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The Special Master's Program at Georgetown University Medical Center is suspending its requirement for an MCAT score for applicants to its class of 2021 (matriculating August 2020)

Dear Pre-Health Advisors, The Special Master's Program at Georgetown University Medical Center is suspending its requirement for an MCAT score for applicants to its class of 2021 (matriculating August 2020). This change is dictated by the cancellation of some MCAT testing dates, with further cancellations potentially occurring. While we do want scores for applicants who have them, we will consider students who aren't able to take the exam in time to provide scores to us. Although MCAT scores are useful to us in evaluating applicants, other factors including, but not limited to, performance in prerequisite courses, the grades in upper level science course, and the difficulty of curriculum can provide signifiant insight into how an applicant is likely to perform in medical school courses in the SMP. Thus, we will be carefully considering applicants without test scores for the remainder of the current admissions cycle. We will be informing your students who have sta

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This email is a paid announcement being sent as a service to  Altius Test Prep.   Please direct your inquiries to them.   COVID-19 Announcement from Altius CEO Altius to provide FREE Science and MCAT Tutoring to Pre-Meds Impacted by COVID-19 TLDR: Altius will provide FREE tutoring to pre-medical students impacted by COVID-19. Altius is temporarily moving to a non-profit pricing model to better serve students during the coronavirus pandemic. Altius is adjusting their retake policies for students impacted by COVID-19. Dear U.S. Pre-Meds:   You have been weighing heavily on my mind these last two weeks. While I am confident the COVID-19 crisis will gradually recede, and life will soon return to normal, I am deeply concerned about the impact this pandemic could have on the academic progress of