Breakdown For The Mcat

[MVP Series]

Chemical and Physical Foundation

• 30% Chemistry
• 25% Physics
• 25% Biochemistry
• 15% Organic Chemistry
• 5% Biology
• 59 questions; 10 passages with each passage containing about 4-7 questions
• 1 hour and 35 minutes

 

Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (CARS)

• 50% Humanities
• 50% Social Sciences
• 53 questions; 9 passages
• 1 hour and 30 minutes

Biology and Biochemistry Foundation

• 65% Biology
• 25% Biochemistry
• 5% General Chemistry
• 5% Organic Chemistry
• 59 questions; 10 passages with each passage containing about 4-7 questions
• 1 hour and 35 minutes

Psychological and Social Foundation

The AAMC has stated that college level Psychology and Sociology are not necessary for this section on the MCAT.

• 65% Psychology
• 30% Sociology
• 5% Biology
• 59 questions; 10 passages with each passage containing 4-7 questions
• 1 hour and 35 minutes
  
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The AAMC has stated that college level Psychology and Sociology are not necessary for this section on the MCAT.?????????????????

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Per the AAMC:

 

This section is designed to

• test psychology, sociology, and biology concepts that provide a solid foundation for learning in medical school about the behavioral and sociocultural determinants of health;

• test concepts taught at many colleges and universities in first-semester psychology and sociology courses;

• test biology concepts that relate to mental processes and behavior that are taught at many colleges and universities in introductory biology;

• test basic research methods and statistics concepts described by many baccalaureate faculty as important to success in introductory science courses; and

• require you to demonstrate your scientific inquiry and reasoning, research methods, and statistics skills as applied to the social and behavioral sciences. 

This would imply that college level Psychology and Sociology ARE necessary for this section of the MCAT. Unless you mean something different by this?

[MVP Series]

Per the AAMC:

 

This section is designed to

• test psychology, sociology, and biology concepts that provide a solid foundation for learning in medical school about the behavioral and sociocultural determinants of health;

• test concepts taught at many colleges and universities in first-semester psychology and sociology courses;

• test biology concepts that relate to mental processes and behavior that are taught at many colleges and universities in introductory biology;

• test basic research methods and statistics concepts described by many baccalaureate faculty as important to success in introductory science courses; and

• require you to demonstrate your scientific inquiry and reasoning, research methods, and statistics skills as applied to the social and behavioral sciences. 

This would imply that college level Psychology and Sociology ARE necessary for this section of the MCAT. Unless you mean something different by this?

 

Hi. If you watch the video here:

 

https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/map/mcat2015knowledgemapconcepts2/369092/psbboverview.html

 

towards the 2 minute mark of the video the woman speaking in the video says that students preparing for the MCAT can prepare in a number of different ways.

 

Some medical schools do not require Sociology and Psychology to gain admission. We feel like these two new sections can be covered while preparing for the MCAT as a whole, but some students may want to take these classes in college as part of their MCAT preparation. We feel that if you take the required classes for admission to most medical school, you will have gained enough information to start preparing for the MCAT, but you are welcome to take more and for some students this maybe beneficial.