OCT 18 2008 PCAT thoughts and results

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wow, im def. glad i took it i now know what to study for and expect, and time is a whole nother issue....man that was tough

verbal-******ed, were those words in english??!?!?
bio-not bad at all, very few anatomy which was good cause i havnt had it yet
chem-freakin OCHEM exam, which im currently in...it was ok, time hurt
reading- not bad, couple of broad questions that i swear had multiple right answers..
math-not bad at all, EXCEPT FOR TIME! the problems were easy but i was on questions 28 and we had 5 mins left! i was getting everyone right though..i reallly need to time myself better

essays-who cares? they werent bad though
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meddy15 said:
I got my scores today too, live in Texas. They were not good. It was my first time taking it but I still studied a lot so it kind of sucks!! I got a composite of 60%, is this score considered like really horrible??? I know it isnt that great, but do you think it could get me an interview at some schools in Texas. I have over a 3.7 GPA and lots of pharm experience!! Anyone think I have a shot to get in Texas schools, if so which one?? I would retake but most schools wont even accept Jan scores and I'm gonna apply this year anyway! Some advice would be great??!!!!
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No problem man. Like i said when you get a bad score you help someone else.
 
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I did not get mine yet...last name starts with J and I live in GA. Oh goodness I cannot WAIT until this work day is over so I can check my mail!!! :scared::soexcited::scared::soexcited::scared:
 
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SexyPlexi said:
I did not get mine yet...last name starts with J and I live in GA. Oh goodness I cannot WAIT until this work day is over so I can check my mail!!! :scared::soexcited::scared::soexcited::scared:
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hey i see you're in atl...where do you go to school and work? im from sandy springs but im a soph. down at ga southern. I have not received my scores yet
 
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I'd be happy with just getting my damn results. /:beat:

No scores yet here in Florida - But we always get **** done last here, i,e votes and crap. / :boom:
 
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Tucson Arizona, NOTHING again Nothing OMG, I am not checking the mail again till next month!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::(
 
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Im in Montana, so i'll probably have to wait a long time. I'm not expecting it today, but it MIGHT come.
 
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Can someone post a pic of what the results look like? Or the envelope at least lol? And is there a guide included in the envelope that has an example of how to read the scores? I certainly hope not. I just want to rip open the envelope and zoom in on my composite and would hate to zoom in on an example score that shows a 99%. I'd die on the inside.


:bullcrap:
 
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got mine today !! composite of 65% . I'm ecstatic !! I know its lower than other people on the forum but coming from a 28% my first time taking it, thats a big improvement. My
 
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could someone tell me what their scaled score of 415 earned a percentile of?

norms went WAY up from last time i took it (january 08),this is ridiculous.

so my grade went down the 2nd time around..i'm pissed. and my motivation just flew right out the door. wooooooop, there it goes.
 
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thephoenician88 said:
could someone tell me what their scaled score of 415 earned a percentile of?

norms went WAY up from last time i took it (january 08),this is ridiculous.

so my grade went down the 2nd time around..i'm pissed. and my motivation just flew right out the door. wooooooop, there it goes.
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416 is 73%
 
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MaadPharm said:
No problem man. Like i said when you get a bad score you help someone else.
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People like you need to get screened out of the health profession. Feeding off of or being happy about someone else's misfortune is just plain disgraceful.
 
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So some schools in Texas recieved my scores but I didn't. I'm not sure if I can handle not getting them tomorrow.
 
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Got my scores in today! 85 comp!! I'm so stoked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My score increased 12 points from the August exam.

Texas resident.
 
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Got mine today! I'm in NJ.

Verbal 69/413
Biology 84/425
Reading 58/408
Quantitative 91/438
Chem 47/401
Comp 76/417

3/2.5 for writing

I'm happy considering that I hadn't take OChem, Anatomy, or Micro.
 
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I got a 47. I helped alot of people out :D . First time taking, haven't taken OChem, Bio, and barely studied. Retaking in January. I was also on about 4 hours of sleep which won't happen next time.
 
