Name: 你的MCAT成績夠好嗎？ (Is Your MCAT Score Good Enough?)
Uploaded: 2021-02-13T22:15:28.000Z
Duration: 9 min 25 s

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It's no secret, your MCAT is arguably the  most heavily weighted objective measurement  

這已經不是什麼祕密了，你的MCAT可以說是權重最大的客觀衡量標準了

when it comes to getting into medical school.  Admissions committees want to see that you can  

在進入醫學院的時候。  招生委員會希望看到你能

handle the rigors that come with a medical  school curriculum, and they feel your MCAT  

處理醫學院課程帶來的嚴格要求，他們覺得你的MCAT

score is the best indicator they have. But  what score counts as enough? Let's find out.

分數是他們最好的指標。但什麼樣的分數才算夠用呢？讓我們一探究竟。

What MCAT score do you need to get into medical  school? That's a fair question, but one that's  

MCAT成績多少才能進入醫學院？這是一個很公平的問題，但也是一個。

difficult to give an easy and precise answer to.  That's because *it depends*. A higher MCAT score,  

很難給出一個簡單而準確的答案。  這是因為*取決於*。一個較高的MCAT分數。

all other things being equal, is going to improve  your chances for admission to medical school.

在其他條件相同的情況下，是會提高你進入醫學院的機會。

Your MCAT score is not the end all be all, but  it is the single most heavily weighted factor  

你的MCAT成績不是萬能的，但它是一個最重要的因素。

in medical school applications. That being said,  you don't need a 525 to get into a top university.

在醫學院的申請中。也就是說，你不需要525分就能進入頂尖大學。

讓我們來探討一下目標是什麼分數。

Data from the AAMC on medical school applicants  indicate that the average applicant to medical  

來自AAMC關於醫學院申請者的數據顯示，一般申請醫

school has an MCAT of 506.4, and the average  successful matriculant has an MCAT of 511.5  

學校的MCAT為506.4，平均成功預科生的MCAT為511.5

with a standard deviation of 6.5.  Assuming a normal distribution curve  

的標準差為6.5。  假設是正態分佈曲線

and knowing this standard  deviation, we can deduce that over  

而知道了這個標準差，我們就可以推斷出，超過了

84% of matriculants had an MCAT above  a 505. That's a 73rd percentile score.

84%的預科生的MCAT成績在505分以上。這是第73個百分點的分數。

In terms of category breakdown on each section,  

the averages for medical school  matriculants were as follows:

Knowing this, it's clear that with an MCAT of 504,  

知道了這些，很明顯，MCAT達到504分的情況下。

it's not impossible, but rather improbable to  be successfully admitted to medical school.

不是不可能，而是不可能成功考上醫學院。

Ok, so higher is better, but does that mean  everyone should be aiming for a 525? Not quite.

好吧，所以更高的是更好的，但這是否意味著每個人都應該以525為目標？不盡然。

There are multiple factors you must consider  when determining your target MCAT score.  

在確定你的MCAT目標分數時，你必須考慮多種因素。  

And it's not just a matter of how  ambitious or competitive you are.

而這不僅僅是你有多大的野心和競爭力的問題。

The AAMC MSAR database is the official resource  and best guide in determining where you are  

AAMC澳門特別行政區數據庫是官方資源，也是確定您的位置的最佳指南。

compared to successful matriculants at each  medical school. You can see the average MCAT,  

與各醫學院的成功預科生相比。你可以看到平均的MCAT。

GPA, and standard deviation for the  schools you are hoping to attend.

GPA，以及你希望去的學校的標準差。

The MSAR is a great tool not only because  you get detailed information on each of  

澳門特別行政區是一個偉大的工具，不僅因為你能獲得每個人的詳細信息，而且還能獲得以下資訊

your medical schools of interest,  but also because you can learn of  

您感興趣的醫學院，同時也因為您可以瞭解到

some other medical schools you weren't  even considering that may be a great fit.

一些其他的醫學院，你甚至沒有考慮，可能是一個很大的適合。

The AAMC's MSAR is not free, costing $28 for  one year or $36 for two. As an alternative,  

AAMC的澳門特區不是免費的，一年的費用是28美元，兩年是36美元。作為一種選擇。

many medical school admissions websites post  average GPA and MCAT score statistics which  

許多醫學院招生網站都會發布平均GPA和MCAT分數統計，其中

can be accessed free of charge. However,  MSAR may still be worth the investment,  

可以免費使用。然而，澳門特別行政區可能仍然值得投資。

as it contains the most up-to-date data  and allows for more detailed analysis,  

因為它包含最新的數據，可以進行更詳細的分析。

such as describing score differences between all  accepted applicants versus matriculants only.

如描述所有被錄取的申請人與只錄取預科生之間的分數差異。

Your GPA is the second most important factor in  predicting your ability to handle the academic  

你的GPA是預測你處理學術能力的第二大因素。

rigor of medical school. Your MCAT and GPA are  the two most important objective measurements in  

醫學院的嚴格要求。你的MCAT和GPA是兩個最重要的客觀衡量標準。

a medical school application. Whether that's  fair to you as a premed is not the point,  

一個醫學院的申請。作為一個醫學預科生，這對你是否公平不是重點。

as you are much more than your "numbers." But when  medical school admissions committees need ways to  

因為你遠比你的 "數字 "更重要。但當醫學院招生委員會需要想辦法

sift through thousands of applicants, they cannot  listen to everyone's story — they need a shortcut,  

從數以千計的申請者中篩選，他們不可能傾聽每個人的故事--他們需要一條捷徑。

and GPA and MCAT cutoffs help filter  down the list to a more manageable level.

以及GPA和MCAT的截止日期有助於將名單篩選到一個更容易管理的水準。

I don't want to oversimplify things for you.  At Med School Insiders, we appreciate the  

我不想為你過於簡單化。  在醫學院內幕，我們感謝

importance of nuance. While your MCAT and GPA are  the two objective measurements that are easiest to  

細微差別的重要性。雖然你的MCAT和GPA是兩個最簡單的客觀衡量標準

measure and compare, they aren't the end all  be all of an application. We're speaking in  

衡量和比較，它們不是應用程序的全部。我們說的是

populations and statistics here. Is it possible to  get into a top medical school with a low GPA and  

人口和統計在這裡。績點低，能不能考上頂尖醫學院，而且是

MCAT but stellar narrative and story? Absolutely  — it's just incredibly rare and difficult to do.

MCAT，但明星的敘事和故事？當然可以--只是非常難得，很難做到。

If your GPA is lower than the average GPA  for matriculants at your target schools,  

如果你的GPA低於目標學校預科生的平均GPA。

you'll want to aim for an above-average  MCAT score to make up for it.  

你會想爭取一個高於平均水平的MCAT成績來彌補。  

This helps to reassure medical schools that  you can in fact handle the academic rigor, and  

這有助於向醫學院保證，您事實上可以應對學術上的嚴格要求，並且。

perhaps your suboptimal GPA was simply due to an  adjustment period early on in college that brought  

也許你的GPA不理想只是因為大學初期的調整期，帶來了。

down your overall average. Or perhaps some other  academic hiccups that occur for many students.

降低了你的整體平均水平。或者是其他的一些學習上的小問題，很多學生都會出現。

The soft components of your application  are those that you cannot easily put a  

你的應用程序中的軟組件是那些你不能輕易地把一個

number to — think of your personal statement,  secondary essays, letters of recommendation,  

數到--想想你的個人陳述、次要論文、推薦信。

and of course your work & activities and  extracurriculars, including research.

當然還有你的工作和活動以及課外活動，包括研究。

At this stage, while you're preparing for the  MCAT, you probably don't need to worry about your  

現階段，在你準備MCAT的同時，你可能不需要擔心你的

essays, as you'll be able to handle that closer  to when you submit your application. However,  

作文，因為你在接近提交申請的時候就可以處理了。然而，

you should fairly assess where you stand in terms  of the other factors. Are you able to get truly  

你應該公平地評估你在其他因素方面的立場。你是否能夠得到真正的

stellar letters of recommendation that make you  look like the best thing since sliced bread?  

恆星的推薦信，讓你看起來像最好的東西，因為切片面包？  

Are you crushing your extracurriculars and  have substantial research to back it up?  

你是否碾壓了你的課外活動，並且有實質性的研究來支持？  

Do you have a unique and strong narrative  that makes you a highly compelling applicant?

你是否有獨特而有力的敘述，使你成為一個極具說服力的申請人？

When looking at applicants, these are  the factors that help sway the decision  

在考察申請者時，這些因素有助於左右決定。

of the medical school admissions committees  in whether to consider you for an interview.  

的醫學院招生委員會是否考慮你的面試。  

Students that have incredible stories, such  as starting a successful non-profit for the  

有著令人難以置信的故事的學生，如為成功的非營利性機構創業。

underserved populations in a metropolis while  publishing a few articles in immunology research,  

在一個大都市中的服務不足人群，同時發表一些免疫學研究的文章。

are the ones who don't need a top score  to have an edge over other applicants.  

