The MCAT is a long, hard exam in the United States. Anyone who wants to go to medical school there almost always has to take it. The letters stand for Medical College Admission Test (you will also see Admissions).

The MCATMCAT is a long, hard exam in the United States是美國一種又長又難的考試。Anyone who wants to go to medical school there只要想在那邊念醫學院的人 almost always has to take it幾乎都得考它。The letters stand for Medical College Admission Test這幾個字母代表 Medical College Admission Test（醫學院入學考試）(you will also see Admissions)（你也會看到寫成 Admissions 的版本）。

It tests science, thinking, and how well you read, and schools use the score to decide who gets a place. It is not a medical licence and it does not make you a doctor; it is only the door you must pass through before medical school.

It它 tests science, thinking, and how well you read考的是科學、思考能力，還有閱讀能力，and schools use the score to decide who gets a place學校用分數來決定誰能取得名額。It它 is not a medical licence不是醫師執照 and it does not make you a doctor也不會讓你變成醫生；it is only the door you must pass through before medical school它只是你進醫學院前必須通過的一道門。

Students in Taiwan who hope to study medicine in the US talk about the MCAT a lot. It is a US exam (some Canadian schools use it too), not the exam for medical school in Taiwan or in Britain.

Students in Taiwan who hope to study medicine in the US台灣想去美國念醫學院的學生 talk about the MCAT a lot很常討論 MCAT。It它 is a US exam是美國的考試 (some Canadian schools use it too)（有些加拿大學校也會採用）, not the exam for medical school in Taiwan or in Britain不是台灣或英國醫學院用的考試。