2015 mcat question for class of 2016 applicants?

[ewq5555]

<p>Hello!</p>

<p>I plan on entering medical school in the fall of 2016, meaning I would graduate class of 2016 from my undergraduate university. Will I have to take the new 2015 mcat when applying to medical school? Or can I get away with taking the 2014 mcat and use that version when applying to medical school?</p>

<p>Thanks for your help!</p>

[WayOutWestMom]

<p>From AMCAS:</p>

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Examinees will need to be informed that, as of a certain date, medical schools will only accept the new exam with their application. How is that being addressed?</p>

<p>The AAMC and medical school admissions officers are currently considering this question. They are weighing the pros and cons of asking all applicants for the 2016 entering class to take the new exam. They’re also talking about the window within which they would accept scores from the current exam if they decide to accept scores both from the current and new tests for 2016 admission. AAMC and the admissions officers expect to decide on this question in June and will communicate it to stakeholders via e-mail to our 4,000-member listserv (including pre-health advisors and other baccalaureate faculty), postings on the MCAT2015 Web site, and through social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook.

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<p>IOW, that is still an unknown. </p>

<p>AMCAS has also helpfully posted that if you take the old MCAT and new MCAT, BOTH scores will be reported to any medical school you apply to. (So you can’t hide from a bad older score.)</p>

[ewq5555]

<p>Alright. Nice thanks!</p>

[idonotknow]

<p>As of now when class of 2016 is about to begin their freshman year, is there an official answer from med schools yet?</p>

[cortana431]

<p><a href=“https://www.aamc.org/students/download/262752/data/mcat2015timeline.pdf[/url]”>https://www.aamc.org/students/download/262752/data/mcat2015timeline.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;