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PREview available to all AMCAS programs beginning with the 2023-2024 cycle
Not surprisingly, AAMC has made PREview available to all AMCAS programs beginning in 2023-2024. Much of the logistics expansion from pilot to full implementation seems to have been completed. PREview results should be easily available to admissions offices, applicants, and (with consent) prehealth advisors this upcoming cycle. Information here is subject to changes from any official AAMC/AMCAS announcements that we expect this week.
The calendar for taking the PREview exam has expanded to coincide with the months the MCAT is available. Consequently, the first exam dates for the 2023 calendar year are scheduled for March 16 and 17, with registration opening around January 17. In this way, admissions committees may be able to have reported scores in an applicant's AMCAS application alongside other admissions data (transcript, MCAT scores) at the start of their review process (in the past PREview scores may not be available until October at the latest). If you are going to take PREview in the spring and need accommodations, you should review the website to begin the process. Applicants with accommodations may have their assessment scheduled at a testing center (we are seeking more information).
The exam is also available for other interested non-AMCAS programs, including AACOMAS/DO programs. There was 1 DO school participating in the last two years, and the score reporting process to AACOMAS and TMDSAS is being streamlined (IT stuff).
The fee schedule is $100 per calendar year/cycle (no increase from last year), but examinees cannot take the exam more than once within the testing year. It includes score releases to any participating schools without limit, noting that many spring test-takers may not know where they are applying. FAP recipients can take the exam for free if they have already received their approval letter.
There is no statement about how multiple scores will be evaluated (that is the domain of admissions committees), but if someone took the PREview exam in the 2020 pilot but did not apply until 2023, the 2020 result (and all other historical attempts) will appear (indefinitely) and be available for consideration.
Prospective applicants for the EY2024 cycle (2023-2024 cycle) should be engaged with their desired schools to determine if and how PREview results will be weighted in application selection. I expect admissions committees to make final decisions by March considering the earlier calendar dates for testing. I expect applicants with highly desirable profiles to take PREview during the March-May time window (4 administrations total) so that the result is on their application when their AMCAS applications are submitted in June. This means applicants must now coordinate taking the MCAT and PREview results in the spring to be considered "early". It is unclear if BS/MD programs will require PREview, but those who may be matriculating in 2024 should talk with their BS/MD program coordinator.
HPSA/SDN has published results of its 2022 SJT experience survey that complements information from the post-test surveys given to Casper or PREview examinees and initial insights into any correlation in test results. Prospective applicants to all health professions programs that may use the Acuity Insights/Altus suite, AAMC PREview, Kira Talent, or any MMI-like assessment should review our findings. We plan a follow-up survey in 2023, and additional materials are available for Becoming a Student Doctor enrollees.
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