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Preserve what’s best:• At many schools, students currently learn theseconcepts in introductory biology, general andorganic chemistry, and physics, and in firstsemesterbiochemistry courses• Cellular/molecular biology concepts that will betested are taught in most introductory biologysequences• Research methods and statistics concepts thatwill be tested are foundational and described byundergraduate faculty as important to students’success in introductory science courses14
Preserve what’s best:• Questions on the two exams will ask examineesto combine their knowledge of natural sciencesconcepts with their scientific inquiry, reasoning,research methods and statistics skills to solveproblems that demonstrate readiness formedical schoolScientific inquiry, reasoning,research methods, andstatistics skillsNatural SciencesConceptsQuestions15
Page 3: Why did we review the MCAT exam?•
Page 7 and 8: What are the next steps?• Preview
Page 9 and 10: What are our goals for the 2015MCAT
Page 11 and 12: 11What are our recommendationsabout
Page 13: Preserve what’s best:• Two natu
Page 17 and 18: Eliminate what’s not:• Drop the
Page 19 and 20: Enrich the exam:The new section wil
Page 21 and 22: Additionally, we recommend:• Intr
Page 23 and 24: Resources for admission officers:
Page 25 and 26: Financial support for examinees:•
Page 27 and 28: Resources for advisors and otherfac
Page 29 and 30: Resources for advisors and otherfac
Page 31 and 32: Go beyond the MCAT exam to:Investig
Page 33 and 34: 33What are the reasons for ourrecom
Page 35 and 36: What are the reasons for ourrecomme
Page 37 and 38: MR5 Committee MembersSteven G. Gabb
Page 39 and 40: Innovation Lab Working Group Member
Page 41 and 42: Includes 4 test sections and report
Page 43 and 44: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) A
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