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Podcast: Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
Episode: ALL ABOUT THE MCAT
Description: We all value physicians, which means we all, by extension, value medical school. Like it or not, that must mean we all value that really challenging admissions exam all future doctors in the U.S. must excel on. Amy and Mike invited educational consultant Shirag Shemmassian, Ph.D. to tell us all about the MCAT. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What is tested on the MCAT? How is the MCAT scored, and what is a good score? What kinds of schools or programs use the MCAT for admissions? When should students p...