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MCAT Psychology and Sociology Review: New for MCAT 2015 by Princeton Review

MCAT Psychology and Sociology Review: New for MCAT 2015 Princeton Review ebook
ISBN: 9780804124737
Page: 352
Format: pdf
Publisher: Random House Children's Books

Mar 21, 2012 - The Medical College Admission Test, more commonly known as the MCAT, and the Graduate Management Admission Test, or the GMAT, will undergo changes in the future, with the GMAT changes going into effect this year. The new exam will be administered beginning in 2015. May 17, 2011 - The Association of American Medical Colleges, the official organization that administers the MCAT, released its preliminary recommendations based on a three-year review of the current MCAT exam by a 22-member committee. They recommend, among other things, lengthening the four-and-a-half hour exam by 90 minutes and adding questions on disciplines like sociology and psychology. The writing section This is part of an effort to engage in a holistic review of applicants so that it is not just about GPA and the MCAT score, but also about the activities, experiences and perspectives the applicant brings, he said. The new exam would also test analytical and reasoning skills in areas like ethics, philosophy and cross-cultural studies, which could to solicit opinions through its Web site until February. This will be just the fifth time the MCAT has been reviewed and altered since it was first administered in 1928, he said. He added the new behavioral and social sciences section would feature introductory psychology and sociology questions. Notable among the proposed changes to the MCAT content and format are adding sociology and psychology sections, testing behavioral and social sciences principles, as well as critical analysis and reasoning skills. May 5, 2011 - The MCAT is undergoing its first revision in 25 years. Dec 8, 2011 - The Association of American Medical Colleges recently proposed changes to the MCAT –– the entrance exam for all medical schools –– including a new sociology and psychology section. Feb 29, 2012 - By 2015, the MCAT will have a new section entitled “Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior,” a “Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills” section and two natural science sections, according to an AAMC press release. Apr 19, 2012 - In addition to the hard-science and math questions that have for decades defined this rite of passage into the medical profession, nearly half of the new MCAT will focus on squishier topics in two new sections: one covering social and .