{"id":553,"date":"2016-09-09T01:42:34","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T08:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/?p=553"},"modified":"2016-11-27T21:05:48","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T05:05:48","slug":"is-there-passing-mcat-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/is-there-passing-mcat-score\/","title":{"rendered":"Is There a Passing MCAT Score?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Passing<\/p>\n

As pre-meds we become accustomed to a system of grading that has a cutoff. For example, in our pre-requisite courses, a grade of 90 or above may be required to get an A in the course, while a grade of 70 or above is required to pass. The MCAT doesn\u2019t really work that way. In fact, the variability between what\u2019s considered a \u201cgood\u201d or \u201cbad\u201d MCAT score is enough to make your head spin! <\/p>\n

Without a hard cutoff score for passing or failing, it can be tough to \u201cwork smarter and not harder.\u201d This can be good news or bad news for prospective medical students. This is good news because there are a few students every year who are accepted into medical schools with scores in the bottom score percentiles. Even though the statistics regarding low MCAT scores<\/a> are not very promising, for some students it can be motivating to know that your MCAT score is only once piece of your application and that schools really do consider your entire profile. This can be bad news because there is no one set score that you must achieve to be deemed competitive when it comes time to apply to medical school. <\/p>\n

When it comes to getting a \u201cpassing\u201d MCAT score, it really depends on the schools you are applying to and the strength of your application<\/a> as a whole.<\/p>\n

Great! There\u2019s No Passing MCAT Score. I\u2019m Good To Go, Right?<\/h2>\n

Even though there is a no set passing MCAT score, the average MCAT score<\/a> for matriculants is 509, while the average score for all test takers is 504. In addition, each medical school has it\u2019s own average MCAT score. My advice would be to figure out what the average scores are at your top choice medical schools and aim to get a score that is above their average. Even though \u201caverage\u201d technically means that half of the students earned scores higher while the other half earned scores lower than the average, you want to get off on the right foot by getting the best score you can!<\/p>\n

