Students taking MCAT in April will have a broader, longer exam <\/p>\n
BY GRACE PATERAS | FEBRUARY 17, 2015 5:00 AM <\/p>\n
The new MCAT will have local medical-school hopefuls taking a test for nearly eight hours beginning in April. <\/p>\n
The Medical College Admissions Test is a national exam that the Association of American Medical Colleges issues for students wanting to go into med school. <\/p>\n
Some students, such as University of Iowa junior Collin Thatcher, said classes in undergraduate school will help on the MCAT. <\/p>\n
[MCAT is] a comprehensive overview of my entire college career, he said. My classes all will help. <\/p>\n
The test has undergone its first content modification since 1991, and the medical-school association is confident the changes will improve tomorrows physicians. <\/p>\n
The new test, which will first be issued on April 17, will no longer feature the writing portion. <\/p>\n
Instead, biochemistry, psychology, and sociology sections will be included on the test. <\/p>\n
The test will take seven and a half hours, which includes an hour and a half of breaks between tests and an additional lunch break. The new exam is around two and a half hours longer than the old test. <\/p>\n
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