Applying w.o a committee letter and below average MCAT

[Dudblue12]

Hello! This is my first post because I am now in a weird situation with my application and looking for some advice. I am almost done with my amcas 2017 primary application, but I recently received my MCAT score and got a 507 (128/125/127/127) which is not terrible but it just missed the mark for my HPO interview so I was subsequently disqualified. I was only looking to apply to lower tier schools and my top choices are the ones in state (NJ). Currently I also have a 3.91 cGPA and a 3.89 sGPA and I think I have decent recommendation letters from 6 of my professors and a diverse range of ECs from shadowing to research. I believe I am also getting a letter packet instead of a committee letter because I don't meet the academic requirements. If I were to apply before August this cycle would I still be relatively okay? Or should I suck it up and take the MCAT again to try to get an HPO letter for the next cycle? Thank you for helping me out

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[bananafish94]

You have a nearly perfect GPA and your school won't write you a committee letter just because you did slightly below average on the MCAT? That seems awfully slimy to me. The one thing I find somewhat concerning is that your AMCAS isn't submitted yet, given that it's almost August and a great many people will have already submitted their secondaries by now. You should wait for some advice from more informed people regarding the timing of the application. That being said, I don't think your MCAT score will hold you back that much as long as you apply intelligently. I've heard that Cooper doesn't place too high a priority on the MCAT, for example. Applying to New Jersey schools and DO programs should get you an acceptance with those numbers assuming your extracurriculars are up to snuff.

 

[Dudblue12]

I've read that if its in July then it should still be okay, although I know I'm pushing it but it's because I've written my PS 3 times already haha. And they raised the bar pretty high ever since the new MCAT which is why I just missed it