I applied last year and had a pretty terrible cycle, which I attribute to my late app and GPA (3.38c and 3.19s). MCAT was 507.
I have done a lot of research on my next step and will be attending Cincinnati's SMP in the fall, with the plan to apply in 2017 after I complete the program.
Besides my gpa and mcat, the rest of my app is solid - tons of clinical exposure, volunteering, and leadership positions. (I have been out of school for 2 years now)
My question is whether I should retake my MCAT? My advisor thinks I should and aim to get a 510 or higher. I think I could probably do better than my 507 since I took it last time while working full time in a pretty demanding position and didn't devote as much time to studying as I would have liked. But, how essential is a MCAT retake in my case? My fear is retaking it and only doing marginally better, which I've learned is worse than leaving the mediocre score as it is.
Also I should note that I would ideally like to go to an allopathic school, but will be applying to both allopathic and osteopathic. Also feel like I should note that I am technically a URM, but I've been told since I'm Cuban, it's not exactly considered URM. Also I'm a first generation college student.
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I have done a lot of research on my next step and will be attending Cincinnati's SMP in the fall, with the plan to apply in 2017 after I complete the program.
Besides my gpa and mcat, the rest of my app is solid - tons of clinical exposure, volunteering, and leadership positions. (I have been out of school for 2 years now)
My question is whether I should retake my MCAT? My advisor thinks I should and aim to get a 510 or higher. I think I could probably do better than my 507 since I took it last time while working full time in a pretty demanding position and didn't devote as much time to studying as I would have liked. But, how essential is a MCAT retake in my case? My fear is retaking it and only doing marginally better, which I've learned is worse than leaving the mediocre score as it is.
Also I should note that I would ideally like to go to an allopathic school, but will be applying to both allopathic and osteopathic. Also feel like I should note that I am technically a URM, but I've been told since I'm Cuban, it's not exactly considered URM. Also I'm a first generation college student.
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