WHAT WOULD BE THE PERCENTILE WITH THIS PCAT SCORE

[malick3]

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The Pcat is not required at my cousin school but he did really bad at the Pcat exam . what is the percentile for this pitiful score ??????

Composite 364 -1 Chemical Processes 365 -2 Quantitative Reasoning 378- 10 Critical Reading 344- 1 Biological Processes 368- 2 Writing 2.5 Mean 3.24

 

[CMUchicka]

The Pcat is not required at my cousin school but he did really bad at the Pcat exam . what is the percentile for this pitiful score ??????

Composite 364 -1 Chemical Processes 365 -2 Quantitative Reasoning 378- 10 Critical Reading 344- 1 Biological Processes 368- 2 Writing 2.5 Mean 3.24

Did they change it this year? Umm based on scores it looks like 10-15 % over all. Just an estimate..

 

[Cefuroxilimes]

He didn't take the PCAT, he took a free Kaplan (or other) practice exam. They converted his actual percentile using their algorithm, so he wouldn't know what he actually scored. Here's information on their grading scale: https://www.kaptest.com/pcat/pcat-test/pcat-scores

My estimate would be a 40-50th percentile on the PCAT with these scores. Ideally, Pharmacy schools want at least a 70th percentile, some will take 50th percentile, though.

But he needs to take the actual PCAT to see what he gets.

 

[malick3]

Did they change it this year? Umm based on scores it looks like 10-15 % over all. Just an estimate..

Yes they changed it a little bit my cousin said.

 

[malick3]

He didn't take the PCAT, he took a free Kaplan (or other) practice exam. They converted his actual percentile using their algorithm, so he wouldn't know what he actually scored. Here's information on their grading scale: https://www.kaptest.com/pcat/pcat-test/pcat-scores

My estimate would be a 40-50th percentile on the PCAT with these scores. Ideally, Pharmacy schools want at least a 70th percentile, some will take 50th percentile, though.

But he needs to take the actual PCAT to see what he gets.

ok thanks man 3.80 GPA??????? what you think ?

 

[Cefuroxilimes]

ok thanks man 3.80 GPA??????? what you think ?

Well, generally, the idea is that there are three core parts of an applicant:
(1) GPA
(2) PCAT Score
(3) Extracurriculars

If you score high in any 2 of those 3 areas, you should get into Pharmacy school (on a case-by-case basis, of course). I knew a guy, had a 99 PCAT, 4.0 GPA, Organic Chem major -- didn't get into Pharmacy school. He was a huge jerk with an over-inflated ego, and I think he must have bombed all of his interviews. I almost wouldn't have believed he really had a 4.0 and 99 PCAT if he hadn't waved it all over the place. He was pretty awful... All I'm saying is there are always exceptions to the rules.

A 3.8 GPA is very good, but you need to look more at your cumulative GPA and Science/Math GPA (which are fine, I'm sure).

Score at least a 70 percentile on the PCAT, and you'll (or your cousin, whoever) definitely get into Pharmacy School.

Some Pharmacy Schools will accept a 50 PCAT, so you would need to do some research.

And of course, you want to have some experience either in the health sciences field or in leadership roles.

 

[malick3]

Well, generally, the idea is that there are three core parts of an applicant:
(1) GPA
(2) PCAT Score
(3) Extracurriculars

If you score high in any 2 of those 3 areas, you should get into Pharmacy school (on a case-by-case basis, of course). I knew a guy, had a 99 PCAT, 4.0 GPA, Organic Chem major -- didn't get into Pharmacy school. He was a huge jerk with an over-inflated ego, and I think he must have bombed all of his interviews. I almost wouldn't have believed he really had a 4.0 and 99 PCAT if he hadn't waved it all over the place. He was pretty awful... All I'm saying is there are always exceptions to the rules.

A 3.8 GPA is very good, but you need to look more at your cumulative GPA and Science/Math GPA (which are fine, I'm sure).

Score at least a 70 percentile on the PCAT, and you'll (or your cousin, whoever) definitely get into Pharmacy School.

Some Pharmacy Schools will accept a 50 PCAT, so you would need to do some research.

And of course, you want to have some experience either in the health sciences field or in leadership roles.

Hello thanks for your insights.Wow that guy couldn't get into a pharmacy school with a 99 PCAT / 4.00 GPA? ok thanks for sharing this little story.
For my cousin it's Cumulative GPA : SCIENCES 3.82 NON-SCIENCE 4.00 MATH 3.35 per Pharmcas. Pharmacy tech since 2012 . These are the universities he applied at

Purdue University
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Universty of Texas at Austin
Texas A&M Health Science Center
University of Houston
FAMU.

HIS FAVORITE RANKING
1st UT Austin
2nd Texas AM
3rd Purdue University
4th University of Houston
5th FAMU
6th Texas Tech University . what do you think?

 

[malick3]

Anybody knows ?