“Q:A” Is my SAT (or ACT) score a good predictor of how well I will do on the MCAT?

QofQuimica: We have discussed this issue on SDN before, and the general consensus is that there is not a strong correlation between scores on the pre-college tests and scores on the MCAT. There was even a thread where people tried to come up with a formula to calculate theoretical MCAT score based on SAT or ACT score, but it wasn’t a very good predictor in many cases. If you want to gauge where you’re at on the MCAT, take a practice test under timed conditions and score it. You can get practice tests from a bookstore, from a test prep company, or from the AAMC. I will caution you though that many students underestimate the difficulty of the MCAT VR, and to their own detriment. So make sure that your MCAT study plans contain plenty of VR practice; VR is the one section that tends to be the hardest for the vast majority of students.