PCAT Practice annoyance

[orgoishard]

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So I just finished taking my third PCAT practice test from Pearsons'. I got a 36 and 34 for Bio and Chem, respectively. I was so happy!!!! But wait! I looked at my score report and then it showed that I got 30 right for bio and 27 for chem. Is it because of the experimental questions?

 

[thecoolpharmboi]

So I just finished taking my third PCAT practice test from Pearsons'. I got a 36 and 34 for Bio and Chem, respectively. I was so happy!!!! But wait! I looked at my score report and then it showed that I got 30 right for bio and 27 for chem. Is it because of the experimental questions?

Wait so wut was ur percentile range? And yes, they have experimental questions in there

 

[orgoishard]

Wait so wut was ur percentile range? And yes, they have experimental questions in there

My percentile range was pretty low. They had me at 38-58.

 

[coolpharm]

that's weird that ur percentile was so low. when i took the 2nd practice test i got 39/48 on bio and 37/48 and my percentile was between 75-95 range

 

[FarmGurl]

I guess it shows how much every single questions counts

 

[aznxrice]

that's weird that ur percentile was so low. when i took the 2nd practice test i got 39/48 on bio and 37/48 and my percentile was between 75-95 range

You may have gotten more experimental questions wrong. There are only 40 questions that are counted.

 

[aznxrice]

I got 37/48 right but my score reports says I got 33/40 right and I landed in the 78-98 range?

 

[orgoishard]

I got 37/48 right but my score reports says I got 33/40 right and I landed in the 78-98 range?

It could be due to the fact that you scored alot of questions right for quantitative, verbal, and RC.

 

[xsc614]

It's because of the experimental questions. The same thing happened to me yesterday. I got 7/8 for the experimental questions in 3 of the sections. Pretty annoying but not that big a deal. Just look at it like you got 75% of the questions right and don't worry about the percentile rank on a practice test.

 

[aznxrice]

It could be due to the fact that you scored alot of questions right for quantitative, verbal, and RC.

This was for the bio section only.