Score Conversion

[Ruthless]

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How to convert your percent score on the practice to what it would be like on the real one. For instance 9 wrong out of 48 in the biology section would be like what on the real one? Thanks

 

[roziak]

I'm not quite sure. When you get your actual PCAT results back they give you a percentile grade and a scaled score (out of 600?). They don't tell you how many you missed so I don't know if anyone knows what percentage is what percentile. If you are using pearson or kaplan online tests then I believe a 400 scaled score is about a 50th percentile and 430 scaled score is a 90th percentile (if you have those available).

When I studied for my PCAT using practice tests I would be getting around 6-7 wrong in the chem/math section and when I was done with the actual PCAT I felt as if I did just as good as I did on those practice tests. I got an 88 percentile in both of those sections so maybe around there? I'm not sure.

If you find out there is a way to determine percentile somehow then be sure to post it on here. I would like to know!

 

[PharmOl]

I'm pretty sure on the practice exam they base the scores on the fact that someone in the "reference pool" got an absolute 100 (i.e. has all the questions correct). So if you divide the number you of correct responses over total number of questions, you'll get the "raw score" which will be adjusted up on the real exam since likely there will be very few people to get all answers right AND there will be people who will get very low score. I think this is how it works.
Ugh, I'm getting soo nervous.

 

[pharmD eighty7]

Ugh, I'm getting soo nervous.

Me too. I hope it is close to the pearson and barrons practice tests. They are not too bad. The kaplan test seems a bit harder than the other two. Any body have any info on this?😕

 

[PharmOl]

Me too. I hope it is close to the pearson and barrons practice tests. They are not too bad. The kaplan test seems a bit harder than the other two. Any body have any info on this?😕

I've been quizzing a pharmacist I work with and he said the actual PCAT is actually pretty similar to the official practice test. I've been really studying that and reviewing stuff every day. But when I took the practice test for the first time, I didn't do too well :/

 

[pharmRxn]

Me too. I hope it is close to the pearson and barrons practice tests. They are not too bad. The kaplan test seems a bit harder than the other two. Any body have any info on this?😕

which kaplan test are you referring to?
the only thing hard in kaplan is reading comprehension.
according to the kaplan course materials, the biology, chemistry, and math are much easier IMO.

 

[pharmRxn]

I've been quizzing a pharmacist I work with and he said the actual PCAT is actually pretty similar to the official practice test. I've been really studying that and reviewing stuff every day. But when I took the practice test for the first time, I didn't do too well :/

the pcat became harder this year. your pharmacist will not help you.
the pearson exams look similar but i am sure the reading comprehension has longer passages. my pcat went over every concept that i learned in chemistry and math.

 

[Ruthless]

the pcat became harder this year. your pharmacist will not help you.
the pearson exams look similar but i am sure the reading comprehension has longer passages. my pcat went over every concept that i learned in chemistry and math.

Was trigonometry on it?

 

[pharmRxn]

Was trigonometry on it?

no more than 4.

 

[PharmOl]

the pcat became harder this year. your pharmacist will not help you.
the pearson exams look similar but i am sure the reading comprehension has longer passages. my pcat went over every concept that i learned in chemistry and math.

I know it's harder. I'm just saying that the similarity was there. So since the real thing got harder, the sample questions probably did, too.
And if he won't help me in terms of exam, he will in terms of LOR's (-:
And I agree about reading comprehension. I was wondering why I had so much time left after I've zoomed through them.