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PCAT Writing Section Should Be Removed
Started by KanTuck22
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Actually the PCAT is not an indicator of a person's skills AT ALL!! It just tests if people can think quickly and solve problem in a very limited amount of time. I really dont think a test score should be a reflective of your four years of long and hard work and studying. PCAT will be removed in general lolLet me put it this way. The PCAT is NOT an "indicator of a test-taker's writing skills". The PCAT is testing your ability to take the PCAT.
I meant PCAT should be removed lol - yes it will not be removed sadly
IMO they should keep a standardized test like the PCAT open.
How are you going to compare person X with a 4.00 GPA who goes to a community college to person Y with a 3.00 GPA who goes to a UC or Ivy League school? You require a standardized test, where everyone is on the same playing field, to be taken.
If GPA is that important, then everyone would be going to a CC instead. There would be no point in challenging yourself and taking hits to your GPA by going to a much tougher institution.
How are you going to compare person X with a 4.00 GPA who goes to a community college to person Y with a 3.00 GPA who goes to a UC or Ivy League school? You require a standardized test, where everyone is on the same playing field, to be taken.
If GPA is that important, then everyone would be going to a CC instead. There would be no point in challenging yourself and taking hits to your GPA by going to a much tougher institution.
problem solving in a limited amount of time is basically what pharmacists doActually the PCAT is not an indicator of a person's skills AT ALL!! It just tests if people can think quickly and solve problem in a very limited amount of time. I really dont think a test score should be a reflective of your four years of long and hard work and studying. PCAT will be removed in general lol
problem solving in a limited amount of time is basically what pharmacists do
I think the rest of the test is appropriate, the writing portion just needs more time added.
