New MCAT

[deleted112134]

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Hi everyone,

Regarding the new MCAT:

Besides the shortened test time & number of questions, are there any changes in the test questions themselves ? Will the questions be harder? Or place more emphasis on certain parts, compared to the old MCAT ?

 

[deleted112134]

Also, I saw on AAMC that there are Test 3R and 3CBT, what does "R" stand for ?

 

[Funky]

Hi everyone,

Regarding the new MCAT:

Besides the shortened test time & number of questions, are there any changes in the test questions themselves ? Will the questions be harder? Or place more emphasis on certain parts, compared to the old MCAT ?

I wouldn't say that it's harder. The questions just seem about the same difficulty, just that there's less of them. I think there's more luck involved because there will be less questions meaning less topics covered. You can't test everything with just 7 passages.

 

[Funky]

Also, I saw on AAMC that there are Test 3R and 3CBT, what does "R" stand for ?

Dont know. R = regular? It's in the old format.

 

[deleted112134]

Thanks, DocFunk.

Ah, I'd like to know: How to convert RAW score to actual score (the score that will be reported to schools)???

 

[Funky]

Thanks, DocFunk.

Ah, I'd like to know: How to convert RAW score to actual score (the score that will be reported to schools)???

it depends on the test. Some exams are more curved than others depending on the difficulty of the exam

 

[MeowMix]

3R is 3 revised. The original 3 came out before the MCAT changes in 2002 (I think) in which VR (I think) was changed. So 3R is paper and 3CBT is computer.

 

[deleted112134]

Oh thank you.

Is there a formula for converting scores ?

 

[Funky]

Oh thank you.

Is there a formula for converting scores ?

The score conversion chart in e-mcat.com is there when you log in and you click on the left side "How is the MCAT scored?"

 

[Bcblazer]

As far as content, is Test 3 CBT the same as Test 3R?

 

[deleted112134]

This is what I'm most curious about: when I took practice MCAT on AAMC: it showed me both "Guess" and "Solution" options. These options are NOT shown on real tests, right ?