Receiving an Accommodation for MCAT due to Anxiety or ADHD

Pre-Med & Medical School
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I have ADHD/Anxiety, and have received accommodations in school (HS and college). This usually involves being in a separate testing room and possibly additional time. Has anyone been successful in receiving an accommodation for the MCAT? Just thinking about being in the same room as other test takers who are making noise, moving around, etc. is causing me to be anxious about the exam.

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You can request accommodation from the AAMC, but from what I’ve heard the it’s an order of magnitude more difficult to get testing accommodations for the MCAT than it is for the SAT/ACT.

Here’s link to the AAMC webpages explaining how to apply and what types of documentation are required:
[MCAT Exam with Accommodations](MCAT® Exam with Accommodations | Students & Residents)

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    How do you think this delicate nature would be accommodated for in the actual reality of med school and medical practise? There will be pressure situations day in, day out where you don't have a quiet room to think through your answers. Are you not planning on actual medical practice?
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@greekguy try to find out about the testing room situation at the site you would want to take the MCAT. You can wear ear plugs to reduce extraneous noise, and I think most have the computers in something similar to a study carrel, so you are somewhat isolated from other test takers. Knowing the layout might help reduce your anxiety.

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Somewhere a radiologist is sipping his coffee and laughing at this

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For what I know there are many doctors with mental problems and they have survived medical school and became successful doctors. Your comment is out of place. @Sybylla

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There are doctors with all kinds of disabilities, but most hide them if they can. There isn’t a less forgiving population in this country of disability in the workplace than physicians.

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ER physicians don’t get extended time.

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Sure. But there are lots of kinds of doctors besides ER doctors.

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Doing well on the MCAT makes OP eligible to apply to med school. It’s not a guarantee of admission or graduation. He’d still have several years of courses and practicals to pass.

OP, follow the link in post #1. Apply and see what happens. Good luck.

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Sometimes humor doesn’t translate well on the internet :frowning: