DO 22 mcat, 3.4 GPA, post bac

[owl2882]

So I got my mcat scores back today and I'm pretty bummed out over it.

I was hoping I'd do better. I got 22 on the Mcats. And my GPA is 3.4 with a Masters in Biology. I've done research and presented it to a conference, shadowed, and spent many hours volunteering at local hospitals. I also have letters of recommendations from various physicians and professors.

I signed up for another mcat in September right after I got home from the mcat I just got back. I am still prepping for it.

But before I take the exam and in the situation that I don't feel good at all about the mcats I take in September, would it be better to skip out on the entire application cycle? Or are there some lower tier schools that I can try for and have a viable chance?

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[ciestar]

No chance with a 22 (md anyway)

Give yourself enough time for a retake and apply next year.

 

[owl2882]

No chance with a 22 (md anyway)

Give yourself enough time for a retake and apply next year.

Aha yeah I had a feeling. Sigh* So do you think i shouldn't take the exam in the upcoming september? maybe postpone it?

I'm looking at DO schools too.

 

[ciestar]

Aha yeah I had a feeling. Sigh* So do you think i shouldn't take the exam in the upcoming september? maybe postpone it?

I'm looking at DO schools too.

I can't say much for DO schools but I'm willing to say it isn't good for those schools either.

I'd postpone. Don't rush your retake

 

[ponies2015]

same boat as you...3.4 gpa and a 22 MCAT....I dont know if I should retake in september or just take a year off and apply again...
I'm looking primarily at DO schools

 

[Goro]

Ditto for most DO schools, except the newest, but if you can retake as late as Nov, you might still set some IIs by early spring. You can do better than LUCOM.

No chance with a 22 (md anyway)

Give yourself enough time for a retake and apply next year.