Originally posted by dlbruch:
Have you read the recently published report in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association that shows virtually no correlation between MCAT scores and passage rate on board exams?
I recall a recently published article that showed a very strong correlation between one's MCAT score and the results of their USMLE Step One test.
If the MCAT is not a good predictor of board exams, and, as people here implicitly argue, that it is not a good intelligence test, then why do we take it?
One possible reason for the MCAT is just to make more money for AMCAS. Another is that it is just a hoop through which we must all jump. The third, and I would argue most likely reason, is that it is the only way to objectively rank us relative to each other. Sure, it's the party line, but that's how I feel. At any rate, if you got into DO school, congratulations. I was headed in that direction at one time, too, and I wish you the best of luck.