MCAT

Allopathic

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Allopathic medicine is the practice of the traditional or conventional Western medicine and it is biologically based approach to healing. A M.D. is a typical medical doctor, but have a preference to treat patients using counteractive methods.

Education: MD degree, medical school is four years in length. The first two years concentrate on didactic learning of the basic sciences and the second two years focus on clinical training in the hospital. After completing medical school physicians will enter residency-training program from 3-8 years.

Salary: According to the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics the median pay wage is equal to or greater than $166,400 per year or $80.00 per hour.

Required Entrance Exam: MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)

  • Length of the Exam: Approximately 4 hours
  • Cost: $235

Preparing for the Exam

Advantages for using these prep websites and tutoring are, if you do not feel prepared for your entrance exam these prep websites can definitely help you by showing you similar questions that would be in the test itself. The disadvantage for utilizing these resources is the price, as you can see for a prep class it can range from $2,000 to $8,000. You can also choose to do independent study where you can use the prep books, which can be checked out in the Health Professions Advising office located in University Hall 223, and there are many websites that can offer test tips and practice exams for free.

Where This Exam Can Be Taken

This exam is offered all over the United States, Canada, and 15 other countries. For testing locations near you please visit the AAMC MCAT Site Listing PageOpens in new window .

For 2014 test dates, times, registration deadlines, and score release dates please visit AAMC.

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Osteopathic

Osteopathic medicine is the practice of the “whole person,” instead of treating specific symptoms they concentrate on treating a patient as a whole. The way they see to treat a patient is “mind, body, and spirit.”

Education: DO degree, osteopathic medical students study all of the basic and clinical sciences, plus approximately 200 hours of training in the art of osteopathic manipulative medicine.

Salary: According to the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics the median pay wage is equal to or greater than $166,400 per year or $80.00 per hour.

Required Entrance Exam: MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)

  • Length of the Exam: Approximately 4 hours
  • Cost: $235

Preparing for the Exam

Advantages for using these prep websites and tutoring are, if you do not feel prepared for your entrance exam these prep websites can definitely help you by showing you similar questions that would be in the test itself. The disadvantage for utilizing these resources is the price, as you can see for a prep class it can range from $2,000 to $8,000. You can also choose to do independent study where you can use the prep books, which can be checked out in the Health Professions Advising office located in University Hall 223, and there are many websites that   can offer test tips and practice exams for free.

Where This Exam Can Be Taken:

This exam is offered all over the United States, Canada, and 15 other countries. For testing locations near you please visit the AAMC MCAT Site Listing PageOpens in new window .

For test dates, times, registration deadlines, and score release dates please visit AAMC.

Register for the test at the AAMC MCAT PageOpens in new window .