MCAT MCAT Tip: How is the MCAT Scored?

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How is the MCAT scored? The MCAT is scored in a fairly straightforward manner. Each section is composed of 50-60 questions and your score is based on what percent of those questions you get correct. Your percent correct for each section will then be converted to a scaled score that runs between a 118 to a 132. The purpose of the scaled score is to create a score that is consistent across times of the year and testing center locations.

Does it matter when or where I take the MCAT? Some students worry that if they take the MCAT in the Spring, they will be competing against better students than another time of the year. Or they might worry that all the students at a certain testing center will do better than them giving them a better score than if they took the test at a location with a bunch of idiots. Thankfully, the AAMC grades the MCAT in a way that makes it fair no matter when or where you took the exam. The AAMC takes over a month to score MCAT exams. This is likely due to the fact that they are spending careful time trying to ensure a fair score for every student.

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