Matriculation in 2016, will schools accept 2014 MCAT?

[ConcretePete]

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I understand most schools accept MCAT's of 2-3 years old at maximum, and as such taking the MCAT this year should be fine for applying in 2015 and (hopefully) matriculating in 2016. However, due to the MCAT change will a lot of schools be specifically requiring the new MCAT?

Thanks!

 

[sarcasm]

On the JHU website: http://web.jhu.edu/prepro/health/Applicants/mcat2015

"Which exam will I need to take?

In general, if you want to start medical school in 2015, you will take the current MCAT exam. If you want to start school in 2016 or 2017, you will probably take the new MCAT2015 exam. Please note that medical schools will likely accept the current MCAT scores for the 2016 and 2017 admission cycle. However, please review MSAR Online for information about individual medical school’s admission requirements. A great place to start in trying to figure out whether you should be taking the old or the MCAT2015® is on the MCAT site."

 

[listener23]

More opinions please

 

[Ismet]

Most will, some might not. The last I heard, it will be up to individual schools as to what they want to do about accepting the new vs old MCAT. Best bet is to check the websites of the schools you're interested in.

You SHOULD be fine at all schools if you are applying in the 2015-2016 year for matriculation in fall 2016, just because the new MCAT will be extremely new at that point. I believe the FOLLOWING year (2016-2017 app year) is when schools might start distinguishing whether they'll accept old MCAT or not.

 

[starlite911]

A lot of schools haven't posted what they'll be doing yet, but the ones that have (on their websites) are IU and LSU Shreveport which will NOT be accepting the 2014 MCAT for 2016 matriculation, which sucks because I just took the MCAT and am planning on taking a gap year before applying. I think it will vary a lot from school to school which will accept and which will not. 😕 I just wish I had been made more aware of this before deciding to take the exam this year.

 

[deleted388502]

A lot of schools haven't posted what they'll be doing yet, but the ones that have (on their websites) are IU, LSU Shreveport, and Mercer, which will NOT be accepting the 2014 MCAT for 2016 matriculation, which sucks because I just took the MCAT and am planning on taking a gap year before applying. I think it will vary a lot from school to school which will accept and which will not. 😕 I just wish I had been made more aware of this before deciding to take the exam this year.

Here's my take on it:

there's what, three schools that have released this information? and they're doing it right now, in 2014, to let people know. I completely agree that it sucks that they won't be accepting but from what I've read it's Canadian schools + these three schools.

It says on AAMCs website that if you're planning to matriculate in 2017 you can take the old or new mcat, they don't specify if everyone will accept, which they probably won't. But three schools are not the end of the world, especially if the vast majority end up pulling something like this AAMC is going to get some really angry nontraditional applicants like me who are taking two gap years postgrad for a service program, not able to apply.

So, bottom line - I think if schools want to not accept it, they would be putting that info out now. Aka there can't be more schools besides maybe 5-6 who will do this because these schools have told us in 2014 before we are scheduled to take. But that's just my take on it.

Might be worth emailing some schools to find out whether they will accept this MCAT.


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[starlite911]

Here's my take on it:

there's what, three schools that have released this information? and they're doing it right now, in 2014, to let people know. I completely agree that it sucks that they won't be accepting but from what I've read it's Canadian schools + these three schools.

It says on AAMCs website that if you're planning to matriculate in 2017 you can take the old or new mcat, they don't specify if everyone will accept, which they probably won't. But three schools are not the end of the world, especially if the vast majority end up pulling something like this AAMC is going to get some really angry nontraditional applicants like me who are taking two gap years postgrad for a service program, not able to apply.

So, bottom line - I think if schools want to not accept it, they would be putting that info out now. Aka there can't be more schools besides maybe 5-6 who will do this because these schools have told us in 2014 before we are scheduled to take. But that's just my take on it.

Might be worth emailing some schools to find out whether they will accept this MCAT.


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Yeah that's what I'm the process of doing now. Apparently Mercer will for 2016, but not 2017.

 

[deleted388502]

Matriculation in 2016?


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