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I just got my results, first try

Verbal: 78
Biology: 84
Reading: 70
Quant: 50
Chemistry: 62
Composite: 73

Writing: 3/3

Not too shabby I guess, considering I literally had to guess in half of the math and chemistry sections. Planning to take it again in January.
 
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Is it true if you tank even one section of the PCAT that schools won't consider you at all, even if your overall composite is still good?
 
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praetorianz said:
Is it true if you tank even one section of the PCAT that schools won't consider you at all, even if your overall composite is still good?
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I think it depends on the school. Some schools have a minimum composite score, while others have a minimum score for each section.
 
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My parents actually got my scores b/c i didn't remember my address up here at the time.

91% :) (FL w/ a last name of T)
 
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First time taking in June:
Verbal 386 26%
Biology 396 40%
Reading Comp 407 57%
Quantitative 432 87%
Chemistry 408 58%
Composite 406 56%
essays 3/3

I was depressed and pissed off especially at my reading comp since I always hit like 80%+ on ALL practice tests so I study like crazy and take it again....

October:
Verbal 413 69% (much better)
Biology 405 56%
Reading Comp 387 25% (WTF happened here? I thought I destroyed RC!)
Quantitative 438 91%
Chemistry 429 84%
Composite 414 71%
essays 3/3

My goal was to get above 50% on them all, but reading comp had to magically destroy me... even though it's usually similar to my quantitative... I most likely won't get into anywhere with such a terrible reading comp, so still pissed off. I hate this stupid test.

I love how I study a lot more on reading comp and IT DROPS 32%!!!

Does anyone honestly think I should take this test again? Or should I just apply with what I have? no degree, 3.15 cumulative, 3.0 science. All of my pre-reqs are completely finished.
 
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Woo!

I've been waiting with bated breath. They came today!

I'm glad; I did well. I wish everyone else the best of luck!

Verbal 462/99th
Biology 484/99th
Reading Comprehension 445/95th
Quantitative Ability 447/95th
Chemistry 452/96th
Composite 458/99th

Writing 3/3

Finally, it's over.
 
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Marcus X said:
Woo!

I've been waiting with bated breath. They came today!

I'm glad; I did well. I wish everyone else the best of luck!

Verbal 462/99th
Biology 484/99th
Reading Comprehension 445/95th
Quantitative Ability 447/95th
Chemistry 452/96th
Composite 458/99th

Writing 3/3

Finally, it's over.
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:wow: Those are very impressive! What books did you use to study and how did you study? My scores
Verbal 393/36th
Biology 421/80th
Reading 401/47th
QA 423/78th
Chemistry 425/80th
Composite 413/69th
Writing 2/2

First time taking it. Going to retake in January.:scared: I live in Phoenix by the way.
 
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anomrxer said:
:wow: Those are very impressive! What books did you use to study and how did you study? My scores
Verbal 393/36th
Biology 421/80th
Reading 401/47th
QA 423/78th
Chemistry 425/80th
Composite 413/69th
Writing 2/2

First time taking it. Going to retake in January.:scared: I live in Phoenix by the way.
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I used the Kaplan book. I just read through it once, didn't do any of the biology problems, but I read through them. After that, I did three of the Cliff's Notes practice tests. I also did both the Pearson tests. Yay.
 
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Scores arrived today. I didn't do so great...worst news for me was the chem section, I thought I had it aced.

Verbal 69
Biology 76
Reading 85
Quantitative 59
Chemistry 80
Writing 3/3

Composite 79 :thumbdown:
 
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i know a few people that made a 3 composite on the pcats, that surely helped us all out.

I made a 70 comp. ..def planning to retake it in jan.
 
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June 08/Oct 08

VA 51-->50
Bio 53-->71
R.C. 57-->89
Q.A. 36-->54
Chem 42-->27 (ouch)

Composite 45-->62:)

I just wanted a 60 or above... the 17percent improvement was nice. I'm pleased!
 
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