Does scaling the scores according to the percentage correct vary from exam to exam? I've just been noticing differences with the percent I got correct and my scaled score- like on FL 5, my scaled score for physical sciences was 2 points higher than what the percentage I got correct would have said.
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I've said this a few times before -- please be careful with the rubric I gave you in the MSCT III packet. It gives you an idea of where your score falls, but it is not wholly accurate for the MCAT. The MCAT varies from test administration to test administration; likewise, our scaling varies from Full-Length to Full-Length. The scaled scores you are given by the Kaplan tests are quite accurate; it wouldn't be fair for us to either give you a false sense of confidence or to make you feel like you're not doing as well as you actually are.
The scaled score conversion chart should be used from section tests, and remember that it predicts usually +/- 1. In your case, it was off by 2, but usually it should be accurate -- give or take 1 scaled score point.
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