College Transfer, MCAT Scores and Med School Admission Linked in Study

Study:  College Transfer Students May Have Trouble Getting Into Med School by Menachem Wecker.    U.S. News and World Report.  November 1, 2012.

Based upon a report from the Association of American Medical Colleges, researchers found that "multi-institutional attendance is associated with both lower mean MCAT exam scores and acceptance rate to medical school."  Potential red flags mentioned in the article are transfers from a high ranked program to a lower ranked one and splitting courses in sequence, such as organic chemistry, between institutions.

Medical School Admissions Officials React to New MCAT

Medical Schools Admissions Officials Optimistic About New MCAT by Catherine Croux.  U.S. News University.  November 5, 2012.

Medical school admissions officials are optimistic about the new MCAT 2015 which will feature a new social and behavioral sciences section as well as a new critical analysis and reasoning section in addition to a natural sciences portion.