It's a median not an average, so most likely not related to the number of super high scores. They must have shifted the entire pool. Probably changed the numbers they wanted to see in order to grant an interview to be a lot higher
but the year before it was around a 517, so really there was just a 1 year dip which is probably due to them wanting to try being more "holistic." guess they regretted it lol
What's crazy is that the 508-avg cohort is only 1.5 years into the curriculum right now. They haven't taken step1 yet and certainly haven't matched yet. I also don't think their ranking dropped. I wonder what made them decide to stop accepting low numbers.
Exam performance maybe
They should be way above what's needed to pass exams even at 508 tho
They used to have much lower medians though - everyone did. It's like they stopped playing the MCAT score creep game for a single year when the new scores came out, but then once they realized everyone else was treating it like business as usual, they went back to looking for 34+/516+
Tufts MCAT went up? 513 -> 514 and a 3.74 - 3.73
Look at sci GPA for matriculants.
One interesting fact I noticed is that the percentage of the entering class who had paid medical/clinical employment dropped from 41% in 2016 to 32% in 2017,, while percentage of the class who did research stayed at 94%. Perhaps they really did apply a holistic philosophy for selecting the entering class of 2016.
The new MCAT is a 517 with like a 3.78 gpa
Up from 515. I now have a Keck class and an Einstein class to categorize schools, where there used to be just one.
Yeah, I was pretty surprised by the score creep. It definitely made me shift my list around a bit
the following information was revealed to me in a dream
And 518 is supposedly a 97th percentile score!
And boom goes the dynamite
There are now 47 schools that have an average at or above 513.
And now we have to compete against all these other strong test-takers on Step 1 and 2!
It doesn't end until you're a resident (or fellow, if you're pursuing a competitive subspeciality). Highly studious, strong test takers will have to compete directly against each other on step exams, leading to tremendous stress. It's difficult, but since so many people would want the jobs we're after, we need to show that we're the most qualified to obtain them. And standardized exams are a practical and efficient (if very flawed) way of demonstrating that.
Most of the applicants who take the MCAT and skip applying are on the low end, not the high end. The people who score 517+ are going to proceed with applying.
Yeah, makes sense. I just have my fingers crossed that I score high enough to meet these new standards when it’s my turn to take the exam!!
What happened to Einstein? O.Othe following information was revealed to me in a dream
Not the top 10% of applicants; the top 10% of test takers. I found a .pdf here - lots of stats about the 2015 and 2016 testers, plus the 2017 testers, and accepted applicants. It's geared at adcoms but it's still interesting.
The chart doesn't show all the schools though, right? How do we see all the schools
I’m not sure. That chart was posted by someone else earlier in this thread!
My guess would be IS tuition attracts a lot of competitive applicants and lets them become more decisive on who they let in. Whereas they also get much more money from an OOS student, which in return would make them want more of these students -- so as long as they meet the mission requirements, they may be more lenient.
I found this really interesting, stating that the MCAT is not graded on a curve:Not the top 10% of applicants; the top 10% of test takers. I found a .pdf here - lots of stats about the 2015 and 2016 testers, plus the 2017 testers, and accepted applicants. It's geared at adcoms but it's still interesting.
Key takeaway is ~125k people took the MCAT between 2015-2016, with ~150k total tests including people who took the test more than once. There's likely a ton of those people who weren't accepted in previous cycles still hanging around and reapplying, plus everyone who took the test in 2017 before applying the same year... that's a lot of tests. Would be interesting to see how many people constitute the 90th percentile and up for all 2017 testers plus previous year people without acceptances... I bet it's more people than we'd think.
If you guys want another laugh, I haven't seen anyone bring up Duke yet. Wasn't their accepted MCAT super low on the MSAR before, due to them being "holistic?" It's a 519 now.
humblebrag 6/10
Why is Einstein down 5 points here? Didn't their median just go down from 516 to 515?the following information was revealed to me in a dream
I think he made a mistake.
Typo in the spreadsheet, thanks for catching it
