Know the different sections of the PCAT. The five sections are: Verbal, Quantitative, Biology, Chemistry and Reading Comprehension. One writing topic also is included.
Understand argumentative and problem-solving essays. You will be required to write one of the two for your PCAT and are scored on a scale of 0 to 5 on what you write. Zero is an incomplete, 1 is the lowest score and 5 is the highest.
Realize the score range. PCAT score ranges from 100 to 300.
Grasp the meaning of Scaled Scores. The multiple-choice subjects are scored from 200 to 600.
Identify your Composite Score. Your Scaled Score is combined for an unweighted average. This is your Composite Score.
Find your Percentile Ranks. Your Percentile Rank is your test results as measured against results of a norm group.
Interpret your Percentile Rank. If your percentile rank is 40, that means that 60 percent of test takers in your norm group had higher scores than you.