Someone has to get a 45 everytime right?

[axp107]

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Every administration... I hear people saying things like "noone's gotten a perfect score in the last 10 years .. etc etc"

How can that be? If it's a curved test, atleast 1 person has to get a 45.. no?

 

[PaperMate30301]

Not really. Each section on the MCAT is scaled separately.

 

[veaselhaufen]

Every administration... I hear people saying things like "noone's gotten a perfect score in the last 10 years .. etc etc"

How can that be? If it's a curved test, atleast 1 person has to get a 45.. no?

No! Each section is curved such that someone will get a 15. The odds of someone getting 15 on each is very very low. I think somebody said that in one year the highest was 43

 

[Team Zissou]

yea.. even if someone gets a 52 out of 52 on a science section or a 40 out of 40 on verbal, theyll still probly end up getting a 14 since more than .01 % of the test takers got every question right as well.

 

[BloodySurgeon]

actually, quoted from the creator of the MCAT CBT--every year there is usually 1 or 2 who get a 45; however, it is unusually in four years to have a 45T.

 

[SN2ed]

I thought I read somewhere on the AAMC webpage that there was something crazy like 0.000% had gotten a 45. I can't remember where I say it. Perhaps that translates to roughly 1-2 people per year when you consider how many take it.

 

[Nookular]

yea.. even if someone gets a 52 out of 52 on a science section or a 40 out of 40 on verbal, theyll still probly end up getting a 14 since more than .01 % of the test takers got every question right as well.

Thats not true. I've heard they put your score as "13-15" if lots of people do well, but it is always possible to get a 15 or else it wouldn't be scaled up to 15.

 

[axp107]

Not really. Each section on the MCAT is scaled separately.

ohh... right, right... I wasn't thinking haha

 

[RSAgator]

Thats not true. I've heard they put your score as "13-15" if lots of people do well, but it is always possible to get a 15 or else it wouldn't be scaled up to 15.

yea it doesnt make any sense whatsoever that a perfect score (40/40) wouldn't be equal to a perfect score (15/15). Perhaps if so many people got 15's then a 39/40 would be like a 14 or even 13, but there's no way a perfect score wouldnt be a perfect score.

 

[ghostfoot]

actually, quoted from the creator of the MCAT CBT--every year there is usually 1 or 2 who get a 45; however, it is unusually in four years to have a 45T.

Where did you get this supposed quote from?

 

[RPedigo]

Thats not true. I've heard they put your score as "13-15" if lots of people do well, but it is always possible to get a 15 or else it wouldn't be scaled up to 15.

The "13-15" score was for old old MCAT tests, when they didn't have enough data to definitively say that you got a 14, or a 15. I don't believe it exists anymore.

yea it doesnt make any sense whatsoever that a perfect score (40/40) wouldn't be equal to a perfect score (15/15). Perhaps if so many people got 15's then a 39/40 would be like a 14 or even 13, but there's no way a perfect score wouldnt be a perfect score.

There are situations in which a perfect score does not equal a 15, because the percentiles have to be accurate. If you got everything right on a section, but too many people did well, there is a chance you'd get a 14.

 

[Pinkertinkle]

Where did you get this supposed quote from?

He made it up, or heard from the sister of the creator's barber or something ridiculous like that.

 

[artaxerxes]

Its certainly possible, though not required due to seperate scaling. In terms of sections, verbal is the hard part, but if you get that, BS and VR should fall more easily. does anyone have a 15 on VR? I have a 15 on BS😀 we can combine for a 45.

 

[Blade28]

Though it's not quite a 45, one of my great friends (and fellow bioengineering major) in college rocked the MCAT - his score was DOUBLE his age ( 😱 ) PLUS he found a couple mistakes in the test! He had the time to memorize the questions (plus their 5 answer choices) during the test, then afterwards, he went home and wrote the AAMC a letter describing their mistakes, along with the correct answer.

They sent him and his dean a nice letter afterwards. 🙂

Needless to say, that's damn impressive.

 

[Meatwad]

Though it's not quite a 45, one of my great friends (and fellow bioengineering major) in college rocked the MCAT - his score was DOUBLE his age ( 😱 ) PLUS he found a couple mistakes in the test! He had the time to memorize the questions (plus their 5 answer choices) during the test, then afterwards, he went home and wrote the AAMC a letter describing their mistakes, along with the correct answer.

