Do we have to take the MCAT to enter Medical School?

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http://chemistry.about.com/od/medicalschools/Get_Accepted_to_Medical_School.htm

Go down a bit and read the MCAT Paragraph.

Here is the quote:

Nearly all U.S. medical schools require applicants to submit MCAT scores

I would like to know which of these schools dont require you to submit your MCAT.

 

[FlowLimited]

Some Caribbean schools don't require the MCAT, but just about all other allopathic and osteopathic schools do. Think of the test as a rite of passage.

 

[kalia]

Canadian schools like McMaster and Ottawa don't need the MCAT, but their GPA requirements are also quite high (ie 3.86+)

 

[htownpremie]

if you don't want to take the mcat now, how are you going to feel about all the step exams?

 

[littlealex]

Would you really want to goto a school that doesn't require the MCAT?
Man up son.

 

[Just Joshin]

Actually, Dartmouth's website used to strongly recommend the MCAT, but didn't require it. I don't know if it still does.

 

[Quix]

Some schools have BS/MD programs (six-year programs) that don't require the MCAT.

 

[Sarg's kid]

Joe's Upstairs Medical School of Hoboken, NJ doesn't require the MCAT, but that will be it for US medical schools.

Unless you do the aforementioned BS/MD degree.

 

[JaggerPlate]

Wow ... how are people not mentioning Stewart University School of Medicine??? Number 1 in medical education?? Ring any bells?? According to them, the MCAT is not required for licensing ... ergo, not important for admission (genius).

 

[WFM18940]

Some schools have BS/MD programs (six-year programs) that don't require the MCAT.

I believe you still have to take the MCAT even if you're in these programs. I knew someone in the program at BU and he had to take the MCAT. I don't know if you're at risk of getting kicked out of the program if you don't do well, but it's still a required exam.

I can't speak for the other programs, but I wouldn't be surprised if they have similar policies.

 

[cubssox2000]

I believe you still have to take the MCAT even if you're in these programs. I knew someone in the program at BU and he had to take the MCAT. I don't know if you're at risk of getting kicked out of the program if you don't do well, but it's still a required exam.

I can't speak for the other programs, but I wouldn't be surprised if they have similar policies.

I applied to a few of these, and they do require the MCAT. However, most schools had a low (27-29, nothing below an 8) range that was acceptable and if you did not get to that mark, you would just take the test again until you did. The schools said that most people are booted from the program not because of MCAT but because their GPA fell below the minimum for too long.

 

[MedStudentWanna]

From Dartmouth's website:

All candidates are expected to present scores from the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). Students who choose not to submit MCAT scores will be at a disadvantage.

Doesn't sound like a requirement. But I'd bet you won't get in without an MCAT score regardless of what they say.

 

[URHere]

I believe you still have to take the MCAT even if you're in these programs. I knew someone in the program at BU and he had to take the MCAT. I don't know if you're at risk of getting kicked out of the program if you don't do well, but it's still a required exam.

I can't speak for the other programs, but I wouldn't be surprised if they have similar policies.

Not all BS/MD programs require the MCAT. One of the major draws of that program at my undergraduate college was that if the combined degree students chose to stay in the program (enter the affiliated medical school), they would not have to take the MCAT. However, if they decided that they wanted to go elsewhere despite their guaranteed spot, they had to take the MCAT and apply to other schools as a normal applicant.

 

[student1799]

Brown doesn't require the MCAT, according to the MSAR. But 63% of accepted applicants took it, so you'd probably be hurting your chances if you didn't. And your GPA had better be good: their accepted students averaged 3.8 (MCAT or no MCAT).