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Will everyone applying to med school in or after 2015 need to take the new MCAT or will an MCAT taken in 2014 count for a couple of years still?
People who take the current mcat (up to 2013) will need to take the new version if they decide to reapply in2015 just like everybody else.
It's kind of unfair for those who will have to study an entirely separate curriculum for the new version if they decide to retake it but at least the score doesn't expire for 3 years!
Examinees will need to be informed that, as of a certain date, medical schools will only accept the new exam with their application. How is that being addressed?
The AAMC and medical school admissions officers are currently considering this question. They are weighing the pros and cons of asking all applicants for the 2016 entering class to take the new exam. Theyre also talking about the window within which they would accept scores from the current exam if they decide to accept scores both from the current and new tests for 2016 admission. AAMC and the admissions officers expect to decide on this question in June and will communicate it to stakeholders via e-mail to our 4,000-member listserv (including pre-health advisors and other baccalaureate faculty), postings on the MCAT2015 Web site, and through social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook.
Source: https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/mcat2015/faqs/