Word: testes
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...Association of American Medical Colleges, which sponsors the MCAT, said about 30 test centers gave out the flawed test, which featured questions about black holes following a reading comprehension passage on nutrition, according to the Chronicle...
...Some test centers in California, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida were affected, but the Boston-area test administrations appear to be untainted, according to Andrea Wilson, a spokesperson for Kaplan Educational Centers, which prepares students for the MCAT...
Because medical schools rely heavily on MCAT scores for admissions, performing well on the test is of paramount importance to many premeds, and aspiring medical students often spend months preparing for the exam...
While all students who took the test at a center where faulty tests were administered have the option of retaking the exam, Lofftus said, not every premed affected by the mistake should necessarily take the exam again...
MCAT observers also noted the probable mental effect of a faulty test on students, given the stressful nature of the exam...