<p>i'm currently a junior...if i took AP chem, AP physics, and AP Bio am i prepared to take the MCAT (medical admissions test). do you think i should even if i'm still in high school? will that impress the Adcom? I'm thinking of applying to JHU.</p>
<p>not necessarily. The MCAT is much harder than you realize. If you plan to pursue your interests in the medical field, it would be best off doing research or volunteering at a hospital rather than taking the MCAT right now. However it never hurts to start studying early.</p>
<p>i was wondering if you should take the MCAT before u apply for colleges (while in high school) or afterwards (while in high school) if u were going to go into medicine?</p>
<p>Most people don't take the MCAT until their junior year of college. There are two reasons not to take it in high school:</p>
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<li>You will get a terrible score</li>
<li>It will look like you view college as little more than a requirement for medical school rather than an opportunity to learn.</li>
</ol>
<p>since organic chemistry is not usually offered at the high school level and is not a part of the ap curriculum, you will not be prepared to take the organic chemistry section of the mcats without considerable extra preparation.</p>
<p>i took organic chemistry last year in regents chemistry (new york thing) and im taking AP chem this year and my teacher said we will be doing organic chemistry later in the year (idk how much we will be doing or how much is on the MCAT either)</p>
<p>mcat results / scores are generally valid for 3 years after the date that they are taken, depending on the medical school in question, so you'll have to take them at least twice.</p>
<p>the point is really if you want to put yourself through the pain of taking the mcats and the associated preparation you'll need (even with regents, you'll want extra prep books, things like that) to get a score worth showing off on an application.</p>
<p>after all, there's a reason why you never hear about anyone matriculating to med school directly from high school in this country... (unless you're considering a british school)</p>
<p>have a look at practice mcats and the syllabi to see if you really want to go through with this.</p>
<p>Here are some samples:</p>
<p>Physical Science Section:
<a href="http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/pssampleitems.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/pssampleitems.pdf</a> </p>
<p>Verbal Section:
<a href="http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/vrsampleitems.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/vrsampleitems.pdf</a></p>
<p>Biological Science Section:
<a href="http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/bssampleitems.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/bssampleitems.pdf</a></p>
<p>If you think you have pretty good idea what they are asking, then I guess it's worth to try MCAT in advance. But just an advice for you... the AP courses you took in college are just INTRODUCTORY courses at college. And I doubt the MCAT is basing their questions on the introductory level science courses.</p>
<p>But really, except for Verbal Section, I have no idea what the hell they are talking about in the Physical Science and Biological Science Section. Too many long words and equations. Not suitable for me :P</p>
<p>Good thing I'll be a GMAT taker :P</p>
<p>oo i see what u are saying</p>
<p>thanks for the advice, i'll wait till a year or 2 before i go 2 med school then!!</p>