MCAT

First, a quick breakdown of the test: it has four sections--physical sciences (physics and inorganic chemistry), verbal reasoning, two essays, and biological sciences (biology and organic chemistry). Each of the three non-essay sections is given a score from 1 to 15. These three numbers are added together to give your total score out of 45. The essays are scored separately and given a letter from L to T (T is better). Your final score is reported as a number and a letter, 45T being a perfect score on all sections of the test.

I took the MCAT on the 28th of May, and had to wait until June 30th for my score. Needless to say, it was kind of a long month. And here are the results: 36O, with a 12 on each of the multiple choice sections. The score report also gives what percentile you rank with your score. Interestingly enough, a 36 ranks in the 96th percentile (confusing, since 36 works out to 80% of 45), and I should be able to get in somewhere for medical school. Now we'll just see if it's where we want to go.

Now it's time to finish the stupid application.

P.S. My "O" score on the essays turns out to be in the 50th percentile. I couldn't help but laugh when I saw that. Fortunately, the number score is the one that schools look at more.