Admission Exams and Assessments

Check the official websites of programs you plan to apply to and see what exams/assessments they require. You may want to look for their average matriculant data or if they have any minimum requirements.

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Professional Readiness Exams

PREview and CASPer are required by some professional schools so look at the programs you are applying to, in order to see if either is required. You do not need to "study" for these as they are meant to judge your professionalism and hopefully this is something you have been developing over time!


PREview Professional Readiness Exam

PREview is a new exam that is being required by some medical schools. Use the link above to learn more as well as how to prepare for this exam.

CASPer

Required by Required by some PA, medical, or dental schools

CASPer assesses: communication, motivation, resilience, self-awareness, problem solving, empathy, professionalism, equity, ethics, collaboration.

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DAT

American Dental Association: Dental Admission Test (DAT)

Commonly used prep materials:

DAT Resources & Study Habits: This webinar is intended to provide pre-dental students with information and reviews on available DAT study materials. Various resources will be compared based on different types of study habits. The webinar will also include DAT tips, commonly asked questions and advice on how to prepare a study schedule.

GRE

Required by veterinary medical schools and some PA schools.

Here's free resources to help you prepare for the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE):

  • Free GRE General Test Preparation Materials from the test-makers themselves: including PowerPrep to get a feel for the computer-delivered GRE), practice book for paper-delivered GRE, math review, and math conventions

  • Khan Academy: Free Preparation for the GRE Quantitative Reasoning Measure: For each topic in the Math Review, find links to the relevant sections on the Khan Academy website that contain instructional videos on the topic. Note that some videos in the referenced sections may contain content that does not appear on the GRE Quantitative Reasoning measure.

  • ETS Essay Topic Pools: Argument and Issue -- This is the pool from which your essay prompt will be selected

  • Did you know that anyone who lives, works, pays taxes, or goes to school in the City of Philadelphia can get a free library card at no cost? Sign up online and access free GRE prep materials, including:

    • Practice exams: Analytical Writing (2), Quantitative Reasoning (2), and Verbal Reasoning (2)

    • ebooks: General Test Prep, 501 Quantitative Comparison Questions, Vocabulary Review, 501 Sentence Completion Questions

The Crush the GRE Guidebook from GoGrad answers FAQ and provides test-day tips, study advice, and more

MCAT

Required for Medical (MD or DO) & Podiatry School (DPM)

Calendar, Scheduling Deadlines, Score Release Dates

  • Nov: Register for Jan or Mar exams

  • Feb: Register for April-June exams

  • May: Register for July-Sept exams

What's on the MCAT exam?

Twitter @AAMC_MCAT announcements

Do you qualify? Fee Assistance Program

Additional Resources from Test Prep Companies

  • Khan Academy MCAT Collection covers all of the content tested on the new MCAT exam, and includes 1,100 videos and 3,000 review questions to help you study.

  • Psych/Soc Notes: The above videos were the basis for these free notes created independently of Khan Academy by @mcatbros (Twitter/Instagram).

Free Princeton Review MCAT Prep Resources

Free Kaplan MCAT Resources

Daily MCAT Science Passages (free)

Receive a science passage emailed to you every day with 4-7 questions (just like the real exam). These passages will rotate between the three science sections of the test (physical, biological, behavioral). All passages have the same topics, difficulty and deduction seen on the actual exam.


MCAT CARS Topic Exams (free)

6 new practice exams where each exam tests only on one CARS passage topic. This does not mimic exact testing conditions since on the actual test you can expect a range of topics to be tested. However, certain CARS topics give students the most difficulty. For example: literature, art, philosophy and economics. This will undoubtedly help students become more familiar with these killer topics. Each practice exam includes 9 passages and 53 questions (just like the real exam).


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OAT Prep

Optometry Admission Test (OAT) Guide

Common materials used to prepare for the OAT:

PA-CAT

Required by a small proportion of PA schools.

There is a fairly new Physician Assistant College Admissions Test (PA-CAT) that over thirty PA programs accept or require. This exam is a 240-item science-based assessment covering the major prerequisite subjects required for admissions to most PA schools. It was developed in collaboration with PA administrators to help them better-determine if an applicant is academically prepared for PA school in the core prerequisite subjects. Here is a list of sample test items and the overall content blueprint provided by Exam Master.

Check if PA programs you plan to apply to will be requiring the PA-CAT. Registration for the PA-CAT is $149 for the exam + $79 for the test center fee. The actual exam window for taking the PA-CAT opens May 1, 2020. See registration & schedule site