Validity of the Medical College Admission Test for Predicting Medical School Performance
Academic MedicinePublished 23 September 2005
Ellen R. Julian
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MCAT scores essentially replace the need for uGPAs in their impressive prediction of Step scores, and performs well as an indicator of academic preparation for medical school, independent of the school-specific handicaps of u GPAs.
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MCAT scores almost double the proportion of variance in medical school grades explained by uGPAs, and essentially replace the need for uGPAs in their impressive prediction of Step scores. The MCAT performs well as an indicator of academic preparation for medical school, independent of the school-specific handicaps of uGPAs.
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