EK Mini MCATs -how does the scoring work?

[lostintime]

For anyone who's used it, I don't get the scoring since there isn't a conversion table. What score should I be aiming for?

 

For the verbal, usually 50%, i.e. 7.5/15 is like a 5 or a 6, but then it's out of 15, which makes me suspect that if I get 9/15 = 9 on the 15 scale?

 

But that doesn't make sense, since 9/15 is so bad, how can it be 9?

 

Please help? Thanks!

[webshy]

There is a table at the start of the answers that gives you the conversions, which are not linear. I am not at home, so I don't have the page number in front of me. However, if you flip to the page where they list all of the correct responses (prior to the explanations), you will see the table.

 

Elaine

[lostintime]

Hey Elaine, I looked and I still can't find it. When you get home, do you mind giving me the page #? Thanks so much!

[lostintime]

I looked some more =S I don't think this book has it? I'll be forever thankful if you can post it online? Thanks!

[webshy]

Hey Elaine, I looked and I still can't find it. When you get home, do you mind giving me the page #? Thanks so much!

 

Sure. However, I won't be home until May 27. Thus, it will be a couple of weeks...

 

Elaine

[lostintime]

Ohh...hmm, btw do you know if you have a new edition? I think the edition I have doesn't have those spiffy charts. Oh well, I think I'll stop tricking myself. I'm just doing miserably in verbal =(

[webshy]

A little late, but here's the scale for the mini-MCATs at the end of each chapter of the EK books...

 

23 = 15

22 = 14

21 = 13

19-20 = 12

18 = 11

16-17 = 10

15 = 9

13-14 = 8

12 = 7

10-11 = 6

9 = 5

7-8 = 4

 

Hope that helps.

Elaine

[lostintime]

A little late, but here's the scale for the mini-MCATs at the end of each chapter of the EK books...

 

23 = 15

22 = 14

21 = 13

19-20 = 12

18 = 11

16-17 = 10

15 = 9

13-14 = 8

12 = 7

10-11 = 6

9 = 5

7-8 = 4

 

Hope that helps.

Elaine

 

Thanks Elaine! But I think we have different books...Because the PS and BS have 16 questions and verbal only has 15 questions.

[webshy]

The scale I provided works for the mini-MCATs at the end of each chapter. The 16-Mini MCAT book didn't contain a scale. However, I used my raw score out of 16, made it out of 23, and then used the scales provided for the longer chapter tests.

 

Hope that helps.

Elaine

[radhika]

I have the EK book which has the chapters and the mini mcats.What is the 1001 book in bio and phy about? Is it helpful?

Thanks for your input