.
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LSAT = Intelligence. MCAT = Intelligence and preparation combined. That's what I think.
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Really only 25% of MCAT takers finish a given section? I've never heard any figure nearly that low. I took the LSAT in 97, and finished everything but part of one of the puzzles on one section. Prior to that, I had always finished all of the sections with time to spare on my practice tests. Now you've got me a bit worried, because I always have finished my practice AAMC MCAT sections with 5-10 minutes to spare.
So really, the question is how many people don't finish most/all of the sections on the real test?
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I finished all sections but the puzzle one simply because I couldn't figure out how to get one set up properly. I guess at the last 6 questions. But other than that I didn't have any trouble finishing and I scored well.
i don't recall finishing being an issue with the lsat, but i did have to make sure to properly pace myself in the analytical section. honestly, i don't remember that well, but it makes sense that there's less reasoning in the reading section of the lsat because the logical section, which comprises 50% of the test, is all reasoning. the nice thing about the lsat is that it requires so little prep. i wish i could say the same about the mcat.
finishing is not an issue with verbal on the mcat with me, either, though. the only section where i feel pressed for time is physical sciences.
finishing is not an issue with verbal on the mcat with me, either, though. the only section where i feel pressed for time is physical sciences.
I'm pretty familiar with both tests since I work for a testing company. In fact, I didn't even prepare for the LSAT, but scored a 175+ on a Kaplan LSAT diagnostic (I use the "+" because I don't take diagnostics seriously, I just use them as a general indicator).
Take it from me: MCAT >>> LSAT. All the pre-law kids whine about LSAT reading comprehension, but it doesn't even hold a candle to the intensity of MCAT VR.
Take it from me: MCAT >>> LSAT. All the pre-law kids whine about LSAT reading comprehension, but it doesn't even hold a candle to the intensity of MCAT VR.
So I was thinking today, does 170 LSAT = 30 MCAT? (A 170 is thought of as the cutoff for the top 10 law schools like a 30 is thought of as a cutoff for admission to MD) but a 30 MCAT is top 25% while a 170 is the top 1% or 2% so in that sense the MCAT is easier.
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