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While the cost of education is skyrocketing and institutions are increasing their tuition fees time and again, students on their turn will always like to study in the schools with high reputation. However, it is necessary for them to secure highest school scores for getting admitted into the best schools. At the same time such scores also give higher ranking to the schools concerned on state and national basis.
MCAT Scores
When it comes to highest school scores for medical schools, it is always the MCAT scores or the Medical College Admission Test scores on the basis of which the rankings are decided. It is also one of the most important factors for the prospective students for admission in the medical schools and is managed by the AAMC or the Association of American Medical Colleges.
MCAT Features
Some of the features of MCAT are as follows-
* MCAT is based on a 15 point scale format. * In the point system, 1 is the lowest while 15 is the highest. * Medical schools calculate the average MCAT in respect of students arriving as new entrants or aspiring for admission into the schools.
For details on MCAT one can log on to some educative website offering the information as well as extracts from Cambridge Encyclopedia volumes.
Importance of MCAT Average Scores
MCAT average scores are also important for ranking of the schools.
* High average MCAT scores is always a matter of prestige for the medical schools. * All the highly ranked medical schools have high MCAT scores. * Since better schools rope in students with higher MCAT scores, their average MCAT scores go up considerably. * Though the high average MCAT score is not the only indicator of the prestige of the schools, it is still quite important.
MCAT Average Scores at National Levels
National level average MCAT scores are determined on the basis of
* Statistics is gathered by the AAMC from all schools on their average MCAT. * The data is used to generate the national level MCAT. * It gives an idea about the performance of the students in different schools and on the whole and AAMC suggests necessary changes for improvement.
Incidentally, the top ranking MCAT schools have average in the range of 10-12. However, their ranking is not always proportional to their MCAT average and there are schools lower in rank though having a little higher MCAT average.
