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