<p>If we took both exams, could we selectively choose which test to send to a particular school, or does ETS send all tests taken no matter what?</p>
<p>... well, you'd send the MCAT to medical schools. And the GRE to graduate schools. And ETS certainly doesn't administer the MCAT.</p>
<p>I have to take the GRE to get into PA school.</p>
<p>That's because a PA program is a graduate program.</p>
<p>Right, I was just giving an example of what the GRE is actually for. Sorry, I didn't really make that clear.</p>
<p>If you're planning on going to medical school, should you take the GRE as well just in case you plan on applying to a graduate school?</p>
<p>I know this might sound dumb, but I'm not even a college freshman at this point.</p>
<p>As far as I understand, yes you can take the GRE if your heart desires to. Maybe as a back-up, if you decide to do graduate school instead of medical school. But the GRE cannot replace the MCAT. You have to take the MCAT to be considered for medical school. And I'm assuming that medical schools don't care if you even took the GRE, let alone your score. Like BDM said, MCAT= Medical school, GRE= graduate school. Correct me if I'm wrong, please!</p>
<p>No. Just take one. If you need the other one, take it when you need it.</p>
<p>There are some graduate programs that accept MCAT scores in lieu of GRE scores. Of course, I guess this would only really apply if you took the MCAT for medical school but were not accepted anywhere and chose to apply to said grad program afterward.</p>
<p>Otherwise, I don't think anyone in their right mind would take the MCAT specifically for graduate programs instead of for medical school.</p>
<p>My point is, if I don't get into any medical schools, I want to have a back up. So I'm thinking, maybe take the GRE and the MCAT. That way I can apply to a few select graduate schools that I have a good chance at getting into "safeties" if you will. Because medical school is getting so damn competitive.</p>
<p>And it's ridiculous that I'm worry about medical school when I haven't even heard from all my undergraduate colleges I applied to. Geezus.</p>
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Yes. Yes, it is.</p>
<p>Ridiculous with a capital T.</p>
<p>I start worrying about step #10 when I haven't started step #1 yet sometimes. It's bad when your thoughts get ahead of you like that.</p>