<p>is the SAT supposed to measure how well u are going to do in the MCAT?</p>
<p>Tests generally have some relationship between them, but the MCAT is quite different from other tests -- the relationship between the SAT and the LSAT, for example, is much closer and I'd expect the statistical relationship to be much closer as well. (LSAT = SAT/20.3+100.3 is very rarely off by more than five points.)</p>
<p>The MCAT presupposes quite a bit of science knowledge and after that depends almost entirely on critical reading skills. The SAT includes math, grammar, and vocabulary. So you see that the overlap's not that strong.</p>
<p>oo i c..thnx..but then y do some BS/MD programs waive the MCAT?</p>
<p>So while you can't use the SAT to predict an MCAT score with any sort of precision, it probably is true that certain high SAT scores and HS transcripts can tell you that somebody is probably going to break 30, which is about the avg. for a lot of the BS/MD programs. Whether he'll get a 32 vs. a 39 isn't relevant to these decision-makers because that's above their average anyway.</p>
<p>They're trying to use that as a selling point to lure overqualified students to their programs. Apparently it works pretty well.</p>
<p>ooooo i c!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>good students will work their butts off for the SAT and do well. These same students will <em>probably</em> work hard for the MCAT and do well again. That's why BS/MD programs won't require the MCAT. Also, you find that many, many BS/MD schools are very selective because they are trying to draw bright students with a lot of potential to their institution.</p>