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Do you guys realize we don't get our scores until the 21st so we have no way to take the July test if we wanted to? Also I am applying this cycle. How should I play this once I get my preliminaries, I could be in the 60-80th percentile, but could end up with 60, help
I did not jnow that. Thanks for the heads up. So to be clear, I can submit for verification without schools listed, then after July 6th I can add schools that they will automatically send it to once verified?Once your app is verified they will automatically send it out to all schools you listed (assuming youre verified after july 1st).
Thats something i wasnt expecting. If you want to wait on them automatically sending your primary app to schools, just dont list them on your app and then add them later, after you see your score. I wish i had done that instead of paying $900 when i submitted my primary for verification
Do you guys realize we don't get our scores until the 21st so we have no way to take the July test if we wanted to? Also I am applying this cycle. How should I play this once I get my preliminaries, I could be in the 60-80th percentile, but could end up with 60, help
Thanks I did not know that, but now with that being said what if one were to get 60(something)- 70(something), I don't mind anything 70 and up but what if end up in the 60s for my percentile? By that time it will be too late to take the July test.From April/May posts, it seemed to be given in a range of about 10%ile points (e.g. 82 - 92), with most of them ending up around the middle of that range. I know some people were upset because they ended up outside that estimate, but more often than not I think it was fairly accurate. And then some people got 85-100 percentile, which obviously is a wider range, and I think most of them were around 88-92/93 . Again, I'm generalizing here
Thanks I did not know that, but now with that being said what if one were to get 60(something)- 70(something), I don't mind anything 70 and up but what if end up in the 60s for my percentile? By that time it will be too late to take the July test.
"The prelim % rank range reports will be avail by July 6." - AAMC MCAT twitter
"by July 6"
So technically it could be before July 6? I'm being too optimistic.....
Where is this tweet? I don't see it
I was thinking the same thing. Either way....13 days out max. Ughhhhh"The prelim % rank range reports will be avail by July 6." - AAMC MCAT twitter
"by July 6"
So technically it could be before July 6? I'm being too optimistic.....
I've been extremely anxious because I feel like the test wasn't as involved as a lot of people report. e.g. some people said there were "tons of calculations" in c/p but I honestly don't remember writing down more than 2 calculations. I felt like most problems were unusually easy and I only spent like 10 seconds on a lot of them, which is making me very paranoid that I may have just missed the "tricks" or "hard parts" of all the questions. I know that probably sounds stupid, but I'm really worried.
Hi everyone, this is my first time posting here, but I've been "lurking" for quite a while.
I took the exam on 6/19 and walked out feeling kind of numb, lol. Everyone was asking me how it went afterwards and I couldn't answer that question for them because I couldn't tell if it went well or poorly because I felt like each section had a mix of super easy and super hard questions. But now whenever I think about the exam, topics keep coming up in my head that I either forgot at the time or did not know altogether and it's really freaking me out... does anyone else have this feeling? I definitely felt like the C/P section was the hardest for me, but it has been historically my weakest section. Bio was probably best for me... but then again I really don't know.
Let go and let god?
I mean I have clinical work experience, ongoing biochemistry research and volunteering but after that I feel like I'm nitpickingYeah, definitely not going to med school with 8 activities.
For those of you who have taken both the old and new MCAT, how different are the Physical sciences and biological sciences? I know there is a huge emphasis on biochem, but other than that, how are they different? Thanks!
Awww yeeeWhelp, app submitted. Spent about 14 hours each of the last three days on my personal statement and finishing the app. Off to Electric Forest now!
hi, I am a July MCAT test taker! I see that some of you are completing/sending out your applications before your MCAT scores come back. How is this possible? I thought that you have to have an MCAT score in order for your application to be considered complete? Also, can you get verified before your scores come back? My advisor said that you have to wait. Please help I am so worried that my application will not be done until September because of a late July MCAT.
I've been extremely anxious because I feel like the test wasn't as involved as a lot of people report. e.g. some people said there were "tons of calculations" in c/p but I honestly don't remember writing down more than 2 calculations. I felt like most problems were unusually easy and I only spent like 10 seconds on a lot of them, which is making me very paranoid that I may have just missed the "tricks" or "hard parts" of all the questions. I know that probably sounds stupid, but I'm really worried.
Wow your advisor stinks. It's imperative that you submit your app before your test. Can take up to 6 weeks to verify everything. Send your transcripts in now and start working on the app.hi, I am a July MCAT test taker! I see that some of you are completing/sending out your applications before your MCAT scores come back. How is this possible? I thought that you have to have an MCAT score in order for your application to be considered complete? Also, can you get verified before your scores come back? My advisor said that you have to wait. Please help I am so worried that my application will not be done until September because of a late July MCAT.
hi, I am a July MCAT test taker! I see that some of you are completing/sending out your applications before your MCAT scores come back. How is this possible? I thought that you have to have an MCAT score in order for your application to be considered complete? Also, can you get verified before your scores come back? My advisor said that you have to wait. Please help I am so worried that my application will not be done until September because of a late July MCAT.
You can definitely submit your application without an MCAT. It can be reviewed by AAMC without having MCAT scores, however it's true that schools will not consider your application complete until the scores are sent in.
It's still beneficial to send it in before you get your scores back, since it takes a while for your application to be reviewed by AAMC, and you can still fill out secondary applications for most schools (most of them dont require an MCAT score to send you it).
Plus you can always add schools later on depending how your scores are!
Anyway, my two cents.
The one thing i'd be careful of is that a lot of programs say that if your undergrad school has a pre-med committee, or if they provide a letter of evaluation packet, that you need to utilize that service. Most programs say they will only accept individual letters if your school does not have a committee or provide packets. So definitely be mindful of that as you're deciding which route to go; you don't want the admissions committee to think you're disregarding their guidelines! Some of the secondary application prompts i've seen ask you to explain why you sent individual letters if that's the route you go. My undergrad doesn't do either, which means i am sending in individual letters which i am happy about given the concerns you all raised.Thanks so much! That's what I figured. Another thing is that my Pre-med committee will not write a letter for me until I have an MCAT score. Should I just opt out of the committee letter and submit my LORs myself? I am 1 year out of undergrad now, but I am afraid of it being a red flag.
Does anyone know where I can find the thread that had a chart of April/May scores and percentiles along with the scores they got on practice materials?
really, so i dont have to put in all my schools first, Also will resubmitting delay the verification process. 2nd) i have a 3.79 gpa. can i still apply to schools that have mean 3.85 average like northwestern, U pitt, Emory etc. If i have a good mcat score. thanks.I'm not sure about your first question, but in terms of the second one...Since this is the June MCAT board, the vast majority of us just took our MCAT and will not get our scores back until our application has already been sent out to schools (assuming you've submitted it already and it's been verified). One of the primary criteria in determining what schools to apply to are our mcat scores (to state the obvious). Therefore some people may want to only apply to one school when they submit their application so that they can have their mcat scores first, before deciding what other schools to apply to. Probably less relevant for people with really strong applications and that are confident they scored well on their mcat!
It took me a few days to get it all in, then another day to revise and edit. Then I proof read once or twice more.How long did it take everyone to enter their work and activities? Also did you use resume style or not?