Are there any med schools in the US that dont require MCAT?

[Guest michelle sm03]

Hi everyone:)

 

Does anyone know of medschools in the US that dont require MCATs?!

 

I am a final year master of biomedical engineering student. I have masters avr. of 3.95 and have tonnes of clinical experience. Some of my software that i developed is used in other universities. I have a couple publications and a couple abstracts.

 

I work as a teacher part time and am involved in start up co. venture that will hopefully minimize drastically the paper marketing medium (dont worry i wont give my sales pitch here hehe) .

 

My problem is i havent done the MCAT. And will be covering prereq. this term

 

 

Now, am i toooo broad or do u think i am in my right mind applying to med school!:b

 

Thanks in advance guys/girls !!

[Guest moo]

what's your undergrad GPA? Grad schools GPA aren't weighted as heavily as undergrad GPAs. You will definitely need to take the MCAT. I know of no US school that does not require the MCAT, although several years ago, Penn and Hopkins did not require it, I think they do now.

[Guest michelle sm03]

My undergrad gpa was 3.6....i did a double major...

[Guest moo]

That's a pretty good GPA (about average for all schools). Just take the MCAT and see where that takes you. I'd apply especially to schools like Finch, NYMC, Temple, George Washington, Med College of Wisconsin, Ohio State, among others. Good luck!

[Guest avisee]

At the very least, if you can afford $200, you could always write the MCAT this August on a whim, with little/no preparation (ie, maybe read up on the style of questions, or write 1-2 practice exams, just to get an idea of how they test your problem solving & reasoning ability just as much as your discrete knowledge). If you don't have the time to study right now, but wanted to apply for next year, you could still write this summer and possibly have a chance at some schools, at least more options that not writing at all. Of course, if you have the time to wait, you'd be better off writing at a point when you've covered the coursework or have the time to study.

 

But if you're worried about just meeting the prereq, it's not so big of a concern. If you have the time to study for a few hours a week, it might be worth your while to write the MCAT this August - even just to see how much work you would need to make on a more serious attempt. At the very least, it will familiarize you with the test for a more serious rewrite; but you may surprise yourself and score well enough to have a shot at schools that require you to have at least written the test.

[Guest studentz]

As Moo said there probably isn't a single school in the States that doesn't require the MCAT. You might as well write it in August, but your scores (if you're lucky) will come out immediately before a lot of schools' Oct. AMCAS deadlines so have your AMCAS ready to go by then. It's really late and will put you at a disadvantage, but the worst that can happen is you'll lose a bit of dough and time spent on the app if you aren't satisfied with your score.