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Reminder: BMED Pre-Professional Practice Exams
Dear BMED students,
This is to notify you that the BMED department will offer a Free-Practice, Online Pre-Professional Exam the week of May 16th-20th, 2022 (which is the week after finals).
What is a Pre-Professional Exam? An exam that is required for entry/acceptance to most health professional and graduate (masters and doctorate level) programs.
The benefit of taking a Pre-Professional Practice Exam: It establishes a baseline to track and assess your strengths and weaknesses so that you can tailor your studies and preparation for the actual exam. If approached properly and professionally, it simulates the real testing environment and better prepares you for what to expect on the actual test day. It’s never too early or late to begin practicing!
Which Pre-Professional Practice-Exams will be offered? There will be five different exams offered including MCAT, GRE, PCAT, DAT, and OAT.
If you’re not too familiar with these tests, please read below:
- MCAT: “Medical College Admissions Test” – for those interested in attending medical school
- GRE: “Graduate Record Examination” – for those interested in attending physician assistant programs, physical therapy, occupational therapy, Master’s programs, and Doctoral (Ph.D.) programs
- PCAT: “Pharmacy College Admission Test” – for those interested in attending pharmacy school
- DAT: “Dental Admissions Test” – for those interested in attending dental school
- OAT: “Optometry Admissions Test” – for those interested in attending optometry school
As a BMED student, you are Highly Encouraged to take the exam that suits your career/professional goals. Sometimes the exam is what deters a student from moving forward with their career/professional goal and we don’t want that to be you! We want you to know what to expect, be prepared, and become a competitive/successful applicant.
On the plus side, if you’re among the top scorers, you will earn access to additional exam preparation. Prizes will also be available and raffled to all who register and complete the exam.
Please take advantage of this great opportunity and sign-up for the practice test via this link:
The last day to sign up is April 22nd. You will receive a follow-up email with instructions after the sign-up deadline.
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Lorena Lopez (BMED faculty) directly at lorena.lopez@utrgv.edu.
Useful links:
MCAT Preparation : MCAT Preparation | UTRGV