Old MCAT to New MCAT: Score Conversion and MCAT Percentiles

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An old to new MCAT conversion table, plus MCAT percentiles to see how you compare with other test takers

A group of students taking the MCAT at their desks

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Introduction

If you’re applying to medical school, you’re probably familiar with the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT), one of the key medical school requirements for MD and DO programs in the United States and Canada.

First administered in 1928, the old MCAT evolved substantially and the most recent version—the new MCAT—was introduced in April 2015. The new MCAT is scored on a scale of 472–528, with a mean score of 501. The old MCAT was scored on a scale of 3–45, with a mean score of approximately 25.

(Suggested reading: What MCAT Score Do You Need to Get Into Medical School?)

Maybe you took the old MCAT several years ago and you want to know the equivalent new MCAT score, or perhaps you’ve taken the new MCAT and are curious about what your score would have been using the old scale. Whatever the case, we’ve published tables below to help you convert total MCAT scores, as well as individual section scores from the old MCAT to new MCAT. We’ve also included corresponding MCAT percentiles in each table so you can see how your scores compare with other test takers’.

(Note: Most medical schools only accept MCAT scores from the past 2–3 years. Fortunately, each year the AAMC publishes the oldest MCAT score accepted by each MD program in the United States.)

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Old MCAT to new MCAT: Total score conversion & percentiles

Old MCAT Score New MCAT Score MCAT Percentiles
45
528
>99
44
527
>99
43
527
>99
42
526
>99
41
525
>99
40
524
>99
39
524
>99
38
523
99
37
521
98
36
519
96
35
518
95
34
517
94
33
515
90
32
514
88
31
512
83
30
510
78
29
508
72
28
506
66
27
504
59
26
503
56
25
501
49
24
499
43
23
497
36
22
496
33
21
494
28
20
492
23
19
491
20
18
489
16
17
488
14
16
486
11
15
485
9
14
483
6
13
482
5
12
480
3
11
479
3
10
478
2
9
477
1
8
476
1
7
475
1
6
475
1
5
474
<1
4
473
<1
3
472
<1

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Old MCAT to new MCAT: Biological Sciences score conversion & percentiles

Old MCAT Score New MCAT Score MCAT Percentiles
15
132
>99
14
131
97
13
130
92
12
129
84
11
128
75
10
127
64
9
126
52
8
125
41
7
124
32
6
123
23
5
122
15
4
121
9
3
120
5
2
119
2
1
118
1

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Old MCAT to new MCAT: Physical Sciences score conversion & percentiles

Old MCAT Score New MCAT Score MCAT Percentiles
15
132
>99
14
131
99
13
130
96
12
129
91
11
128
85
10
127
75
9
126
65
8
125
54
7
124
43
6
123
32
5
122
22
4
121
14
3
120
8
2
119
4
1
118
2

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Old MCAT to new MCAT: CARS score conversion & percentiles

Old MCAT Score New MCAT Score MCAT Percentiles
15
132
>99
14
131
99
13
130
98
12
129
95
11
128
90
10
127
82
9
126
72
8
125
60
7
124
48
6
123
35
5
122
24
4
121
14
3
120
7
2
119
3
1
118
1
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About the Author

Dr. Shirag Shemmassian is the Founder of Shemmassian Academic Consulting and one of the world's foremost experts on medical school admissions. For nearly 20 years, he and his team have helped thousands of students get into medical school using his exclusive approach.

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