McGill University’s medical school is no longer requiring applicants write the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). It believes it will be able to attract more francophone students since there is no French version of the MCAT and it is not used by French-language and bilingual medical schools in Canada (6 of the 17). McMaster University just uses the verbal reasoning part of the exam because it says studies show it is one of the best predictors of a student’s clinical skills. This fall, McGill is also setting aside three of 80 undergraduate medical school spots for “non-traditional” students who have been out of the university system for at least three years but still aspire to be physicians. (Montreal Gazette, July 28)