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YourMCATscoreismorethanjustaformalityintheadmissionsprocess.Medicalschool
admissionscommitteesuseyourMCATscoreinconjunctionwithyouracademicrecordto
assesswhetheryouhavetheacademicfoundationuponwhichtobuildasuccessfulmedical
career.Consequently,ahighscoreontheMCATwillhaveadirect,positiveimpactonyour
medicalschoolapplication.
TheMCATisdesignedtoprovidemedicalschoolswithcommonmeasuresforcomparing
thequalificationsofapplicantsandtheirpreparednesstoundertakethemedicalschool
curriculum.TheexamnotonlymeasuresyourcontentknowledgeinGeneralChemistry,
OrganicChemistry,GeneralBiology,Biochemistry,Physics,Psychology,andSociology,it
alsotestsyourcriticalanalysisandreasoningskills.Andtheexamislongyoucanexpectto
beatthetestingcenterforabout7.5hoursandofferedexclusivelyoncomputeron
designateddatesthroughouttheyear.
ChemicalandPhysicalFoundations
Section
TheformalnameofthissectionisChemicalandPhysicalFoundationsofBiological
Systems.Sincethatsamouthful,wewilljustcallittheChem/Physsection.TheMCAT
containsintegratedsectionswhichmeansthatthesubjectsarenottestedindependently,but
includeoverlappingareasofconcentration,morecloselyreflectingthewayyoullencounter
thesesubjectsinmedicalschool.
WhiletheChem/Physsectionmaysuperficiallyappeartobeasectionthatstestingthe
physicalsciences,itsactuallyfarmorecomplex.Thephysicalsciencesarebeingtestedin
thecontextofthebiologicalsciences,whichisadeparturefromthetraditionalwaywelearn
thesesciences.Asafirststep,youshouldplanoncompletingasequenceingeneral
chemistryandintroductoryphysics.Thesectionis95minutesinlength,with59questions,
15ofwhicharestandalone,nonpassagerelated,discretequestions.Therestofthesection
containspassageswhichhavequestionswhichrelyonbothinformationfromthepassageand
outsidecontentknowledgetosolve.Asignificantamountofbiochemistryalsoappearsin
thissection.
CriticalAnalysisandReasoning
SkillsSection
TheformalnameofthissectionisCriticalAnalysisandReasoningSkills.Sincethatsa
mouthful,wewilljustcallitCARS.Whilethereisalotofcontenttolearnfortheotherthree
sections,theCARSsectiondoesnttestanypriorcontentknowledge.Allinformation
necessarytoanswerthequestionsisincludedinthepassage.TheCARSsectionisessentially
testingyouonhowwellyouareabletoanalyzeargumentsandfindtheunderlying
assumptionsandinferences.Thesectionis90minutesinlength,with53questions,allof
whichareconnectedtotheirrespectivepassages.
BiologicalandBiochemical
FoundationsSection
TheformalnameofthissectionisBiologicalandBiochemicalFoundationsofLiving
Systems,butsincethatsamouthful,letscallitBio/Biochem.TheMCATcontains
integratedsectionswhichmeansthatthesubjectsarenottestedindependently,butinclude
overlappingareasofconcentration,morecloselyreflectingthewayyoullencounterthese
subjectsinmedicalschool.
WhiletheBio/Biochemsectionmaysuperficiallyappeartobeasectionthatstestingthe
biologicalsciences,itsactuallyfarmorecomplex.Whilebiologyandbiochemistrywill
comprisethemajorityoftheBio/BiochemsectionontheMCAT,therewillalsobesome
organicchemistryandgeneralchemistrytestedinthissection,astheyprovideabackground
tothebiochemistry.
Asafirststep,youshouldplanoncompletingasequenceingeneralbiologyandupper
divisionbiochemistry.Thesectionis95minutesinlength,with59questions,15ofwhich
arestandalone,nonpassagerelated,discretequestions.Therestofthesectioncontains
passageswhichhavequestionswhichrelyonbothinformationfromthepassageandoutside
contentknowledgetosolve.
BehavioralSciencesSection
TheformalnameofthissectionisPsychological,Social,andBiologicalFoundationsof
Behavior.Sincethatsamouthful,wewilljustcallitPsych/Soc.ThePsych/Socsection
coverstopicsinPsychologyandSociologyinthecontextofthebiologicalsciences.These
arethenewestsubjectsontheMCAT,introducedbecauseoftheirincreasingimportancein
medicaleducation.Whilemostmedicalschoolsdonotrequirepsychologyorsociologyas
partoftheirprerequisitecoursework,theMCATrecommendsonesemesterofintroductory
coursesineachofthesesubjects.
Thesectionis95minutesinlength,with59questions,15ofwhicharestandalone,non
passagerelated,discretequestions.Therestofthesectioncontainspassageswhichhave
questionswhichrelyonbothinformationfromthepassageandoutsidecontentknowledgeto
solve.
