skarletstarlet Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 2012/13 Formulae Formula 1 - 32% Undergraduate Grade Point Average, 32% MCAT Verbal Reasoning Score, 32% CASPer Score, up to 4% Graduate degree (1% Master's degree/4% PhD). Formula 2 - 70% Multiple Mini Interview Score, 15% Undergraduate Grade Point Average, 15% MCAT Verbal Reasoning Score. Must have been a while since I've seen them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holiday1001 Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 this year was sill 50/25/25 pre, and 70/15/15 post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarletstarlet Posted June 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 Really wish the casper was worth 50 again lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 New formula comes into effect for the 2012/2013 cycle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarletstarlet Posted June 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 Yeah, I could have swore it only just changed in the last two weeks or so... Maybe I'm wrong. Sucks for me anyways! I was hoping my relatively weaker GPA could be strengthened by the CASPER, but I suppose if I rock the MCAT (July 6th) and the CASPER, I still have a shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 Yeah, I could have swore it only just changed in the last two weeks or so... Maybe I'm wrong. Sucks for me anyways! I was hoping my relatively weaker GPA could be strengthened by the CASPER, but I suppose if I rock the MCAT (July 6th) and the CASPER, I still have a shot It did change in the last couple weeks, lol. Strong VR and CASPer can compensate for a weak GPA so I would focus on July 6! Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarletstarlet Posted June 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 It did change in the last couple weeks, lol. Strong VR and CASPer can compensate for a weak GPA so I would focus on July 6! Good luck Thank you Leon! I have seen your name around here in the forums, what are you up to come September? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oops_letstryagain Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 I think I knew about the new formula before acceptances/rejections came out, so it's been at least a month and a bit since they changed it on the website... I think there was some discussion about this in the "waiting for response" thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle_MD Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 So what about weighting of the autobiographical sketch and the questions on the application, do these not have any influence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 I think I knew about the new formula before acceptances/rejections came out, so it's been at least a month and a bit since they changed it on the website... I think there was some discussion about this in the "waiting for response" thread. Ye, It's been quite some time. I have a feeling the value for CASPER is going to decrease over years such that GPA and verbal would be worth more. Does anyone know how long the 50/25/25 formula was in effect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Thank you Leon! I have seen your name around here in the forums, what are you up to come September? Just planning on working in a lab for a year, TAing come courses and, hopefully, tutoring. I'm applying to AMCAS right now, lol. So what about weighting of the autobiographical sketch and the questions on the application, do these not have any influence? The ABS isn't looked at by Mac, and the questions were eliminated a few years ago. CASPer replaces all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanillabear Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Does anyone know how long the 50/25/25 formula was in effect? 2 years, I believe. They introduced CASPer last cycle - Class of 2014 was the first to have CASPer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Sloth Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Ye, It's been quite some time. I have a feeling the value for CASPER is going to decrease over years such that GPA and verbal would be worth more. Does anyone know how long the 50/25/25 formula was in effect? 2 years. This past cycle was only the second year for CASPer at Mac and both years had this breakdown. I think the same formula was used before but CASPer was replaced by the short answer questions applicants had to write. Not sure how long that was around for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee88 Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 I have a low VR and average gpa, so I feel like even if I kill CASPER (again apparently) I'm going to get killed on gpa and mcat as a whole! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 2 years, I believe. They introduced CASPer last cycle - Class of 2014 was the first to have CASPer. [/b] 2 years. This past cycle was only the second year for CASPer at Mac and both years had this breakdown. I think the same formula was used before but CASPer was replaced by the short answer questions applicants had to write. Not sure how long that was around for Thanks I guess they are still experimenting to see what kind of formula works the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle_MD Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Just planning on working in a lab for a year, TAing come courses and, hopefully, tutoring. I'm applying to AMCAS right now, lol. The ABS isn't looked at by Mac, and the questions were eliminated a few years ago. CASPer replaces all that. Thanks Leon! I only applied once in 2010 so I wasn't sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinre Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Interesting they decided to decrease the weighting of Casper after saying how amazing it is. Maybe they're less confident in its sorting abilities than when it first came out? I really appreciated the weighting this past cycle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Thanks I guess they are still experimenting to see what kind of formula works the best. Would make sense - a lot of this is pretty new and there is going to be some shake down time required Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle_MD Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 How does the formula change post interview?? Just curious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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