Medical College Admissions - MCAT
The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is administered by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to assess the applicant’s capabilities in taking up the responsibilities that are required to become a doctor.
Exam Registration
You can submit the paper registration packet to the registered MCAT program office, or
For registration you may visit the official website of Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC): http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/registration.htm
Exam Details
MCAT gives special emphasis on critical thinking, writing skills and problem solving capabilities of an applicant.
MCAT is conducted twice a year usually. in April and August
Registration deadlines are generally six weeks prior to the test date
MCAT is a computer based test and scores are usually received 40 days after the examination.
You have an option of requesting the AAMC for not releasing the score cards to all the medical schools prior to getting the report card in-hand.
Exam Levels:
Four content areas are measured by the MCAT
o Verbal Reasoning
o Physical Sciences
o Biology Sciences
o Writing Sample
Exam Contents:
Verbal Reasoning
o No. of Questions: 65
o Duration: 1 hours 25 minutes
Physical Sciences
No. of Questions: 77
Duration: 1 hours 40 minutes
Biological Sciences
No. of Questions: 77
Duration: 1 hours 40 minutes
Writing Sample
No. of Essays: 2
Duration: 1 hours
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