The MCAT
The MCAT is the Medical College Admissions Test, the entrance exam you will have to take to get into the vast majority of medical schools in the USA and Canada. The MCAT is designed by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
The MCAT assesses your skills in critical thinking, reading and writing and scientific reasoning, as well as your general knowledge in the physical and biological sciences. The MCAT is administered twice per year, in April and August.
There are four sections to the MCAT: Verbal Reasoning, Physical Sciences (including Physics and General Chemistry), Writing Sample and Biological Sciences (including Biology and Organic Chemistry). The exam often takes an entire day, from 8 am to 5 pm.
MCAT Registration
You can register for your MCAT through the MCAT Program office, whose address is:
MCAT Program Office
2255 North Dubuque Road
P.O. Box 4056
Iowa City, IA 52243-4056
(319) 337-1357
You can also register electronically through the website of the AAMC, at www.aamc.org
If you want to ease the process, you will take the April test and have your medical school application in by June. August will be a rush.
Fees are $175 US per test. Your scores are reported to you and released to schools of your choice. There is a late registration fee of $50 US.
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