{"id":1413,"date":"2018-01-03T11:19:14","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T18:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/mcat-test-dates-locations-and-structure\/"},"modified":"2020-04-28T11:50:43","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T17:50:43","slug":"mcat-test-dates-locations-and-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/mcat-test-dates-locations-and-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"MCAT Test Dates, Locations, and Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before you start your <a href=\"\/testprep\/mcat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MCAT test prep<\/a>, you should get some basic information about the test, such as potential MCAT test dates, available locations or, typical structure of the MCAT exam.<\/p>\n<p>Having this information will allow you to develop an <a href=\"\/blog\/information-about-the-computerized-mcat-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MCAT<\/a> preparation plan.<\/p>\n<h2>MCAT test locations<\/h2>\n<p>The MCAT exam is administered in several hundred locations throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as several sites in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Europe<\/li>\n<li>Asia<\/li>\n<li>The Middle East<\/li>\n<li>Africa<\/li>\n<li>Australia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To find a testing location and to register for the test, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aamc.org\/students\/mcat\/registration.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>MCAT test dates<\/h2>\n<p>For the average MCAT, registration will usually open three to four months before a test date. You may take the MCAT exam a maximum of three times per year. You can only register for one testing session at a time, but there is no set time period that you must wait before taking the test again.<\/p>\n<p>To see the testing dates for this coming year, see the testing calendar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aamc.org\/students\/applying\/mcat\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>MCAT test structure<\/h2>\n<table class=\"test-structure\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Test Section<\/th>\n<th>Number of Questions<\/th>\n<th>Allotted Time<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems<\/td>\n<td>59<\/td>\n<td>95 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills<\/td>\n<td>53<\/td>\n<td>90 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems<\/td>\n<td>59<\/td>\n<td>95 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior<\/td>\n<td>59<\/td>\n<td>95 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more help preparing for test day, check out <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/testprep\/\"><b>Peterson\u2019s Test Prep products<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for practice tests, online courses, guide books, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before you start your MCAT test prep, you should get some basic information about the test, such as potential MCAT test dates, available locations or, typical structure of the MCAT exam. 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MCAT test locations The MCAT exam is administered in several hundred locations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5309,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3922,6],"tags":[13],"class_list":{"0":"post-1413","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-adult-learner","8":"category-test-prep","9":"tag-mcat","10":"ad_tags-mcat"},"better_featured_image":{"id":5309,"alt_text":"","caption":"","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":2048,"height":1384,"file":"s3:\/\/pcom-wp-media\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/10124553\/rawpixel-584296-unsplash.jpg","sizes":{},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]}},"post":1413,"source_url":"https:\/\/wp-media.petersons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/10124553\/rawpixel-584296-unsplash.jpg"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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