Your initial goals need to include completion of required and elective courses with superior grades. It measures skills and knowledge bases considered important for successful completion of medical school curricula. Scaled scores are reported for Verbal Reasoning, Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences and Writing Samples. It is recommended that students obtain a MCAT practice manual early in their academic tenure - during the first year is best.
Preparatory courses offered by private sources for a fee are also available.
Proper form and thoughtful writing skills are very important for the application process. To generate a MCAT writing score, applicants will be asked to consider two controversial statements. The test writer must then address the thesis of each statement, address the statement's antithesis, and finally summarize. That statement must be well written and include information relating why you want to become a physician and why you are unique and special compared to other applicants. MATH 221, Applied Calculus 4 cr.