The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is not "just" a science test, it is a thinking assessment that medical schools use to choose students they feel will complete the exact program. Each part of the MCAT assesses analytical reasoning, abstract thinking, and problem-solving skills. The Purpose of the test is to give confidence undergrads interested in medicine to pursue wide studies in the humanities, social and natural sciences. The MCAT is a precondition for nearly all U.S. medical schools.

Additionally, prospective physicians must have an understanding of physics, general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biology.

The MCAT engages four and three-quarter hours of multiple choice questions in physical science, verbal reasoning, and biological science, scored on a one to 15 scale; and a one-hour writing sample, scored on a scale of J (lowest) to T (highest). Count on almost six hours with administrative chores.

Physical Sciences
• Seventy-seven multiple choice questions
• One hundred minute section
• This section of the test examines math skills, physics, and general chemistry

Verbal Reasoning
• Sixty multiple-choice questions
• Eighty-five minute section
• Similar to reading comprehension sections on other standardized tests

Writing
• Two essay questions
• Sixty-minute section
• This section examines your ability to formulate and communicate an argument and convey complex ideas
Biological Sciences
• Seventy-seven multiple-choice questions
• One hundred minute section
• This section of the MCAT examines basic biology and organic chemistry

Successful test-takers must demonstrate superior reading and writing skills, a complete understanding of basic science notions, and the capability of applying those notions in experimental or theoretical contexts.

The MCAT, a paper-and-pencil test only, is proposeed twice a year on the third or fourth Saturdays of April and August. It costs $200 to register for the MCAT. For no extra fee, your scores will be reported to you, and, if you approve it, released to schools that partake in the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS), and up to six institutions that do not contribute to AMCAS.