Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is an entrance test for admissions into medical schools in the United States, Canada, Australia and Carribean Islands. It is designed by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and administered by Pearson VUE. MCAT is conducted 25 times in a year in 21 countries.
MCAT Registration is available throughout the year. Each attempt at MCAT costs between $315 – 360, depending upon the region. MCAT assesses a candidate’s analysis, reasoning, psychological skills and knowledge of biological systems.
Exam Name | MCAT |
Full Form | Medical College Admission Test |
Organizing Body | Association of American Medical colleges (AAMC) |
Official Website | aamc.org |
Exam Level | International |
Mode of Exam | Computer based |
Questions Type | Multiple Type Questions (MCQs) |
Duration of Exam | 7 hours 30 minutes |
Students intending to apply for medical school in United States and Canada must register for MCAT. The steps to do the same are-
Particulars | Gold Zone Deadline: 29 days prior to exam date | Silver Zone Deadline: 15 days prior to exam date | Bronze Zone Deadline 8 days prior to exam date |
---|---|---|---|
Initial Registration | $315 | $315 | $370 |
Date and/or Test Center Reschedule Fee(non-refundable) | $90 | $150 | N/A |
Cancellation Refund | $155 | N/A | N/A |
International Fee (non-refundable) | $105 | $105 | $105 |
Section | Number of Questions | Type of Questions | Duration |
---|---|---|---|
Examinee Agreement | - | 8 minutes | |
Tutorial (optional) | - | 10 minutes | |
Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems | 50 | 10 passage-based questions (4-6 questions per set); 15 independent questions | 95 minutes |
Break (optional) | - | 10 minutes | |
Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills | 53 | 9 passages (5-7 questions per passage) | 90 minutes |
Mid-Exam Break (optional) | - | 30 minutes | |
Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems | 59 | 10 passage-based questions (4-6 questions per set); 15 independent questions | 95 minutes |
Break (optional) | - | 10 minutes | |
Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior | 59 | 10 passage-based set of questions (4-6 questions per set); 15 independent questions | 95 minutes |
Void Question | - | 5 minutes | |
Satisfaction Survey (optional) | - | 5 minutes | |
Total Content Time | - | 6 hours 15 minutes |
MCAT requires diverse knowledge in major areas of science, pyschology and sociology. Besides these, critical reasoning and analytical skills are also assessed in the test. Given below are the important topics that are primarily tested in MCAT exam –
Sections | MCAT Important Topics |
---|---|
Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills | Ethics, Philosophy, Population Health, Social Sciences, Humanities Disciplines and, Studies of Diverse Culture |
Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems | Chemistry: Organic, and Inorganic, Biology: Cellular and Molecular, Biochemistry (introductory topics), Natural sciences: Research, Reasoning and Statistics Basic Biochemistry concepts, Statistics Concepts and Introductory Research Methods |
Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behaviour | Social and Behavioral Sciences: Scientific Inquiry, Reasoning, Research Concepts of Psychology, Sociology, and Biology about the Behavioral and Socio-Cultural Health Determinants Mental Processes and Behavior, Concepts of Psychology and Sociology, Introductory Statistics Concepts and Research Methods of Introductory Science |
Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems | Introductory Biochemistry and Biology Concepts Chemistry: Organic and Inorganic, Concepts of Physics Show Scientific Inquiry and Reasoning, Research Methods and Natural Sciences Introductory Molecular Biology, Introductory and Statistics Concepts |
Name of the Book | Author/Publisher |
---|---|
Barron's New MCAT | Barron’s |
Princeton Review MCAT Subject Review Complete Box Set | The Princeton Review |
MCAT Practice Tests | Sterling Test Prep |
MCAT Secrets Study Guide | MCAT Exam Secrets Test Prep Team |
MCAT Complete 7-Book Subject Review 2018-2021 | Kaplan’s |
Section | Score |
---|---|
Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems | 118-132, midpoint:125 |
Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems | 118-132, midpoint:125 |
Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills | 118-132, midpoint:125 |
Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior | 118-132, midpoint:125 |
Total | 472 to 528, mid-point – 500 |
MCAT score report consists of sectional and overall percentile rank acquired by a student. The comparison between MCAT score and percentile is as follows –
Overall Score v/s Percentile Rank
Total Score | Percentile Rank | Total Score | Percentile Rank | Total Score | Percentile Rank | Total Score | Percentile Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
528 | 100 | 510 | 84 | 498 | 45 | 486 | 12 |
527 – 523 | >99 | 509 | 82 | 497 | 42 | 485 | 10 |
522 – 521 | 99 | 508 | 79 | 496 | 39 | 484 | 8 |
520 – 519 | 98 | 507 | 76 | 495 | 35 | 483 | 7 |
518 | 97 | 506 | 73 | 494 | 32 | 482 | 5 |
517 | 96 | 505 | 70 | 493 | 29 | 481 | 4 |
516 | 95 | 504 | 67 | 492 | 26 | 480 | 3 |
515 | 94 | 503 | 63 | 491 | 23 | 479 | 2 |
514 | 92 | 502 | 60 | 490 | 20 | 478 | 2 |
513 | 90 | 501 | 56 | 489 | 18 | 477 | 1 |
512 | 88 | 500 | 53 | 488 | 16 | 476 | 1 |
511 | 86 | 499 | 49 | 487 | 13 | 475 – 472 | <1 |
Sectional Score v/s Percentile Rank
Total Score | Percentile Rank | Total Score | Percentile Rank |
---|---|---|---|
132 | 100 | 124 | 45 |
131 | 99 | 123 | 33 |
130 | 97 | 122 | 22 |
129 | 93 | 121 | 13 |
128 | 87 | 120 | 7 |
127 | 79 | 119 | 3 |
126 | 68 | 118 | 1 |
125 | 57 | - | - |
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.
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