USMC Boot Camp - Basic Training. Marine Corps Basic Training is demanding. Prepare yourself for Boot Camp, mentally and physically. Although the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) may be the smallest service in the Department of Defense, it is by far the force that has taken many of the toughest missions the chain of command can throw at them.
10 Ways You Can Get a Higher MCAT Score. 1  1) Organize your study space and get into a preparation attitude. 2  2) Make a study schedule and stick to it. 3  3) Purchase or borrow an MCAT prep book and videos.  4) Take good notes for your future 1  reference. 5) Space out your studying.  6) Find a study buddy or join an MCAT study group.
The MCAT score. Each of the three multiple-choice sections (biological sciences, physical sciences, verbal reasoning) is worth 15 points for a total of 45 points, but it is nearly impossible to achieve a perfect score. The average MCAT score each year is somewhere around a 24 (eighty in each section). A good score that is competitive at most MD schools is around 30 and a stellar score is somewhere above a 34 to 36, which is competitive at the top medical schools in the country.