webshy Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 The following information is posted on Dalhousie's website (http://admissions.medicine.dal.ca/): I found the last paragraph particularly interesting. Elaine ***************** Important MCAT Information Registration is open for all dates, however many of the available dates are now filled. As per the MCAT website: How to Find an Available Seat If, while attempting to register for a test in August, you get a message that says "No Seat Available," here's what to do: Try another date in August or September until you have tried them all. We are offering the exam eight times over seven days in August and September. Try another test center. Try registering for a date in May, June, or July. The MCAT staff will be meeting with Admissions Deans and Officers from Canadian Medical Schools this week at the AFMC Annual meeting. At that time we hope to find out more information about the seat capacity problem and online registration issues. An update will be posted on our website with any new information as soon as it is available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aclementine Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 The MCAT staff will be meeting with Admissions Deans and Officers from Canadian Medical Schools this week at the AFMC Annual meeting. At that time we hope to find out more information about the seat capacity problem and online registration issues. what could happen as a result of this meeting?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 I'm curious too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 what could happen as a result of this meeting?? They are probably like "Since it's so hard for us, we are going to have to raise the testing fee to $350 USD....." And then everything else will stay the same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebird Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 They're clever little twits. They're not going to add more seats until they can milk the May and June seats for all they're worth. At the very least, they want us to sign up for seats that are impossibly far; when they add new ones, $50 in their pockets. I'm just going to wait it out. No way in Hell they don't add more seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastriss Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 Either they are money hungry scum bags or theyre stupid for not being intelligent enough to devise a plan for a smooth transition to computerized MCATs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebird Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 Either they are money hungry scum bags or theyre stupid for not being intelligent enough to devise a plan for a smooth transition to computerized MCATs It's the former. I e-mailed them, and they said they can add more seats, but have no plans to as of yet. They told me I should "secure a seat in the US". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc43 Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 They already added another testing location in halifax. I was registered to write on May 25th but I paid the $50 american to have it changed to August 16th (reluctantly of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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