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2012 MCAT Dates

When Should You Take the MCAT in 2012

All prospective medical school students have to appear for the MCAT if they wish to get admission in any college of USA or Canada. Hence, for the convenience of students AAMC holds the MCAT several times from January to September at various testing centers all over the world. To help you select 2012 MCAT dates some things you should consider are discussed in the following sections.

Things to Remember While Selecting 2012 MCAT Dates

Although, there are a number of dates to choose from yet, you should take into account the following points while selecting a test date:



  • The 2012 MCAT dates that you select should not clash with your admissions deadline. If you wish to get admission in the year 2013 then you should appear for MCAT in anytime from January to August.
  • While selecting 2012 MCAT test dates ensure whether the medical schools that you wish to apply in allow rolling admissions or not. If it is allowed then you can consider appearing for the September MCAT so that even if you miss the spring session your application will be considered for the fall session.

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  • You should appear for the examination only if you are sufficiently prepared for it. Thus, if you feel that April or May dates for MCAT will not give you sufficient time to prepare for it properly then you should consider appearing for it in June or July.
  • Most students will prefer June or July 2012 MCAT dates, since it will give them sufficient time to prepare for the examination, as well as, time to retake the examination if the score is not up to the mark.
  • While selecting your MCAT date keep in mind whether you wish to appear for the examination on a weekend or on a weekday and whether you want to appear for it in the morning or in the afternoon.

Thus, based on the afore-mentioned list you should select your 2012 MCAT dates. While selecting the dates remember that MCAT is a 5 ½ hrs long examination, but it will take up nearly whole of the day. Hence you should not have anything important scheduled on that day. To help you select a suitable test date some 2012 MCAT dates are mentioned in the following section.

Some MCAT Dates

Selecting a good MCAT test date is absolutely essential if you wish to fare well in the examination. If you are appearing for MCAT from the USA then you can consider the following dates:

  • In the month of April MCAT will be held on the 5th, 13th and 28th.
  • In the month of May MCAT will be held on the 12th, 19th, 24th and 31st.
  • In the month of June MCAT will be held on the 21st.
  • In the month of July MCAT will be held on the 6th, 14th, 26th and 27th.

You can now select a date from the afore-mentioned list. If you want a complete list of dates the click on the following link: https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/reserving/261800/deadlineandscorerelease.html

The dates for MCAT in countries other than the USA are discussed in the following section.

Some More MCAT Dates

To allow candidates all over the world a fare chance to study in medical schools of the USA and Canada, AAMC holds the examination in a number of centers all over the world. Some of them are as follows:

  • In Australia MCAT will be held on January 27th and 28th, April 5th and 13th as well as on May 19th, 24th and 31st.
  • If you come from France then you can appear for MCAT on April 13th or on May 12th.
  • The MCAT will be held in Germany on April 13th, 2012.
  • In Israel MCAT will be held on 4 days, viz, January 27th, April 5th and May 24th and 31st.

If you need a complete list of the 2012 MCAT dates then click on the following link: https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/reserving/148106/reserving_internationaltesting2012.html

Thus, based on the above mentioned list you can now select the most suitable MCAT date and register for it and start preparing for the examination.




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