AMCAS announces new scoring scales for 2015 MCAT

[WayOutWestMom]

<p><a href=“https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/mcat2015/admins/scores/”>https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/mcat2015/admins/scores/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Each of the four sections—Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems; Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills; Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems; and Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior—will be scored from a low of 118 to a high of 132, with a midpoint of 125. Test takers will receive scores for each of the four sections. </p>

<p>Scores for the four sections will be combined to create a total score. The total score will range from 472 to 528. The midpoint is 500.

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[texaspg]

<p>If it has to start at 472 and end at 528, why don’t they have a 56 point scale?</p>

[camomof3]

<p>^ completely agree-- doesn’t make any intuitive sense to have this range. </p>

[WayOutWestMom]

<p>From what I’ve read, AMCAS picked this odd range so that neither any of individual sub-section scores nor the total would overlap with or could be mistaken for scores from any other standardized exam given in the US. (old MCAT, old or new scale GRE, PCAT, DAT, LSAT, SAT, ACT…)</p>

<p>Still looks weird….</p>

[kristin5792]

<p>i’m going to sound like a total idiot should future med students ever ask me what i got on the mcat since my score is nowhere near 472!!</p>

<p>i see what you’re saying wowmom, but it still sounds ridiculous to me. </p>