Admission Tests/Entrance Exams
Standardized, nationally administered entrance exams, in addition to your cumulative GPA, help admissions committees assess your academic ability to complete a demanding health profession graduate program. Not all health profession graduate programs require an entrance exam, so be sure to review the requirements for each program to which you plan to apply.
Preparing for the exam
The first thing you should do is to become familiar with the test’s format and content areas. Knowing how to read the questions and honing your test-taking skills may be as important as knowing the material.
The way you prepare for the exam, will largely depend on your learning style:
There are many publications available which offer practice examinations, as well as handbooks which provide information about the examination and how it is scored. Each spring CSU offers a 12-week non-credit Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) Preparation Course which reviews the science topics (general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology and physics) covered on the test.
Study well in advance of your test date. Rather than “cram” for the exam, it is best to set aside a regularly scheduled block of time (or several) each week. You will be reviewing material you previously studied in your prerequisite courses, not learning new material.