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Home >> Career Related Articles >> MCAT
MCAT
MCAT is a mandatory exam to get admissions in undergraduate courses in the U.S medical schools. Along with the other additional admission factors, Medical school admission team considers MCAT score as a primary factor in admitting the aspirants. Abbreviated for Medical College Admission Test, MCAT is based on MCQs (Multiple choice Questions) to test the problem solving, critical thinking, writing and science knowledge skills of the medical aspirants. Many of the medical schools do not consider the MCAT score, if the medical aspirants took the exam more than three years back. Read further to know some useful aspects of MCAT exam.
MCAT is conducted twice a year by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Council) in April and August. The test is conducted in 40 different versions on the test date for exam safety purposes.
MCAT consists of four parts: Verbal Reasoning, Problems from Physical Sciences, Writing Samples and Biological Problems including Organic Chemistry.
MCAT student manual can give sample questions of MCAT exam and other MCAT related information to the aspirants.
Except the Writing sample section, each section of MCAT is given a score in the scale of 1 to 15. Retaking MCAT is offered to candidates. But it is advisable not to retake MCAT exam, as there is lesser chance of scoring with prominent difference. The reason being, both your performances will be taken for consideration after taking the average of the two.
MCAT will basically test the knowledge of your medical school pre-requisite courses and human physiology. MCAT will not test your Mathematics knowledge.
Although MCAT is conducted twice a year, better give the test when you feel well prepared. MCAT will be introduced to the aspirants as MCAT-CBT (Computer Based Test) from the year 2007.
 
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