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| | | | But what is the MCAT? What can you expect |
| You've Decided To Take the MCAT. One Word of | | | | when you sit down to take the test that may |
| Advice…Practice | | | | determine the rest of your life? Well, you |
| | | | can expect to be nervous and you can expect |
| So you've decided to take the MCAT (Medical | | | | to be scared. But proper preparation will |
| College Admission Test) and begin your | | | | alleviate most of these fears. |
| journey toward becoming a doctor. One word of | | | | |
| advice repeated three times…practice, | | | | You've taken hundreds of tests in your |
| practice, practice. | | | | undergraduate work in preparation to become a |
| | | | doctor. But the MCAT is the single most |
| The nice thing about taking the MCAT now is | | | | important test up to this point. If you don't |
| that as of January 27th, 2007, all admissions | | | | pass the MCAT…you will not become a |
| of the exam are via computer. Previously, the | | | | doctor. Medical schools rank potentital |
| MCAT was given in a written format with only | | | | students on their MCAT scores. Admissions |
| a few testing locations offering the | | | | committees believe that the MCAT score is the |
| computer-based version. | | | | only way to objectively rank a future |
| | | | applicant against all the other students |
| Another advantage is that as of January 27th, | | | | applying for medical school. |
| 2007, you now have the option of taking the | | | | |
| test at one of 19 locations with a choice of | | | | Despite all of the excuses you've heard in |
| 22 testing times. In the past, the MCAT was | | | | the past from other students who took the |
| only offered twice a year. The test has also | | | | MCAT, preparation is key. The MCAT should be |
| been shortened to 5.4 hours, giving the | | | | taken with the same amount of preparation |
| student being tested the opportunity to take | | | | that you put into the SAT all those years |
| the MCAT in the morning or afternoon. | | | | ago, even more so. It is possible to get into |
| | | | college without an SAT score. The same can't |
| About The MCAT | | | | be said about the MCAT. |