Applying to Australian medical schools: when do you need to sit the MCAT?

Are you considering applying to Australian Medical Schools? Then you’ll probably want to write the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). The MCAT is administered multiple times from late January through early September, and offered at hundreds of test sites in the United States, Canada, and around the world.

The following graduate-entry medical programs require applicants to sit a medical admission test such as the MCAT:

• Griffith University – Doctor of Medicine
• University of Melbourne – Doctor of Medicine
• UQ – Doctor of Medicine
• Sydney – Doctor of Medicine

Keep the score release dates in mind when you are registering, as you will need to have your MCAT score at the time of application.
All deadlines are at 11:59 PM ET on the day of the deadline.

Test date	Score release date
March 31	May 2
April 22	May 23
April 28	May 30
May 13	June 13
May 18	June 20
May 19	June 20
June 1	July 6
June 16	July 18
June 17	July 18
June 29	Aug. 1
June 30	Aug. 1
July 21	Aug. 22
July 22	Aug. 22
July 27	Aug. 29
July 28	Aug. 29
August 3	Sept. 5
August 4	Sept. 5
August 11	Sept. 12
August 18	Sept. 19
August 19	Sept. 19
August 24	Sept. 26
August 25	Sept. 26

The first three sections organized around 10 foundational concepts in the sciences (biology, biochemistry, organic chemistry, general chemistry, physics, psychology, sociology). In the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (CARS) section, students are asked to analyze, evaluate, and apply information provided by passages from a wide range of social sciences and humanities disciplines.

1. Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems
2. Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems
3. Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior
4. Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills

Register to write the MCAT.
If you are in high school, you can still apply to an Australian medical school—and you don’t need to sit the MCAT! The following Australian medical schools offer medical programs that international students may enter directly from high school:

• Griffith University – Bachelor of Medical Science/Doctor of Medicine
• James Cook University – Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
• Monash University – Bachelor of Medical Science / Doctor of Medicine

Wondering about when you need to write the MCAT? Please contact OzTREKK’s Australian Medical Schools Admissions Officer Courtney Frank at courtney@oztrekk.com for more information.