Is the PCAT something that an average intelligent person could study for and get a stellar score? Or does it require a lot of "natural" smarts?
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you can get a great score if you study
Most of these standardized tests are something you can train for.
For example, I took the SAT only once, not really knowing much about the exam. I wound up with a mediocre score. Some of my classmates scored 200-300 points higher than me.
Meanwhile, in pre-calculus, I had a 100% average, while some of the same people were struggling to get a C or a D.
Said people weren't very good in their classes, but they trained (and took the course) for the SAT.
I was just asking my friend the same question the other day. She got around an 1100-1200 on the SAT, and in the 90 percentiles on the PCAT. She also said that the first time around she took the PCAT she got a 27 in the reading,then studied, and got a 90 in that section. She also said she STUDIED A LOT!! But also I think it has to do with luck, in that you get the form that has material (for bio/chem/math/verbal) that you studied for...and maybe some good karma will help too. 😉
Also, she took the pcat in '04..and from the sound of it, it seems like Harcourt is making the exam more difficult overall, starting this year..but I dunno...
Also, she took the pcat in '04..and from the sound of it, it seems like Harcourt is making the exam more difficult overall, starting this year..but I dunno...
