MCAT scores are good for a period of two years. For instance, April 2005 is the oldest MCAT accepted for entry with the 2008 first year class.

All parts are important for the Admissions Committee. They look particularly carefully at the Verbal Reasoning score because that is something that is not taught in medical school and medical school involves tons of reading and fast comprehension. Unless it is notably high or low, the Admissions Committee looks at your score on the Writing Sample mostly as a tertiary or quaternary factor in the admissions decision.

All applicants to the RMED Program need to have competitive GPA and MCAT scores. Talk to your premedical advisor at your university.

This will depend in part on the school. For many schools, your scores will be valid for five years. However for some, they will be valid for only three years. The medical schools count backward from the time you would matriculate into medical school to determine how old your scores are. So to determine if your scores are valid, determine when you would start medical school, and count back 3 or 5 years.

We will not consider the January 2007 MCAT as a basis for determining whether to invite candidates for an interview. We might, however, consider the score if an applicant on our waitlist after interviewing sends an official score report.

NJMS accepts MCAT scores from any year. All 2007 MCAT dates are acceptable for applicants who wish to enter in 2008.

most schools, a composite score of 30 or higher combined with a GPA of 3.5 or higher is very competitive. Also, "balanced" scores (e.g. 10, 10, 10) are more desirable than "lopsided" scores (e.g. 5, 13, 12).

Yes. Our program will accept MCAT scores instead of GRE scores. Our Admissions Committee is looking for candidates with MCAT scores that would make them competitive with traditional medical school applicants, thus your scores should meet the minimum standard for UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health applicants.

If you are hoping to matriculate in a professional school the year after you graduate, you should take these exams in the spring of your Junior year. If you plan to do a gap year after you graduate, you should take the MCAT or GRE in the spring two years before you hope to matriculate. For example, if you plan to matriculate in Fall 2010, you will be applying in Fall 2009, which means you should take the MCAT or GRE no later than the Spring of 2009.

most U.S. schools, the MCAT is given as much weight as the GPA. Moreover, if there is a discrepancy between an individual's MCAT scores and his GPA, the tendency is to give the MCAT scores more weight. In Canada, most schools do not weight the MCAT very highly (e.g. 10% weighting at some schools). Some schools do not give it a weight at all and only use it to screen out applicants at the initial stages by using cut-offs (e.g.

Scores are not displayed on certificates (passing is passing), but scores can look impressive on resumes.

The answer to this question changes slightly from program to program and is influenced by other factors. Typically, a science GPA of 3.5 or higher combined with a 30 on the MCAT (at least 10 on each section) will make a student competitive. For example, the Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine (http://www.ohsu.edu/som/) 2005-2006 entering class had an average total GPA of 3.63, an average science GPA of 3.57, and average MCAT score of 31.

No, your scores are automatically released to AMCAS. You will, however, need to have your scores sent to non-AMCAS schools through the online MCAT Testing History (MCAT THx) Reporting System. In addition, any results from MCATs taken prior to April 2003 must be released through MCAT THx.

The Committee on Admissions has established threshold levels for both the undergraduate GPA and the total numerical score on the MCAT exam. The minimal acceptable levels are an undergraduate GPA of 3.0, with a C or better in all prerequisite course work, plus a total numerical score of 22 on the MCAT examination. Applicants who do not meet the undergraduate GPA threshold of 3.0 may be considered if they have a GPA of 3.

The only applicants for whom later MCAT scores may be considered are those who were designated as Alternates for possible admission to the class entering 2008, if and when the Committee reviews those applicants.

Probably. The new AMCAS application will show your Testing History and include the date of every MCAT you have taken since 1991. It will also show your scores if you released them.