Passing MCAT Scores: The Take-Home Message<\/h2>\n

The MCAT does NOT have a numerical score for passing or failing. You should know the averages and set up your MCAT studying so that you can exceed the average score for your top choice medical school. If you’re searching for additional study resources, remember that Magoosh offers our own MCAT prep<\/a>.You should also keep in mind that medical school acceptance is ultimately decided by the admissions committee and while having a great MCAT score is super important to securing a seat in the next class, you must make sure that the rest of your application is up to par as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pre-meds are used to undergraduate courses where a grade of 70 or above is required to pass. A passing MCAT score is a little different.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[2336],"class_list":["post-553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mcat-scores"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nIs There a Passing MCAT Score? - Magoosh MCAT Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pre-meds are used to undergraduate courses where a grade of 70 or above is required to pass. A passing MCAT score is a little different. Find out more here.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/is-there-passing-mcat-score\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Is There a Passing MCAT Score?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pre-meds are used to undergraduate courses where a grade of 70 or above is required to pass. A passing MCAT score is a little different. Find out more here.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/is-there-passing-mcat-score\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Magoosh MCAT Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-09-09T08:42:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-11-28T05:05:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/files\/2016\/09\/Passing-MCAt.gif\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"April\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"April\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/is-there-passing-mcat-score\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/is-there-passing-mcat-score\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"April\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/#\/schema\/person\/e066f3dde06fb32577bc3fa784896681\"},\"headline\":\"Is There a Passing MCAT Score?\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-09-09T08:42:34+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/is-there-passing-mcat-score\/\"},\"wordCount\":463,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"MCAT Scores\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/is-there-passing-mcat-score\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/is-there-passing-mcat-score\/\",\"name\":\"Is There a Passing MCAT Score? - Magoosh MCAT Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-09-09T08:42:34+00:00\",\"description\":\"Pre-meds are used to undergraduate courses where a grade of 70 or above is required to pass. A passing MCAT score is a little different. Find out more here.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/is-there-passing-mcat-score\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/is-there-passing-mcat-score\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/is-there-passing-mcat-score\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Is There a Passing MCAT Score?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/\",\"name\":\"Magoosh MCAT Blog\",\"description\":\"Get the MCAT score you want\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Magoosh\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/files\/2019\/08\/Magoosh-logo-purple-60h.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/files\/2019\/08\/Magoosh-logo-purple-60h.png\",\"width\":265,\"height\":60,\"caption\":\"Magoosh\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/#\/schema\/person\/e066f3dde06fb32577bc3fa784896681\",\"name\":\"April\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/ef8437650667f2238f615f87c2cc4c78\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1029f27d0f284cf5a2c89f24980f1e2424b03166e59064001e0b3263122532bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1029f27d0f284cf5a2c89f24980f1e2424b03166e59064001e0b3263122532bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"April\"},\"description\":\"April is a medical student who is passionate about passing the torch to up-and-coming pre-meds who are navigating the MCAT and med school admissions. She has a bachelor\u2019s degree in journalism from Clark Atlanta University and master\u2019s degree in interdisciplinary health sciences from Drexel University College of Medicine. She loves magazines, audiobooks, kid and teen TV, and everything beauty!\",\"honorificSuffix\":\"MA\",\"jobTitle\":\"Writer\",\"worksFor\":\"Magoosh\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/author\/april\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Is There a Passing MCAT Score? - Magoosh MCAT Blog","description":"Pre-meds are used to undergraduate courses where a grade of 70 or above is required to pass. A passing MCAT score is a little different. Find out more here.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/is-there-passing-mcat-score\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Is There a Passing MCAT Score?","og_description":"Pre-meds are used to undergraduate courses where a grade of 70 or above is required to pass. A passing MCAT score is a little different. Find out more here.","og_url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/is-there-passing-mcat-score\/","og_site_name":"Magoosh MCAT Blog","article_published_time":"2016-09-09T08:42:34+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-11-28T05:05:48+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/files\/2016\/09\/Passing-MCAt.gif"}],"author":"April","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"April","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/is-there-passing-mcat-score\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/is-there-passing-mcat-score\/"},"author":{"name":"April","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/#\/schema\/person\/e066f3dde06fb32577bc3fa784896681"},"headline":"Is There a Passing MCAT Score?","datePublished":"2016-09-09T08:42:34+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/is-there-passing-mcat-score\/"},"wordCount":463,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/#organization"},"articleSection":["MCAT Scores"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/is-there-passing-mcat-score\/","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/is-there-passing-mcat-score\/","name":"Is There a Passing MCAT Score? - Magoosh MCAT Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/#website"},"datePublished":"2016-09-09T08:42:34+00:00","description":"Pre-meds are used to undergraduate courses where a grade of 70 or above is required to pass. A passing MCAT score is a little different. Find out more here.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/is-there-passing-mcat-score\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/is-there-passing-mcat-score\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/is-there-passing-mcat-score\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Is There a Passing MCAT Score?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/#website","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/","name":"Magoosh MCAT Blog","description":"Get the MCAT score you want","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/#organization","name":"Magoosh","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/files\/2019\/08\/Magoosh-logo-purple-60h.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/files\/2019\/08\/Magoosh-logo-purple-60h.png","width":265,"height":60,"caption":"Magoosh"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/#\/schema\/person\/e066f3dde06fb32577bc3fa784896681","name":"April","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/ef8437650667f2238f615f87c2cc4c78","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1029f27d0f284cf5a2c89f24980f1e2424b03166e59064001e0b3263122532bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1029f27d0f284cf5a2c89f24980f1e2424b03166e59064001e0b3263122532bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"April"},"description":"April is a medical student who is passionate about passing the torch to up-and-coming pre-meds who are navigating the MCAT and med school admissions. She has a bachelor\u2019s degree in journalism from Clark Atlanta University and master\u2019s degree in interdisciplinary health sciences from Drexel University College of Medicine. She loves magazines, audiobooks, kid and teen TV, and everything beauty!","honorificSuffix":"MA","jobTitle":"Writer","worksFor":"Magoosh","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/author\/april\/"}]}},"authors":[{"term_id":2336,"user_id":144,"is_guest":0,"slug":"april","display_name":"April","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1029f27d0f284cf5a2c89f24980f1e2424b03166e59064001e0b3263122532bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","user_url":"","last_name":"Stubbs","first_name":"April","description":"April is a newly accepted medical student who is passionate about passing the torch to up-and-coming pre-meds who are navigating the MCAT and med school admissions. She has a bachelor\u2019s degree in journalism from Clark Atlanta University and master\u2019s degree in interdisciplinary health sciences from Drexel University College of Medicine. She loves magazines, audiobooks, kid and teen TV, and everything beauty!"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=553"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}