2015 AAMC Admissions and Student Diversity Affairs Professional Development Conference The New MCAT Exam June 18, 2015

2015 AAMC Admissions and Student Diversity Affairs Professional Development Conference Sample text here for a transition slide Before we begin… 2

2015 AAMC Admissions and Student Diversity Affairs Professional Development Conference AAMC Admissions Hub Resources for Helping Committee Members Fact SheetsGuides Interactive Score ReportRecorded presentations Research articlesPDC Slide Decks VideosAcademic Medicine Last Pages 3

2015 AAMC Admissions and Student Diversity Affairs Professional Development Conference Using MCAT Data in Medical Student Selection Provides data on both the old and new exams Replaces two guides: The New Score Scale for the 2015 MCAT Exam Testing Academic Competencies with the 2015 MCAT Exam # 4

2015 AAMC Admissions and Student Diversity Affairs Professional Development Conference Inside TopicNew Test Old Test What does the exam test?XX What are the new score scales and how do I use them?X Percentile rank tablesXX How do admissions officers work with MCAT scores and undergraduate GPAs? X How do scores from the Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior Section predict students’ academic performance? X How do MCAT scores predict students’ academic performance in medical school? X Sample questionsX 5

2015 AAMC Admissions and Student Diversity Affairs Professional Development Conference What we have planned today Session 1: Keeping Up with the Times: Building the New MCAT Exam Session 2: Fairness and the New MCAT Exam Session 3: New MCAT Scores and What They Tell You Session 4: Using MCAT Scores in the 2016 Admissions Cycle 6

2015 AAMC Admissions and Student Diversity Affairs Professional Development Conference What you will walk away with Today’s activities will help you: develop a plan for describing to your committee what the new exam tests develop a plan for describing to your committee the new score scales and score reports create a list of lessons learned about using the old and new scores 7

2015 AAMC Admissions and Student Diversity Affairs Professional Development Conference We know you’ll have questions… 8

2015 AAMC Admissions and Student Diversity Affairs Professional Development Conference Housekeeping Connect to the Wi-Fi! AAMC2015 Breaks: 30-minute breaks between morning and afternoon sessions Lunch will be served at 12:15 PM 9