是那些不需要最高分就能比其他申請人有優勢的人。  

And unfortunately, it's a competitive process  and a zero sum game. As there are only a finite  

而不幸的是，這是一個競爭的過程，也是一個零和遊戲。由於只有有限的

number of spots each year at medical schools,  you getting in means someone else cannot.

醫學院每年的名額，你進了就意味著別人進不了。

If you're a student with average soft components,  including extracurriculars, research, and letters  

如果你是一個軟性成分一般的學生，包括課外活動、研究、信

of recommendation, you have more to gain with a  strong MCAT score. For many of these students,  

的推薦，你有更多的收穫與一個強大的MCAT成績。對於很多這樣的學生來說。

a 515 or even higher is a good goal to aim  for, again with higher scores being better.

515甚至更高的分數是一個很好的目標，同樣分數越高越好。

At the same time, I don't think that having  a particular target score is necessary when  

同時，我認為在以下情況下，沒有必要設定一個特定的目標分數。

approaching the MCAT. When I took the MCAT,  I was aiming for a top percentile score,  

接近MCAT。當我參加MCAT考試時，我的目標是取得最高的百分之一的分數。

but in reality the real goal was to  study intensely for a couple months.  

但實際上真正的目標是集中學習幾個月。  

A few weeks out from my test, I had  already overshot my goal on pratice tests.  

在離考試還有幾周的時候，我已經超額完成了價格測試的目標。  

Did that mean I should slow down and just be  happy that my practice test scores were high?  

那是不是意味著我應該放慢腳步，只為自己的模擬考試分數高而高興？  

Of course not. Not only would that limit  me from achieving a higher score, but by  

當然不是。這不僅會限制我取得更高的分數，而且由

resting on my laurels and getting complacent,  I risked scoring much worse on the actual test.  

安於現狀，沾沾自喜，我冒著實際考試成績差很多的風險。  

It was critical to continue studying intensely  for the remaining month to ensure I maximized  

在剩下的一個月時間裡，繼續緊張地學習，以確保我最大限度地發揮出

my test day performance. And luckily enough,  I scored in the elusive 99.9th percentile.

我的測試日表現。幸運的是，我的成績在難以捉摸的99.9百分位。

Ultimately, there is no single  target score for every student.  

歸根結底，每個學生的目標分數都不是單一的。  

The score you should aim for  depends on two main factors:  

你應該追求的分數取決於兩個主要因素。  

how strong the rest of your application is,  and which schools you're hoping to attend.

你的其他申請材料有多強，以及你希望去哪些學校。

With approximately half of medical school  matriculants scoring at a 512 or higher on  

約有一半的醫學院預科生的成績在512分或以上。

their MCAT while still putting in the work  on their extracurricular and research front,  

他們的MCAT，同時仍然把工作在他們的課外和研究方面。

this isn't the time to get complacent and pat  

yourself on the back for having a few  clinical experiences and 1 publication.

自己因為有一些臨床經驗，發表了1篇論文。

You also shouldn't feel overwhelmed and believe  that you cannot achieve an excellent score.  

你也不應該感到不知所措，認為自己不能取得優異的成績。  

If there's one thing I've learned over the  years in tutoring numbers of students, it's  

如果說這些年我在輔導數學生的過程中體會到了什麼，那就是......。

that your study approach and techniques are more  important than anything else — even intelligence,  

你的學習方法和技巧比什麼都重要，甚至是智力。

which neuroscientists are discovering is  more malleable than initially thought.

神經科學家發現它的可塑性比最初想象的要強。

we've seen first hand how inefficient  and flawed current medical education is,  

我們已經親眼目睹了當前醫學教育的低效和缺陷。

including MCAT prep. As medical school becomes  more and more competitive, students simply don't  

包括MCAT預科。隨著醫學院的競爭越來越激烈，學生根本不

have the time to bury themselves in books, when  they also need to be attending to volunteering,  

有時間把自己埋在書本里，而他們也需要參加志願服務。

clinical exposure, research, and earning a  strong GPA. That's why we've been hard at work  

臨床接觸，研究，並獲得一個強大的GPA。這就是為什麼我們一直在努力工作的原因

in creating a better way to study for the MCAT.  I've got two new study tools to share with you.

在創造一個更好的MCAT學習方式。  我有兩個新的學習工具與大家分享。

First, the Med School Insiders MCAT Course  is coming soon. If you want to be a part of  

首先，醫學院內部人士MCAT課程即將推出。如果你想成為

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