Word: aamc
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...example, Harvard Medical School (HMS) follows guidelines set by the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC...
Rosa J. Soler, associate director for recruitment and multicultural affairs at HMS, says the school acknowledges that there are underrepresented groups not recognized in the AAMC guidelines, especially under the umbrella term "Asian...
...When AAMC and Tufts officials were asked about their decision to continue the tests a Tufts, each one pointed out that Harvard has repeatedly declined requests to administer the exams. According to John Hackett, the manager for test administration with the MCAT program Office of the Association of American Medical Colleges, "If the Harvard administration would have us on campus, we would be there...
...even without Harvard's facilities, it seems reasonable that AAMC could have found a replacement for Tufts in Boston (yes, the city with more colleges than any other in America). For as Hackett said himself, "They day [last year] was long and disruptive." Why should the AAMC chance it again...
While it is rather upsetting that the AAMC and Tufts--supposedly looking out for the student's best interests--didn't show a little more concern for all of you, it is no reason to worry. Just stay cool and do what you can to get one of the few seats with lots of legroom...