The MCAT and the practice of medicine

[mirabelle]

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I was thinking of the daily life of a physician, all the things that he studies during his med school years have to be kept in memory so he can work with them and do the right thing. The doctor doesn't review all the time his courses of med school. That means that the MCAT is not a fair test, when the students are allowed to review all their courses of pre-med before the exam, in an intensive way, with time and books and even teachers. The MCAT would show or prove something if the students don't review their material, right after the years of pre-med. In that case, it will show that the student has the ability to work with the material that he or she learned years before. If it takes an effort for someone to prepare the MCAT, doesn't that mean that he doesn't have the predisposition to be a doctor?

 

[Alucard6]

Those who want to become doctors enjoy medicine. I enjoy studying and learning more about biology, but its everything else around it that terrifies people. The two digit number you get from sitting down and taking an exam for 4 hours can be a make or break for people to achieve the dream they desire. It is a mix of anxiety and nervousness that makes people scared throughout the process.

And I believe a majority of the exams are given out during the summer, which is even more difficult. Like myself, it is tough to have to wake up early and study all day at home when everybody else in my house is relaxing and having fun! I know in the end it will be worth it through, so I'll take the sacrifice since I know the ends justify the means.