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All Top Test Prep MCAT tutors have scored in the top 1% percentile for the MCAT exam on all four MCAT sections: Verbal Reasoning, Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, and the Writing Sample.

How Top Test Prep can improve your MCAT test scores

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Take Dr. Mark D’Agostino – as an M.D. and graduate of Brown University Medical School, he’s been a Marshall Scholar and admissions reviewer for the Brown University Admissions office. He’s part of the Top Test Prep MCAT tutoring team and can help you improve your MCAT scores.

Our MCAT program is customized for you – whether you need help with Verbal reasoning or could use some extra Physical and Biological sciences work, we will give you the tools to improve your MCAT scores.

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Helpful MCAT exam information

What is the MCAT exam?

The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is a standardized, multiple-choice examination designed to assess the examinee’s problem solving, critical thinking, writing skills, and knowledge of science concepts and principles prerequisite to the study of medicine. Scores are reported in Verbal Reasoning, Physical Sciences, Writing Sample, and Biological Sciences. Medical colleges consider MCAT exam scores as part of their admission process.
The MCAT is a knowledge-based exam, and understanding fundamental math and sciences concepts is essential to doing well on the exam.

What’s on the MCAT exam?

The MCAT is a 6+ hour test, consisting of 4 sections: Verbal Reasoning, Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Writing Sample. The highest MCAT score is a 45T, and students can prepare for the MCAT through practicing Verbal, Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences and Writing Skills with a trained MCAT tutor.

Is there a penalty for guessing on the MCAT?

There is no penalty for guessing, so make sure to answer every question.

What’s the Verbal section of the MCAT?

Questions will be presented in order of easiest to most difficult on the MCAT verbal section. The Verbal section of the MCAT tests a students ability to understand an author’s argument and perspective, as well as to critically think about reading and writing in a way that illustrates one’s perspective, and further ability in the future to characterize complex issues to medical patients. Thus, it makes sense then that the Verbal section can be dense and overwhelming, but with the right prep you can improve your verbal MCAT score.

How is the MCAT scored?

Each section of the test first receives a “raw score.” On the three multiple-choice sections (Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, and Verbal reasoning), the raw score is calculated on the number of questions answered correctly. No points are deducted for questions answered incorrectly.

On the Writing Sample, the raw score is determined by adding the scores that readers assign to each of the two essays that you write. Two readers read each of your essays, so the raw score is the sum of four readers’ scores.

Each raw score is then converted into a scaled score. For the three multiple-choice sections, scaled scores range from 1-15.

For the writing sample, scaled scores are reported on an alphabetic scale from J-T. J-L below average, M-Q is average, and R-T is above average.

What are MCAT score ranges?

MCAT Section, MCAT National Average Score
Verbal Reasoning: Approximately 8.5
Physical Sciences: Approximately 8.8
Biological Sciences: Approximately 9.1
Writing: N