SDN medical school matriculants spreadsheet LizzyM score question

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Sorry if this didn't require a new thread but didn't know where else to put it.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=831618

The link above is to the thread that introduced the SDN medical school matriculant spreadsheet. For those who have downloaded this and use it, my question is why under the "Your Stats" tab is LizzyM score calculated as (GPA * 10) + (MCAT) - 1 while on the "Main Sheet" tab the LizzyM score is clearly calculated as just (GPA * 10) + (MCAT)?

Is there a reason for this? What is the correct formula?

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It's a conservative estimate; they don't want you to get your hopes up. In any case, it's only a guide since there is no such thing as a guarantee.
 
Yes, but why is the same exact variable being calculated two different ways?

Either a school's average LizzyM score based on its matriculants' stats is GPA*10 + MCAT or it is GPA*10 + MCAT -1
 
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