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Hi all!
I graduated from the University of Toronto with an unimpressive GPA (3.13). I wrote the MCAT while taking a course overload, with virtually no preparation, and scored a 503 (63rd percentile). I know that I am capable of a much much better score. I fared quite well on the Psychology & Sociology section (97th percentile), CARS was okay-ish (83rd percentile) but the science-based sections were extremely poor. I know that was because of lack of preparation and that I can score at least in the 95th percentile if I take the test again.
Is it worth it to take the test again before applying to medical schools? I would ideally like to get into a top tier medical school, even though that seems quite impossible with my current stats. So my question is, if I were to score in the 95th percentile range, would my bad first attempt overshadow it? Would it even be worth it to retake the test?
P.S - Here is some extra information about my ECs and such:
- On and off volunteering with a school in Pakistan. The school serves mostly underprivileged children and I have worked with it for about 7-8 years. I have helped create content for and run teacher-training workshops and collected resources to build a library for the school.
- Have run English language seminars for international students (2 semesters)
- Have worked in a psychophysiology research lab for two years (no publications, unfortunately)
- Have tutored English, Math, Biology, and Anatomy & Physiology at tutor.com for 3 years
- Other tutoring work
- Have acted as an executive at three different clubs: the Psychology Association, the English and Drama Society, and Health Out Loud.
- Have volunteered in a microbiology lab in a hospital in Pakistan and have worked with patient samples
- Have shadowed a doctor
I graduated from the University of Toronto with an unimpressive GPA (3.13). I wrote the MCAT while taking a course overload, with virtually no preparation, and scored a 503 (63rd percentile). I know that I am capable of a much much better score. I fared quite well on the Psychology & Sociology section (97th percentile), CARS was okay-ish (83rd percentile) but the science-based sections were extremely poor. I know that was because of lack of preparation and that I can score at least in the 95th percentile if I take the test again.
Is it worth it to take the test again before applying to medical schools? I would ideally like to get into a top tier medical school, even though that seems quite impossible with my current stats. So my question is, if I were to score in the 95th percentile range, would my bad first attempt overshadow it? Would it even be worth it to retake the test?
P.S - Here is some extra information about my ECs and such:
- On and off volunteering with a school in Pakistan. The school serves mostly underprivileged children and I have worked with it for about 7-8 years. I have helped create content for and run teacher-training workshops and collected resources to build a library for the school.
- Have run English language seminars for international students (2 semesters)
- Have worked in a psychophysiology research lab for two years (no publications, unfortunately)
- Have tutored English, Math, Biology, and Anatomy & Physiology at tutor.com for 3 years
- Other tutoring work
- Have acted as an executive at three different clubs: the Psychology Association, the English and Drama Society, and Health Out Loud.
- Have volunteered in a microbiology lab in a hospital in Pakistan and have worked with patient samples
- Have shadowed a doctor
