Percentile equivalent to average

[nc_tradition]

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ive been taking pcat practice tests and have been getting like 60-70 percent of the questions right. i was wondering what is the estimate or equivalent to percentile. 80% is about what percent of questions correct. i know harcourt wont tell but by past tests what does it seem the equivalent is.

is 80 percentile really like getting 80% of the questions right or is it lower.?

 

[Namexxx]

ive been taking pcat practice tests and have been getting like 60-70 percent of the questions right. i was wondering what is the estimate or equivalent to percentile. 80% is about what percent of questions correct. i know harcourt wont tell but by past tests what does it seem the equivalent is.

is 80 percentile really like getting 80% of the questions right or is it lower.?

80 percentile means that you scored higher than 80% of the people you took the test with... so, you getting 60-70% of the questions right doesn't really tell you anything unless you know what percentages of correctly answered questions your peers have. Since your scores depend on how well you do compared to your peers, all you can do is be as well prepared for the test as you can be.

 

[trainedmonkey]

I would like to know this also.

You may not know how they curve it, but it would be helpful to know how everyone here scored on their practice tests as compared to what that have gotten on the actual test. So if anyone can help out that would be great. I really feel like my percentage correct is not good enough and I am considering not taking the test since I am a 4 hour drive to the testing center.