How long would an MCAT from 2014 be valid for?

[PicardAndRoll]

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How long would an MCAT score from 2014 be valid considering the test is going to change in 2015?

One cycle? Longer?

 

[woltej1]

I believe it is 3 years as that is the standard. The validity of your test won't change just because the format changes the next yet.

 

[PicardAndRoll]

I believe it is 3 years as that is the standard. The validity of your test won't change just because the format changes the next yet.

YESSSSS.

 

[Catalystik]

Two or three years are the most common periods of validity that MCAT scores are considered. A handful consider them for 4-10 years.

 

[bearded frog]

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[PicardAndRoll]

Interestingly, some Canadian schools are requiring the 2015 MCAT immediately for the 2015-2016 cycle.

I plan to stay in the US.

 

[moop]

3 years to MATRICULATION, not ACCEPTANCE is the standard.

Also, you could've used Google

 

[487806]

Two or three years are the most common periods of validity that MCAT scores are considered. A handful consider them for 4-10 years.

Just as the wise @gyngyn always said "MCAT scores, like herpes, will never go away".

 

[gyngyn]

Just as the wise @gyngyn always said "MCAT scores, like herpes, will never go away".

Nice memory, Agent B. It will serve you well.

 

[bigDee]

3 years to MATRICULATION, not ACCEPTANCE is the standard.

Also, you could've used Google

Do you have a source for this? I'm using an old MSAR that says otherwise. I'm using the MSAR for med students starting in the 2011/2012 school year.

 

[Catalystik]

Just as the wise @gyngyn always said "MCAT scores, like herpes, will never go away".

Nice memory, Agent B. It will serve you well.

I think what they mean by this is that even if you retake the MCAT, the old score is still visible to schools, whether it expired or not. Correct me if the intent was different.

 

[487806]

I think what they mean by this is that even if you retake the MCAT, the old score is still visible to schools, whether it expired or not. Correct me if the intent was different.

Yeah exactly. I use it as a worthwhile life tip.

 

[gyngyn]

I think what they mean by this is that even if you retake the MCAT, the old score is still visible to schools, whether it expired or not. Correct me if the intent was different.

It's always there. It's always a factor, even when it's "expired."
It can only help you for 2 or 3 years, but it can always hurt you.
It will sit there like a cow pie, no matter what.

 

[moop]

Do you have a source for this? I'm using an old MSAR that says otherwise. I'm using the MSAR for med students starting in the 2011/2012 school year.

Various school bulletins. Get the most recent MSAR. Also, I can only speak for northeastern schools.

 

[bigDee]

Various school bulletins. Get the most recent MSAR. Also, I can only speak for northeastern schools.

School bulletins? You mean like a thread on SDN?

The MSAR I was looking at said the same thing for every school, including northeastern schools. I can't get a copy of the recent MSAR right now.

Edit: If you have the MSAR, go head and look at it real quick and tell me what it says.

 

[lumpyduster]

School bulletins? You mean like a thread on SDN?

The MSAR I was looking at said the same thing for every school, including northeastern schools. I can't get a copy of the recent MSAR right now.

Edit: If you have the MSAR, go head and look at it real quick and tell me what it says.

I have the MSAR and it seems like it varies by school. Most say for this application cycle the oldest MCAT they accept is from August 2011. Also, there's this weird part that says "latest MCAT accepted: January 2014" does that seriously mean if you took the MCAT after that you can't use it to apply this cycle?

 

[aspirantmed]

I have the MSAR and it seems like it varies by school. Most say for this application cycle the oldest MCAT they accept is from August 2011. Also, there's this weird part that says "latest MCAT accepted: January 2014" does that seriously mean if you took the MCAT after that you can't use it to apply this cycle?

Are you referring to last year's MSAR or the most recent one? If you're referencing last year's, then it makes sense that Jan. 2014 is the last accepted MCAT because it's at/after the application deadline for most schools.

 

[moop]

School bulletins? You mean like a thread on SDN?

The MSAR I was looking at said the same thing for every school, including northeastern schools. I can't get a copy of the recent MSAR right now.

Edit: If you have the MSAR, go head and look at it real quick and tell me what it says.

This is a bulletin,

http://hms.harvard.edu/departments/admissions/applying/application-process-and-timeline​

where you find things like "MCATs more than three years old must be retaken."

 

[bigDee]

This is a bulletin,

http://hms.harvard.edu/departments/admissions/applying/application-process-and-timeline​

where you find things like "MCATs more than three years old must be retaken."

But nowhere on that site does it say its 3 years from matriculation.

So I'm becoming more and more confident that the MCAT expiration date is 2-3 years from applying, not from matriculation.

 

[lumpyduster]

Are you referring to last year's MSAR or the most recent one? If you're referencing last year's, then it makes sense that Jan. 2014 is the last accepted MCAT because it's at/after the application deadline for most schools.

Pretty sure it's this year's because it lists the earliest and latest dates you can submit your application in 2014.