Each subtest was given a single score, and the total score was derived from the sum of the scores from the subtests. Questions were all in multiple-choice format. It now had only four sub tests, including verbal ability, quantitative ability, science achievement, and understanding modern society. In addition to stricter medical school admission procedures and higher educational standards, the national dropout rate among freshman medical students decreased from 20% in 1925–1930 to 7% in 1946.Īdvancements in test measurement technology, including machine scoring of tests, and changed views regarding test scores and medical school readiness reflected the evolution of the test in this period. Though it had been criticized at the time for testing only memorization ability and thus only readiness for the first two years of medical school, later scholars denied this. The score scale varied from different test forms. Topics tested included visual memory, memory for content, scientific vocabulary, scientific definitions, understanding of printed material, premedical information, and logical reasoning. Moss and his colleagues developed the "Scholastic Aptitude Test for Medical Students" consisting of true-false and multiple choice questions divided into six to eight subtests. In the 1920s, dropout rates in US medical schools soared from 5% to 50%, leading to the development of a test that would measure readiness for medical school. The MCAT is administered by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The test is scored in a range from 472 to 528. The most recent version of the exam was introduced in April 2015 and takes 7 + 1⁄ 2 hours to complete. Before 2007, the exam was a paper-and-pencil test since 2007, all administrations of the exam have been computer-based. It is designed to assess problem solving, critical thinking, written analysis and knowledge of scientific concepts and principles.
and Ostepathic D.O.) in the United States, Australia, Canada, and the Caribbean Islands. The Medical College Admission Test ( MCAT / ˈ ɛ m k æ t/ EM-kat) is a computer-based standardized examination for prospective medical students (both Allopathic M.D.
org /applying-medical-school /taking-mcat-exam / Medical colleges (mostly in United States and Canada) citizens, permanent residents or refugees, demonstrating financial need. ("Fee Assistance Program" available to U.S. Preparing to apply to a health professional school (fluency in English is assumed) Mainly United States and Canada, in addition to 19 other countries Maximum of three times in a one year period four times in a two year period and seven times for life Physical sciences, biological sciences, verbal reasoningġ18–132 for each of four sections, totaling 472–528 Ģ5 times from January 2017 through September 2017
For other uses, see MCAT (disambiguation).
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