MCAT Test

Reputable Caribbean medical school admissions committees, such as AUC’s, look very closely at an applicant’s MCAT scores when evaluating that person’s readiness for medical school. That’s not necessarily because we think that your MCAT score defines you—it doesn’t. Rather, it’s because studies show that a student’s MCAT performance can be directly correlated to that individual’s future medical school performance. 

AUC takes a holistic approach when we’re considering you for our program—the MCAT is just one piece of your overall profile, along with your undergraduate performance and adherence to personal attributes that AUC looks for in a candidate, like volunteerism and social maturity.

Many schools, AUC included, offer merit-based scholarships that take your MCAT score into account along with your other qualifications.

Take a look at the MCAT Section Breakdown for a detailed breakdown of what you can expect on the MCAT, including descriptions of each section.

All told, you will encounter four sections on test day: 

• Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems
• Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems
• Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior
• Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills

The first three sections will test your overall knowledge of foundational concepts, not just facts.  At the same time, they will challenge you to integrate and analyze information from multiple disciplines and to apply that information to new situations. For these sections, you’ll need to be demonstrating knowledge of scientific concepts and principles; scientific reasoning and problem-solving; reasoning about the design and execution of research; and data-based and statistical reasoning.

Reaching for your energy drink yet? The fourth section will ask you to read and think about passages from a wide range of disciplines in the social sciences and humanities and answer questions that test your ability to comprehend, analyze, and reason about anything from Horatio to Hollywood.

Wondering how the exam will be scored? The AAMC has released information detailing the scoring scale and what your MCAT score report will look like.

See the schedule below of MCAT Test Dates in 2020 and when you need to take the MCAT to enroll at AUC.