What does MCAT mean?
MCAT is the acronym for Medical College Admission Test which is required of all medical school applicants. The MCAT exam will be offered at 22 different times throughout the year during the months of January, April, May, June, July, August and September. The exam will be approximately one-half day long, and students can choose between a morning versus an afternoon session on weekdays and Saturdays. The test may be taken up to three times per year, and scores should be available in 30 days or less. Information on test dates, test centers and registration is available at www.aamc.org/mcat . The MCAT application form may be downloaded directly from the MCAT web site: www.aamc.org . The test consists of four sections: Verbal Reasoning, Physical Sciences, Writing Sample and Biological Sciences. See Page 30 of this Handbook for information about tests for other health professional schools.
