<p>so as many of us know aamc plans on changing the mcat test for 2015 and will be removing the writing section in 2013. Currently i am studying for the mcat and although i plan on taking it in september, i am not sure if i will be at might desired score by that time and so i might have to postpone to Jan 2013. Are there any downsides to this. They say on the website the only change is the removal of the writing section but some people are saying they might be changing up the current science sections as well in 2013. Is this true? Does anyone know?</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/reserving/276580/differentexam.html[/url] ”>https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/reserving/276580/differentexam.html</a></p> ;
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What will be different about the MCAT exam in 2013 and 2014? </p>
<p>If you plan to take the MCAT exam in 2013 or 2014, please note that the Writing Sample section will no longer be part of the exam. In its place, a** voluntary**, unscored trial section will be added to the MCAT exam starting in January 2013. These unscored questions within the trial section will test content added to the MCAT in 2015, including psychology, sociology, and biochemistry. The trial section will consist of 32 questions and will be administered in a 45-minute time period after all three operational sections (Physical Sciences, Verbal Reasoning, and Biological Sciences) have been administered. Including the trial section, the 2013 and 2014 total testing time will not change.</p>
<p>Examinees who volunteer to participate in the trial section, and put forth a good faith effort, will be compensated. The trial section will be administered under standard conditions for all examinees who volunteer to participate and scores will not be reported for this section. Please note that admissions officers will continue to receive Writing Sample scores from exams taken in 2012 and prior.
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<p>D2 has already enrolled in prep class for her Jan 2013 MCAT. According to her instructors, there will be no changes to the current content.</p>
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so as many of us know aamc plans on changing the mcat test for 2015 and will be removing the writing section in 2013. Currently i am studying for the mcat and although i plan on taking it in september, i am not sure if i will be at might desired score by that time and so i might have to postpone to Jan 2013. Are there any downsides to this . They say on the website the only change is the removal of the writing section but some people are saying they might be changing up the current science sections as well in 2013. Is this true? Does anyone know?
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<p>If you have already reserved a seat, since they don’t allow you to reschedule across years, you will forfeit some $$(about half).</p>