They sent him and his dean a nice letter afterwards. 🙂

Needless to say, that's damn impressive.

That's some Rain Man stuff right there.

 

[SN2ed]

I actually find it mildly depressing that someone that smart can't get a 45. I mean, he was finding mistakes with his MCAT!

 

[Meatwad]

I actually find it mildly depressing that someone that smart can't get a 45. I mean, he was finding mistakes with his MCAT!

Maybe he overanalyzed some questions.

Or, he was so smart, that he realized the extra energy required to answer all the questions on the test wouldn't result in a point increase large enough to justify expending said energy. Why bust his butt for a 45 if a 42, for example, is just as strong? I don't think any adcom would look down on a 42, for example, and say "meh, it's no 45!" In that case, he's very book-smart and very economical. Genius.

 

[drizzt3117]

Some schools (i.e. Columbia) ask you to report verbal scores of 13 and above as 15 still.

 

[postbaccer2006]

Some schools (i.e. Columbia) ask you to report verbal scores of 13 and above as 15 still.

yeah that annoyed me because i actually did get a 15 on verbal! if only they'd let me report the scores from all the sections like that... but oh well, i suppose it's a good problem to have.

 

[Buspar]

yeah that annoyed me because i actually did get a 15 on verbal! if only they'd let me report the scores from all the sections like that... but oh well, i suppose it's a good problem to have.

This does not sound fair...no way to separate your 15 from the people who got 13. What is the point of reporting it as a 15 when you didn't get a 15 anyway!

 

[Creightonite]

I got a 45T, twice, because my test expired and had to retake that. What are the odds of that?






















not really

 

[artaxerxes]

I actually find it mildly depressing that someone that smart can't get a 45. I mean, he was finding mistakes with his MCAT!

probably got pwned by a couple of VR questions.

 

[Blade28]

That's some Rain Man stuff right there.

Yeah, seriously.

Or, he was so smart, that he realized the extra energy required to answer all the questions on the test wouldn't result in a point increase large enough to justify expending said energy.

Ah, something like the law of diminishing returns, huh? I like it! 👍

 

[VanDiemen]

I'm pretty sure that no one has ever gotten a 45. A couple people have probably gotten 44s though.

 

[doytch]

dang. that's so impressive for your friend.

Though it's not quite a 45, one of my great friends (and fellow bioengineering major) in college rocked the MCAT - his score was DOUBLE his age ( 😱 ) PLUS he found a couple mistakes in the test! He had the time to memorize the questions (plus their 5 answer choices) during the test, then afterwards, he went home and wrote the AAMC a letter describing their mistakes, along with the correct answer.

They sent him and his dean a nice letter afterwards. 🙂

Needless to say, that's damn impressive.

 

[BrokenGlass]

Though it's not quite a 45, one of my great friends (and fellow bioengineering major) in college rocked the MCAT - his score was DOUBLE his age ( 😱 ) PLUS he found a couple mistakes in the test! He had the time to memorize the questions (plus their 5 answer choices) during the test, then afterwards, he went home and wrote the AAMC a letter describing their mistakes, along with the correct answer.

They sent him and his dean a nice letter afterwards. 🙂

Needless to say, that's damn impressive.

My friend found a typo in the MSAR.

 

[Give me vicodin]

if u go on mdapplicants.com you can see everyones score by searching for it, i found 2 ppl with 44's i think they removed it now cus the highest is 43

 

[BloodySurgeon]

Where did you get this supposed quote from?

A verbal conversation with the creator Dr. Juilian something.

 

[Blade28]

My friend found a typo in the MSAR.

As in, a spelling mistake? A mistake with one of the quoted stats?

 

[BrokenGlass]

As in, a spelling mistake? A mistake with one of the quoted stats?

No, the page number for one of the schools was wrong.

 

[PaperMate30301]

I'm pretty sure that no one has ever gotten a 45. A couple people have probably gotten 44s though.

I always thought that there was a secret club for people who scored 45s on their MCAT. I remember hearing something about it from a friend of mine (and no, he didn't get a 45). Maybe I am mistaken, and I could be imagining things. Can someone verify this? I would like to know if such thing does exist.

 

[Blade28]

No, the page number for one of the schools was wrong.

Well I guess that's something. 🙂

Personally, I would have preferred to find a couple incorrect test questions on the MCAT.