2017MCATTestDates&
Registration
YoucanregisterfortheMCATonlineviatheAssociationofAmericanMedicalColleges.
Theexamwillbeadministeredon2datesinJanuaryand23datesthatfallbetweenMarch
andSeptember2017.BesuretoregisterfortheMCATearlysoyoucanselectyourfirst
choicelocation,date,andtime.
ForMCATregistration,scheduling,ortestlocationquestions,contacttheMCATProgram
Officeat:
Phone:2028280690
aamc.org/mcat
2017MCATTestDatesandScoreReleaseDates
2017MCATTestDate(allexamsstartat8A.M.) ScoreReleaseDate
Thursday,January19,2017 Tuesday,February21,2017
Saturday,January28,2017 Tuesday,February28,2017
Friday,March31,2017 Tuesday,May2,2017
Saturday,April22,2017 Tuesday,May23,2017
Friday,April28,2017 Tuesday,May30,2017
Saturday,May13,2017 Tuesday,June13,2017
Thursday,May18,2017 Tuesday,June20,2017
Friday,May19,2017 Tuesday,June20,2017
Thursday,June1,2017 Thursday,July6,2017
Friday,June16,2017 Tuesday,July18,2017
Saturday,June17,2017 Tuesday,July18,2017
Thursday,June29,2017 Tuesday,August1,2017
Friday,June30,2017 Tuesday,August1,2017
Friday,July21,2017 Tuesday,August22,2017
Saturday,July22,2017 Tuesday,August22,2017
Thursday,July27,2017 Tuesday,August29,2017
Friday,July28,2017 Tuesday,August29,2017
Thursday,August3,2017 Tuesday,September5,2017
Friday,August11,2017 Tuesday,September12,2017
Friday,August18,2017 Tuesday,September19,2017
Saturday,August19,2017 Tuesday,September19,2017
Thursday,August24,2017 Tuesday,September26,2017
Friday,September1,2017 Tuesday,October3,2017
Saturday,September2,2017 Tuesday,October3,2017
Saturday,September9,2017 Tuesday,October10,2017
ANoteonEarlyMCATRegistration
andWhatYouNeedtoDotoRegister
WithsomanyMCATtestdatescomingup,youmaybetemptedtoputMCATregistration
onthebackburner,butdontfallintothattrap.Thinkaboutitlikethis:lotsoflongerterm
decisionslikewhentoscheduleyourtestprepdependonyourMCATtestdate.Sotaking
justalittlebitoftimenowtodetermineyourtestdateandregisterfortheMCATcanputyou
aheadofthegameandhelpyoudevelopastrongstudyplan.
InadditiontoexactinstructionsonhowtoregisterfortheMCAT,theAAMCalsooffers
sometipstohelpyoumakesureMCATregistrationgoesoffwithoutahitch:
Knowwhenregistrationopensforyourdesiredtestdates
Determineyourtopthreetestinglocationsinadvance
HaveyourgovernmentissuedIDavailableatthetimeofMCATregistration,makesureitis
valid,andusethesameoneasyourIDonMCATTestDay.
UnderstandingyourMCATScore
ScoringontheMCATcanbeincrediblyconfusingfortheuninitiated.Performanceonthe
testisdenotedbyasetoffivedistinctscores.Youwillreceiveaseparatescoreforeachof
thefoursectionsChemicalandPhysicalFoundations,CriticalAnalysisandReasoning
Skills,BiologicalandBiochemicalFoundations,andBehavioralSciences.Theindividual
sectionscoresrangefrom118to132,withascoreof125beingthe50th,oraverage,
percentile.Inaddition,youwillreceiveanoveralltotalscorewhichisthesumofthefour
individualsectionscores,andassuchrangesfrom472to528,withascoreof500
representingthe50thpercentile,oraverageofalltesttakers.Asasidenote,thereisno
guessingpenaltyontheMCAT,soyoushouldbesuretomarkananswerforeachquestion
whentakingtheexam.
GettingYourMCATScoreResults
YouwillreceiveyourMCATscoreresultsapproximatelyonemonthafteryousitforthe
exam.TheAAMCpublishesscorereleasedatesalongsideeachtestdate,soyoucanknow
exactlywhenyourscoreswillbeavailable.
IfyoudoplanontakingtheMCATagain,makesurethatyouwillhavetimetodevotetoa
structuredstudyplan.Thelastthingyouwanttodoisretaketheexamwithoutanyadditional
preparation;thatcouldintroduceanunnecessaryexpenditureofmoney,time,andstressinto
yourlifeonlytodefeattheinitialandsolepurposeofraisingyourscore.
Infact,sincemedicalschoolsseeallyourscores,youwillwanttoshowamarked
improvementfromoneMCATadministrationtothenext.Ifyoudidntfullycommittoyour
studyplanbefore,learnfromyourpreviousattemptandfocusonreallyimprovingyour
studyhabitsanddiscipline.Rememberitsonlytemporary.