About the MCAT

The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is the entrance exam required by the great majority of medical schools in the United States and Canada. Designed by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the exam is administered twice a year, in April and in August. It is a full day exam composed of four sections, Verbal Reasoning, Physical Sciences, Writing Sample, and Biological Sciences.

The Physical Sciences section contains questions on physics and general chemistry. The Biological Sciences section contains questions on biology and organic chemistry.

All sections except the Writing Sample are in multiple choice format and are marked on a scale from 1 to 15. Raw scores on the Writing Sample are converted to a letter grade ranging from a low of J to a high of T.

Information and registration packages can be obtained from the counselling offices on most university campuses, or by writing directly to:

MCAT Schedule

Scoring System