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Ok, so as you can guess, I have a pretty serious problem. I received my second MCAT score today, and it was worse than my first.
8/2014 MCAT: 09/11/10 - cumulative 30 (PS/VR/BS)
1/2015 MCAT: 08/10/09, exactly one point less on each section.
I'm not really sure why this happened, other than that I had a pretty bad test center experience the second time around (different than my first). My AAMC average for the second time around was like 33-34.
I'm pretty embarrassed about my predicament, but I want to know whether it would be worth retaking the exam (the 2015 version)? Additionally, do I need to report my scores from the old version of the test if I take the new version (prob, right?)
Some pro's are that the new version has a more extensive verbal section, and it is a stronger area for me. However, there are notable con's. I am working full-time (with particularly long commute time ~3.5 hrs round trip), and probably because of this, I'm burnt out. Additionally, I'm currently experiencing feelings of apathy/depression (actually, I have been for a while, but these feelings have been exacerbated by constant work/study and living in a new city with no social support whatsoever). I don't want to come off as complaining about my situation, but I want to get some input regarding my prospects of MD admission. I am not interested in DO. (disclaimer: I don't mean to suggest that DO is sub-MD; there are just some philosophical differences between the two, I think, and I lean more toward MD).
I get the feeling that my prospects are dim; therefore, I am leaning on retaking the exam. But are there alternatives? Is this really bad (i.e. is the score drop even redeemable?)
8/2014 MCAT: 09/11/10 - cumulative 30 (PS/VR/BS)
1/2015 MCAT: 08/10/09, exactly one point less on each section.
I'm not really sure why this happened, other than that I had a pretty bad test center experience the second time around (different than my first). My AAMC average for the second time around was like 33-34.
I'm pretty embarrassed about my predicament, but I want to know whether it would be worth retaking the exam (the 2015 version)? Additionally, do I need to report my scores from the old version of the test if I take the new version (prob, right?)
Some pro's are that the new version has a more extensive verbal section, and it is a stronger area for me. However, there are notable con's. I am working full-time (with particularly long commute time ~3.5 hrs round trip), and probably because of this, I'm burnt out. Additionally, I'm currently experiencing feelings of apathy/depression (actually, I have been for a while, but these feelings have been exacerbated by constant work/study and living in a new city with no social support whatsoever). I don't want to come off as complaining about my situation, but I want to get some input regarding my prospects of MD admission. I am not interested in DO. (disclaimer: I don't mean to suggest that DO is sub-MD; there are just some philosophical differences between the two, I think, and I lean more toward MD).
I get the feeling that my prospects are dim; therefore, I am leaning on retaking the exam. But are there alternatives? Is this really bad (i.e. is the score drop even redeemable?)
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