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For those you with MCAT scores below 30 which schools have you had a fair amount of success at.
Chicago schools and newly accredited medical schools do give some love to people with sub par mcat scores.
I'm just curious, how do you know this?
Yeah I second the Fl. school idea. At least FAU, FIU, UCF, USF, FSU and Umiami. Not sure about UF.
Yeah I second the Fl. school idea. At least FAU, FIU, UCF, USF, FSU and Umiami. Not sure about UF.
it all depends on the rest of your app... but, off the top of my head, Drexel, EVMS, GW (though they get a million applicants), Howard, Morhouse, St. Louise, Toledo, Tulane, Louisville..... much depends on your state of residence as well since some are hard to get into as OOS.
For those you with MCAT scores below 30 which schools have you had a fair amount of success at.
If you live in the appalachian region, you could give WVU a shot. Marshall if you live in a surrounding state/or ties.
exactly my pointThose are averages not ranges. The point they make is people with those ranges can get a shot stilla t those schools. I know plenty of people woh interviewed at schools like Drexel, EVMS, GW with 27-29ish MCAT scores. So I'd say you are wrong. Average and range are 2 different things.
UCs in cali have high averages too but doesn't mean people haven't gotten in with late 20s. I even saw one girl on SDN who got in with a 25 at a UC, believe it or not.
The larger point is to look at the overall ranges, and then look at the averages. And for that matter in the MSAR its not even averages, so really you'd be looking at the median after looking at the ranges. If you are close to the median and within range, it is a school to consider, esp. if these schools take out of staters or if they are your state schools.
i have so many friends with 27"s that have succeeded with Chicago schools and new schools like FIU, fAU, Virginia tech carillon, and so on.
Really? Great! Thanks for the info. Were they excellent students GPA wise?
Those are averages not ranges. The point they make is people with those ranges can get a shot stilla t those schools. I know plenty of people woh interviewed at schools like Drexel, EVMS, GW with 27-29ish MCAT scores. So I'd say you are wrong. Average and range are 2 different things.
UCs in cali have high averages too but doesn't mean people haven't gotten in with late 20s. I even saw one girl on SDN who got in with a 25 at a UC, believe it or not.
The larger point is to look at the overall ranges, and then look at the averages. And for that matter in the MSAR its not even averages, so really you'd be looking at the median after looking at the ranges. If you are close to the median and within range, it is a school to consider, esp. if these schools take out of staters or if they are your state schools.
UVM is worth a shot, but they also tend to take people that have some really interesting/unique experiences.
Not sure where you're located, but states schools are usually your friend. (yes i say usually because some states....CA....can bring the suck)
edit** just took a look at where you're from....sorry
Although I feel like a 6 VR was on my low end, I am a really bad judge at determining how I do in this section. I am scared if I do take the MCAT again I will get another 6 VR which would look even worse. I considering applying this year to lower end schools just to see what happens and if I am lucky enough to get into any school I will go. And if I don't get into any schools I will have no choice but to retake and hope I can at least get an 8 VR again.
No one can tell you what you should or shouldn't do. However, there is a thread in the pre-do forum about applicants being accepted with 6's in verbal. The gist of the thread is that some applicants do get into DO schools with a 6 in verbal, however these applicants tend to have other attributes that offsets their verbal score. If getting in with a 6 in verbal is a stretch for DO schools, it's going to be much, much more difficult to get into an allo school
When applicants have two MCAT scores, if the score from the second exam goes down, then I would recommend that the applicant only apply to schools that will consider your highest MCAT score. However, since you scored a 28 on both exams, this really isn't applicable in you situation (and no, I am not aware of any school that will take your highest score in each section)
If you have tons of money, it doesn't hurt to apply, but in the meantime, you need to find ways to improve your verbal: start reading the New Yorker and take a Latin class
Good luck
Although I feel like a 6 VR was on my low end, I am a really bad judge at determining how I do in this section. I am scared if I do take the MCAT again I will get another 6 VR which would look even worse. I considering applying this year to lower end schools just to see what happens and if I am lucky enough to get into any school I will go. And if I don't get into any schools I will have no choice but to retake and hope I can at least get an 8 VR again.
6 verbal is going to be iffy even for a DO school in my opinion. I agree that the cutoff is a 7 and your application is auto discarded with a 6. Contact Goro..................he is more intuned with all of this especially a 6 on verbal. I think I know what he is going to say! mes415 experience discounts my thinking however!Your biggest problem is that you scored a 6 on verbal on your most recent MCAT. Many schools cut off at 7 and won't even look at your application.
Sorry................This is all my fault! lol Will be more cognizant of the dates................It is 2015, correct? Just checking!USC at a 32 median MCAT?? I knew something was up! Currently applying to many of the schools listed in the thread
Hey everyone. I got my MCAT score back yesterday and got a 504. Was expecting higher so am still pretty disappointed. I read from you guys how important applying early is so I applied last night. Already had my application ready so just had to decide which schools. Have a c3.5 and s3.6 GPA. I'm a student-athlete and have some interesting ECs and what I think to be a unique story. I applied to 60 MD schools because I was so freaked out and want to get accepted this cycle. I'm a Florida resident by the way. What are my chances?
Make a post in the WAMC subforum and expand on your details and you'll get plenty of feedback!
I'm sorry, can you direct me to that? I'm kind of new in this site
anyone have MD school recommendations for a 504 mcat? (28 on old scale)
California :/Which state are you a resident of?
Sorry to disagree a bit. I don't know about Chicago, but when the med. School at Quinnipiac (Connecticut) was accredited a couple years ago, they put emphasis on top grades and top MCAT scores. It might just depend on the pool of applicants, since we already got Yale (legend) and UConn S.O.M. fishing out the cream of the crop, but again, what do I know.Chicago schools and newly accredited medical schools do give some love to people with sub par mcat scores.
California :/
anyone have MD school recommendations for a 504 mcat? (28 on old scale)
EVMS stated in their primary verification email that if you were not 509+, they strongly suggest retaking your MCAT to remain competitive. It seems a little bit aggressive of them to only even consider 510 plus given that their 90th percentile of applicants was somewhere around that same score according to MSAR, but thats what they said lol
EVMS stated in their primary verification email that if you were not 509+, they strongly suggest retaking your MCAT to remain competitive. It seems a little bit aggressive of them to only even consider 510 plus given that their 90th percentile of applicants was somewhere around that same score according to MSAR, but thats what they said lol