<p>So I was wondering if its possible to take the MCAT during high school (Spring senior year), just for the experience. Would the score carry into medical school applications, or do they erase in terms of that after a few years? It would probably be nice to try it out once as the real thing, before it counts, kind of like the Duke TIP thing for the SAT.
But I wouldn't want a bad score on my record when I'm applying to med school (assuming that's what I do 2 years from now).</p>
<p>Just do like everyone else and take a practice test under test conditions. Don’t take the real thing. It will follow you.</p>
<p>If you want to take the MCAT for any reason other than applying to med schools, you will have to petition (in writing) for special permission. And yes, ALL of your test scores appear in your testing history that is sent to med schools. The complete rules can be found here:</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.aamc.org/students/download/63060/data/mcatessentials.pdf[/url]”>https://www.aamc.org/students/download/63060/data/mcatessentials.pdf</a></p>
<p>If you really want the “experience” (although I don’t really know what you hope to learn since you haven’t taken any of the required science classes), you can take an official practice test here (for $35):</p>
<p>[Welcome</a> to Practice Test Site](<a href=“http://www.e-mcat.com/]Welcome”>http://www.e-mcat.com/)</p>
<p>Don’t do this. AAMC will report all of your past scores. The best time to take MCAT is when you have completed all (or at least almost all) of the prereqs, and have prepared for it. The general wisdom here is to take this test once only, and a second time only when absolutely needed.</p>
<p>There is also no “superscoring” like what we have on SAT. Some even said the medical schools may look at your lowest subscore.</p>
<p>Ah gotcha, I’ll definitely not sign up then.
Yeah I’ve seen a bunch about how they score it and all, but I thought if there’s no harm in trying I might as well. Thanks for the replies!</p>
<p>As the other posters have suggested, it’s probably not a good idea to sign up for the real MCAT. Also, medical schools won’t take MCAT scores five years from the expected year of entry I believe.</p>
<p>Now, contrary to some of the previous posters, I’d suggest trying it out to see how it is if you want. Your scores will probably not be very high, but that’s expected since you probably haven’t covered some of the material on it. AAMC offers the MCAT Practice Test 3 for free so you could try that. The Princeton Review and Kaplan also offer free practice MCATs I believe. These are tests made by the respective test prep companies so they might not be exactly the same as the real thing, but they’ll give you a general idea. Princeton and Kaplan might also offer free practice MCAT events around your area. The reason I suggest trying it out is you can see what it’ll be like when you take it for real in a couple of years and start your studying plan. What I mean by this is that you can see what might be emphasized and do your best to learn those concepts when you actually start learning it in your college classes. I think it’s better to continually review important concepts from class, rather than going back and relearning it for the MCAT.</p>
<p>Be it real or practice, it’s a waste of money and a waste of your time. There are many other obstacles that you should focus on before worrying about the MCAT.</p>
<p>I think this thread should get an award for thoroughly addressing the OP’s question in <10 replies. Way to go CC</p>