You've Decided To Take the MCAT. One Word of Advice...Practice

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