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Everything you need to know about the Med School Admission Test. What is the format of the test? What are the sections? What does the MCAT exam really test?
To be considered for the interview stage of medical school applications, you need to score above the 80th percentile. Additionally, your score needs to be high in each of the MCAT’s sections.
MCAT multiple choice questions are unlike any other multiple choice questions you’ve faced before: the choices are diabolical. Every option is a trap.
Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (CARS) is the most difficult of the MCAT sections. You can’t study for it in the usual way, with any of the usual techniques you’ve used in the past. There are no defined topics to read and memorize.
Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills is arguably the most important section of the MCAT. It’s also the most difficult and the most frustrating. Be a more competitive candidate by preparing more, not less.
The bad news is that the MCAT is a behemoth of a test. The good news is that you don’t have to be alone in preparing for it. At Prep101, there are instructors who know the material, who understand the test, and who can help you to succeed.
The MCAT is one of the most important tests that many students ever take. The good news is that it’s widely thought about and widely discussed. The bad news is that there is a lot of wrong information circulating.
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When you’re working on your medical school application, you should always think like an evaluator: what are the committees really looking for? What do they want in a letter of recommendation?
