Thread by @arghavan_salles

In case you haven’t been following the med school admissions debacle, students are being pushed out of this admissions cycle, & it’s dire. Here’s some background.

-LSAT, GMAT, etc have gone remote due to COVID. The MCAT, however, is still required to be taken in person.

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-Students who were scheduled to take the MCAT have had tests canceled, rescheduled, and canceled for months now. They can’t get through phone lines, and emails are not answered efficiently.

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-A new MCAT format has been adopted (2 hrs shorter) to accommodate more testers in a day. The new exam is being offered 6 am to noon, noon to 6 pm, and 6 pm to midnight. 6 pm to midnight?? 😰😱

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-@EthicalStudents have been working hard to survey current applicants to understand their concerns. They have put together a thorough document detailing the issues, including accommodations, and they’ve sent this to the @aamc. Read it here:

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docs.google.com/document/d/1CB…

Now they’re asking for our help. We may not be able to affect @aamc policy, but we can advocate for more equitable policies at our own medical schools.

To help, all you need to do is follow the link (next tweet) to send a letter on your behalf with 3 requests.

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1. waive the MCAT for this year’s admissions cycle and redact previous scores at applicant’s request
2. push back the application transmission date to Aug 1
3. examine admissions processes to make them more equitable moving forward

tinyurl.com/HelpPremeds

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Of course you can also contact your local admissions office however you like. This letter just makes it easy so you can do it now. I mean right now, like this very second!

Let's do it!

#MedTwitter #WaiveTheMCAT #DelayTheApp

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