MCAT Dates for 2011

The 2011 MCAT test dates are as follows:

JANUARY 2011

• Friday, January 28
• Saturday, January 29

MARCH 2011

• Saturday, March 26

APRIL 2011

• Saturday, April 9
• Saturday, April 16
• Friday, April 29

MAY 2011

• Saturday, May 7
• Friday, May 20
• Saturday, May 21
• Thursday, May 26

JUNE 2011

• Thursday, June 16

JULY 2011

• Wednesday, July 6
• Saturday, July 16
• Thursday, July 28
• Friday, July 29

AUGUST 2011

• Friday, August 5
• Saturday, August 6
• Friday, August 12
• Thursday, August 18
• Friday, August 19
• Tuesday, August 23

SEPTEMBER 2011

• Thursday, September 1
• Friday, September 2
• Thursday, September 8
• Saturday, September 10

Official MCAT 2010 Test Dates

Select YourTest Dates for the MCAT 2010

You can take the MCAT up to three times per year. Keep that information in mind when registering for your MCAT's.

Mark the Following 2010 MCAT Test Dates on Your Calendar

January 2010 MCAT Test Dates:

Friday, January 29, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010

March 2010 MCAT Test Dates:

Saturday, March 27, 2010

April 2010 MCAT Test Date:

Saturday, April 10, 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010

May 2010 MCAT Test Dates:

Saturday, May 1, 2010
Friday, May 21, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010

June 2010 MCAT Test Dates:

Thursday, June 17, 2010

July 2010 MCAT Test Dates:

Thursday, July 8, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010

August 2010 MCAT Test Dates:

Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Friday, August 13, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010

September 2010 MCAT Test Dates:

Thursday, September 2, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010

Registration for 2010 MCAT

Registration for 2010 MCAT will open November 2009. Be prepared to register early in order to get the test date most suitable to your schedule.

If you are eligible for the Fee Assistance Program (FAP) you must have that paperwork with you at the time you register. Otherwise you will be charged the full amount of the current registration fee (MCAT Registration Fee). There is a $55 fee for rescheduling test date or testing site and an additional $65 fee for international test sites.

MCAT Prep - Top Seven Little-Known Details About the Big Day

If you're one of the thousands of aspiring doctors out there, the MCAT can be your biggest hurdle between you and medical school. A thorough MCAT prep schedule is essential, as is familiarizing yourself with the requirements of the test day itself. Here is a quick list of seven things you may have been wondering about, but not known the answer to:
1.        Bathroom breaks are permitted during the MCAT. However, you must sign in and out every time you leave the MCAT testing area. And don't leave the testing room without your ID, you'll need it to get back in.
 
2.       MCAT centers scan your fingerprints, and use them to determine that you are who you say you are. It sounds very James Bond, but the MCAT examining centers are determined that no underhanded business mars the propriety of the testing.
 
3.       There is a timer on your computer monitor. This timer gives you a countdown to time-out. Get used to test-taking this way. It'll make the actual MCAT day a little less stressful.
 
4.       You can't bring in earplugs with you. Each MCAT examining center does, however, provide "industrial ear covers" for each test taker. Practice wearing these while you go through MCAT samples, so you'll be used to the feel on the big day.
 
5.       Don't dress too warmly. If you think wearing several layers to the MCAT center is a good idea to ward against a chilly room, think again. If you have to take off your sweater, you can't just leave it at your seat. Each center provides a secure area for personal effects. You'll be expected to take your jacket or sweater out to the secure locker and the time will be lost from the section you were working on.
 
6.       If you finish one MCAT section early, you can move onto the next section. This only applies to the section immediately after the one you've done, however. You can't carry over extra time to use on sections where you think you may have more difficulty.
 
7.       As soon as the MCAT examination begins, you are considered to have taken the test. No matter what. So if, one minute into the test, you vomit on your table and have to leave, you are considered to have done that sitting of the MCAT.
 
Knowing all the minutiae of the MCAT testing day isn't going to ensure you ace your test. Only slow and steady MCAT prep will do that, and getting very strong in all MCAT subject areas. But having an idea of what to expect on the big day can ease your anxiety somewhat, and make it easier for you to do what you set out to...ace the MCAT. Good luck!

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This MCAT Scoring Info Could Help You Get Into Med School

Because pre-med students come from a number of different undergraduate programs and areas of the country, it is understandable why there was the development of a standardized way to compare individual students wishing to gain entrance into medical school. While GPA is one determinate, it is not the only consideration.  Moreover, GPAs are not offered on a countrywide standard, various classes will present differences and well as grading systems from separate schools will vary. In a search for a standardized way to test potential students the MCAT was developed. MCAT scoring allows medical schools to look at various students based on the same criteria.
The five and three-quarters of an hour test is divided into four sections. The first section is the physical sciences test, composed of seventy-seven multiple choice questions and allotted one hundred minutes to complete. While the second section focuses on verbal reasoning allowing eighty-five minutes to finish.  Following a lunch break the third section will be offered. Section three requires the student to write two thirty minute essays that will be given two grades one by a human and the other by a computer. The final section tests the biological sciences covering questions related to biology and organic chemistry, leaving the student to wait for their MCAT scoring.
Each section of this test is scored individually; however, physical sciences, verbal reasoning and biological sciences are given a 'raw' score that is then translated into the MCAT scores. The score is reported on a scale from 1 to 15, 15 being the highest. In addition, the writing exam's score is initially based on a scale from 1 to 6, which is then translated into a letter grading scale of J to T, T being the highest. Most medical schools are looking for a grade of at least 30 and a letter grade of at least a P.
Most medical schools not only look for individuals that exhibit exceptional GPAs; they are also going to base their decision on the MCAT. Medical Schools have their own formulas for student selection, some place more importance on MCAT scoring while others feel GPAs are of greater value.  Regardless of the school or their formulas, one must understand that the MCAT is a very challenging exam and must be taken seriously with extensive preparation.

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