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If you don't mark the retake date, and you apply to a school for which you are marginally competitive with the current score, you run the risk of being put in the REJECT pile from which there is no recourse.If I don't update the "Final planned MCAT" date section, and go ahead to take the MCAT, when the scores automatically release, are the schools NOT going to check my new scores?
Getting your application in early isn't like a magic bullet that automatically gives you +3 to MCAT and +.2 to GPA. Yes, you should get your application in as early as possible, but many schools don't begin sending out secondary applications until July or August. I'm not going to lie to you and say you'll have an easy application cycle with a 3.4 GPA, but as long as you get your primary application in before maybe the middle of July and turn your secondaries around quickly, you'll have as good of a chance as you can get.
I certainly don't expect extra points for applying 'early'. But since many schools are on rolling admissions, logically one would think that applying early means your application will be seen first, and sooner is better than later? July doesn't seem 'early' to me, so thats why i ask.