If you are thinking of attending medical school, you probably know that you need to take the MCAT and receive a good score to be admitted into a top-rank medical school. If you don’t already know, the MCAT is divided into four parts. We have placed a chart that gives an overview of the MCAT sections below.
| Overview of the MCAT Sections | |
| Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems | 59 multiple-choice questions 95-minute section Tests: basic biology, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and biochemistry |
| Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems | 59 multiple-choice questions 95-minute section Tests: basic biochemistry, biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, and physics |
| Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior | 59 multiple-choice questions 95-minute section Tests: introductory psychology, sociology, and biology |
| Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills | 53 multiple-choice questions 90-minute section Similar to reading comprehension sections on other standardized tests Passages come from a variety of humanities and social sciences disciplines |
