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The Path to Medical School o Free Practice Test (GRE, MCAT, LSAT,PCAT): February 22 nd at Loyola o Shortage of doctors
 The number of applicants will not meet the needs of the nation
 There will be a shortage of especially general practitioners and primary care physicians o Pre-med Prerequisites
 2/3 of med schools require English (or writing-intensive course)
 1/5 of medical schools require Calculus
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1 year + labs o Biology o General chemistry o Organic chemistry o Physics
 Helpful but not Required:
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Biochemistry
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Molecule and Cell Bio
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Genetics
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Physiology
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Comparative anatomy
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Psychology
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Statistics
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Humanities and social sciences o Can sign up for the MCAT 2 months before the test day so keep that in mind if you want to take the test before 2015 o It is a good idea to be exposed to the field but it is also important to be open minded about the specialty you want to pursue o Average MCAT score: 31 o Funding your Medical Degree
 Costs 1 million dollars to make a doctor o The MCAT is offered 28 times a year, costs $275 to take
 Score is valid for 3 years
 Juniors should be preparing for the MCAT during the January-Spring term
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Take lighter coursework during that term
 Takes 30 days to get scores back
 Medical school applications open during June o Sooner you apply, the less applicants you are competing against
 However, do not rush your application if it is not structured as well as it should be
 Average medical school applicant applies to 15 medical schools

o Only 40% of people applying of medical school are accepted
 But it is important to keep in mind that not everyone that takes the MCAT will apply o The Current MCAT
 Physical Sciences
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52 questions, 70 minutes
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Physics and General Chemistry
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Scored 1-15
 Verbal Reasoning
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40 questions, 60 minutes
 Biological Sciences
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52 questions, 70 minutes
 Trial Section: get $30 Amazon gift card! o The 2015 MCAT
 4 redefined sections:
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Biological and Biochemical foundations of living systems
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Chemical and physical foundations of biological systems
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Psychological social and biological foundations of behavior
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Critical analysis and reasoning skills
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Total time: 7 hours