Medical College Admission Test

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admissions test standardized test

The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is a standardized, multiple-choice exam used by medical schools in the United States and Canada to assess applicants’ knowledge of natural, behavioral, and social sciences as well as critical analysis and reasoning skills.

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instanceOf admissions test →
standardized test →
abbreviation Medical College Admission Test self-linksurface differs →
surface form: MCAT
administeredBy Association of American Medical Colleges →
alsoKnownAs Medical College Admission Test →
surface form: MCAT exam
assesses behavioral sciences knowledge →
critical analysis skills →
natural sciences knowledge →
reasoning skills →
social sciences knowledge →
countryOfUse Canada →
United States of America →
surface form: United States
deliveryMode test centers →
feeRequired yes →
governingBody Association of American Medical Colleges →
surface form: AAMC
hasPrerequisiteKnowledge biochemistry →
biology →
general chemistry →
organic chemistry →
physics →
psychology →
sociology →
hasSection Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems →
Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems →
Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills →
Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior →
intendedApplicants prospective medical students →
majorRevisionYear 1991 →
2015 →
medianTotalScore approximately 500 →
offeredBy Association of American Medical Colleges →
surface form: AAMC
primaryLanguage English →
purpose medical school admission →
questionType multiple choice →
registrationRequired yes →
scaleScoreRange 118–132 per section →
scoringMethod scaled score →
targetEducationLevel pre-medical undergraduates →
testDuration approximately 7.5 hours including breaks →
testFormat computer-based →
totalScoreRange 472–528 →
usedForAdmissionTo DO programs →
MD programs →
some podiatric medical programs →
some veterinary medical programs →
website https://students-residents.aamc.org/mcat-exam →
yearIntroduced 1928 →

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