Can MCAT scores be used for PhD programs?

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No in the US. MPH sometimes. And you might be able to find an international program.
 
only if you throw in an MD degree as well and go for MD/PhD programs...even then some of them still want the GRE
 
I think most public health programs accept MCAT scores in place of the GRE.
 
It varies by school, at the university of arizona, mcat scores are acceptable in place of GRE.
 
And what do you need for MS?
 
newbie1kenobi said:
I think the MD/PhD programs would require both the MCAT and the GRE's.
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With very few exceptions, most MD/PhD programs (including all the big name programs) do NOT require the GREs. I advise most people applying only to MD/PhD to not take the GREs just because it would be a waste of time for them.
 
I'd check the admissions committees, but I am probably one of the few who did get into a biomed Ph.D. program with MCAT scores. But I did take the GRE too (in Engineering).
 
zach1201 said:
And what do you need for MS?
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GRE scores are used to test the fitness of applicants coming out of different ugrad programs (similar to the MCAT). If you are applying to a grad program internally (your grad institution is the same as ugrad,) then you probably won't need either. Otherwise, I've never heard of a grad program (PhD or MS) that did not require a GRE or MCAT. Now, some engineering and scientist programs will take MCAT. I believe the UT-SW BioEng program is one, and most HSCs have PhD BioChem, etc programs that will take MCAT.

I also know that for a small fee, Drexel's medical college will forward on your AMCAS application as-is (with MCAT score) to their MPH program, if you're rejected.
 
RxnMan said:
GRE scores are used to test the fitness of applicants coming out of different ugrad programs (similar to the MCAT). If you are applying to a grad program internally (your grad institution is the same as ugrad,) then you probably won't need either. Otherwise, I've never heard of a grad program (PhD or MS) that did not require a GRE or MCAT. Now, some engineering and scientist programs will take MCAT. I believe the UT-SW BioEng program is one, and most HSCs have PhD BioChem, etc programs that will take MCAT.

I also know that for a small fee, Drexel's medical college will forward on your AMCAS application as-is (with MCAT score) to their MPH program, if you're rejected.
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The University of Rochester waived their GRE requirement for me (Ph.D. program). I'm uncertain how common that is. I was an international applicant from the U.K. The medical school wanted the MCAT before I was interviewed 4 years later to the M.D. program, though.
 
Scottish Chap said:
The University of Rochester waived their GRE requirement for me (Ph.D. program). I'm uncertain how common that is. I was an international applicant from the U.K. The medical school wanted the MCAT before I was interviewed 4 years later to the M.D. program, though.
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I know nothing about your history - is your PhD program affliliated with, or a part of, the SOM (biochem, immuno, pharm, etc) or is it something else (sociology, literature, engineering, physics)? If it's one of the former, then that makes sense; the graduate school associated with the SOM by me also prefers MCATs to GREs. If it's one of the latter, then that's pretty unique.

Another thing occurs to me - if you've been in research for awhile already (been published) or you already have a master's degree, universities may waive the GRE requirement.
 
RxnMan said:
I know nothing about your history - is your PhD program affliliated with, or a part of, the SOM (biochem, immuno, pharm, etc) or is it something else (sociology, literature, engineering, physics)? If it's one of the former, then that makes sense; the graduate school associated with the SOM by me also prefers MCATs to GREs. If it's one of the latter, then that's pretty unique.

Another thing occurs to me - if you've been in research for awhile already (been published) or you already have a master's degree, universities may waive the GRE requirement.
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School of Medicine. They ask for the GRE, though I have known people (not me) to be accepted with the MCAT. I was straight from undergraduate - just 1 year's token research experience in the lab. That was in 1999.
 
zach1201 said:
Title says it all.
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Take the GRE, it is A HELL A LOT EASIER. Take it from a person who took both and the GMAT (business, which was a piece of cake, did not even study a day)
 
I applied to both MD and PhD programs with ONLY MCAT scores. First, I called the PhD programs and ensured they would accept my MCAT. Only a few of the schools declined, but that was not the norm. In the end, I got in all the PhD programs I applied to with MCAT scores, including some big ones like Mayo Clinic.

In the end, I went with an MD program but as I went through the PhD app route, I quickly found out that test scores ARE NOT the deciding factor or even weed out factor for admissions. Adcoms care more about your dedication to science and past research exp than test scores. At IU in their nationally ranked Biology program, they actually have an inverse relationship between GRE scores and productivity/success of students.
 
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