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For The New Doctors We Need, The New MCAT Isn't Enough
So we have little doubt that the new MCAT will encourage students to study more about the humanities, social and brain sciences, and determinants of health. But the change we need for a new crop of doctors requires more than reshuffling the questions on a test. It requires our profession's gatekeepers to change, too.
It's Time to Retire Premed
The existing system of premedical education is broken, and needs to be fixed.
A Better Medical School Admissions Test
Only time will tell whether this newest version succeeds where earlier ones have not. But one thing is certain: Taking the MCAT is likely to remain a rite of passage for doctors-to-be for years to come.
Learn How Medical Schools Weigh GPA, MCAT
At some medical schools, a strong MCAT score may not compensate for a low GPA.
Medical-College Entrance Exam Gets an Overhaul
New test is longer, covers more subjects and is more interdisciplinary than past versions.
Taking the MCAT® Exam
The Medical College Admission Test® (MCAT®), developed and administered by the AAMC, is a standardized, multiple-choice examination created to help medical school admissions offices assess your problem solving, critical thinking, and knowledge of natural, behavioral, and social science concepts and principles prerequisite to the study of medicine.
The Changing Face of Medical School Admissions
Instead of using grades and MCAT scores as cut-off points to whittle down the initial applicant pool, they began assessing those numbers in the context of life experiences, socioeconomic status, cultural and ethnic background, gender identity and the medical school’s particular mission, be it to produce research scientists, compassionate clinicians or both.
The New MCAT: Less Science, More Critical Thinking?
The next version of the test should focus less on testing just for students’ scientific knowledge and instead emphasize their critical analysis and reasoning, according to preliminary recommendations released today by the Association of American Medical Colleges, the group that administers the MCAT.
MCAT Courses (Canada)
Our MCAT prep courses are designed to help students do their best on the MCAT. Our courses cover all of the core material with additional MCAT strategy components.
MCAT-Prep.com
Since the landmark year when the first edition of The Gold Standard MCAT was released, we have repeatedly distinguished ourselves as innovators in the MCAT preparatory industry.
MCATtestcores.com
New MCAT scoring and GPAs required by US medical schools and Canadian medical schools are provided in this website. To guide you in your journey to medical school, this page will provide you with helpful information such as new MCAT test scores range (good, high and highest scores), scores percentiles, your chance of medical school admission, and advice on how to attain a high MCAT score.
Princeton Review
If you're set on going to med school, you'll have to conquer the MCAT first. Here's a brief overview of the test.
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