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Along with an added section and its heavy focus on biochemistry, the new MCAT also has a new scoring system that is different in some key ways. In this post, I’ll walk you through the basics of how the new MCAT score conversion relates to old scores. <\/p>\n

You’ll also find an MCAT score conversion calculator if you’re taking the shortened version of the MCAT this year. I did the number crunching for you, because you have more important, exciting things to do, like memorizing amino acid codes and reaction tendencies, right? <\/p>\n

I’ll be quick, but first let’s anchor some terms:<\/p>\n

Your MCAT Raw Score:<\/strong> The number of questions you answered correctly, which could hypothetically be as high as 230, since that\u2019s how many questions are on the new MCAT.<\/p>\n

Your MCAT Percentile:<\/strong> The percentage of students whose raw scores were lower than yours on a specific test.<\/p>\n

Old MCAT Scaled Score:<\/strong> A number between 3-45, wherein students in the 50th percentile received a score of approximately 25.<\/p>\n

New MCAT Scaled Score:<\/strong> A number between 472-528, with a 50th percentile score that hovers around 500.<\/p>\n

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