Old MCAT or New MCAT test?

Modadunn
Mon, 13 Jan 2014 22:29:08 +0000

I am trying to stay out of the way of my kid’s MCAT studying, but this whole old vs new test is suddenly really confusing to me. Honestly speaking, I have not involved myself in this process mostly because any advice is definitely better than what I would offer. This said… I’d like to feel a tad more confident.

So… he’s taking the MCAT in like 10 days. It’s the old test. On practice tests (he’s paying like $35 for them, but I have no idea who they’re officially thru, but were recommended) he’s been scoring between 38 and 40 fairly consistently.

The plan is to apply fall 2014, for entry 2015. (Shooting for applications to be in for early decision without applying early decision). So… as is often the case when I check into CC, lots of information to decipher, but I checked that .pdf and it doesn’t really all schools will accept either.

So if you’re applying fall of 2014 for admission in 2015, is there a list of which schools won’t accept the old test or would you have to look up every school? But since his plan to take the test won’t change, perhaps the schools to which he can apply will?

S had originally planned on taking the MCAT in August, but was doing research this summer that didn’t really give him time to study as he wanted, so he changed the date to better prepare - knowing that in all likelihood, he’s only got one shot to do well.

But I will be heartbroken for him if his options will be to either not apply to certain schools or risk the ding in taking the new test.