chemamr
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when somebody asks for a 85% percentile score, do they mean 85, i'm not so sure about it. What's the equivalence??, any light on it?? i'm not good at maths.
thanks guys.
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| adeelmd
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they probably mean a score of 85... but are ignorant of the fact that it's not a percentile.
a true 85% percentile score is approximately a 97, and very few programs have cut offs that high.
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| p53
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http://www.prep4usmle.com/forum/thread/32973
yes, it may be more than you want to know.
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| chemamr
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thanks guys, i realize you loved that topic p53.
in that case a true 85% is equal to a very very high score, so i guess they mean 85.
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| bbb
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When a program quotes a score - they mean the two digit or three digit score, not the percentile - which would make my brain bleed.
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| chemamr
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thanks bbb 
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