mcat

Hello, I took the 3/21 MCAT and received a score of 506. I am looking to retake it. I have a few questions regarding this: What is the latest date I can retake the MCAT and still be considered an early or mid-timed applicant for this upcoming cycle? How can I improve my P/S score? I did the...

509 1 week ago FL3 (127/125/129/128) 522 yesterday FL4 (131/131/130/130) So, the question is do I 1. Take FL5 Tuesday and if I get a decent score go for 4/4 OR 2. Reschedule for April 28 to give me a little more time Things I did differently: I restarted my Anki deck and got through 700 of the...

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Hey guys, thoughts? I took the mcat in the fall of this year and got a 510. I have a 4.0, have 1000 hours working in 2 diff research labs with 8 published abstracts and poster/podium presentations. Also have 1000 working as an EMT for my university hospital. I’m a music major and do a lot of...

Hello everyone, I am a non-Canadian International student (East Asian) applying for the upcoming cycle. My cGPA is 3.87 and sGPA is 3.98 while my MCAT is a bit on the lower end (130/124/127/129) and got this score with second attempt. I had strong research profile (5 pubs when applying with...

I’m currently scoring at 520 and testing 5/31. I’ve heard people say that there is no real difference between a 520 and 524+ in how they are looked at by admissions. I’m curious if this is accurate. I know many top schools have averages above a 520 (for example NYU’s average is a 523) so my...

Hey yall! I was wondering if I could get some advice on what I should do at this point of my pre-med journey. In my second mcat, I scored a 504. I know its pretty low but I wanted to know what my chances might be at a DO school if I apply this cycle. My gpa is a 3.9 from a UC school and...

For those of you that have ADHD, have you found that it was more effective to go through one book at a time all the way through or to rotate/alternate between books every day (do one day chem, one day physics, etc.)? Trying to figure out the best (and avoid the worst) approach to these books...

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Basically what the title says My MCAT from last september is a fine overall score but continues to haunt me becuase of the CARS subsection. I got a 513 (130/124/128/131). For the last few months I've been on and off thinking about a retake and then trying to accept my score. I need to...

It would be free for you, first and most importantly of all :-) You each make a pre-commitment to what you'll be doing for 30 or 60 minutes (study isomers for organic chem, do 30 questions, etc). and hop on a video call for a deep focus session where you keep each other accountable (off the...

I have watched so many videos and read so much online and I came across IFD awhile ago on youtube and I like them. I have watched their free advice and mcat prep setups (different decks and techniques) and finally went to their site to see what they offer personally . They have a few packages...

How competitive is the program? What is a competitive GPA and MCAT? I couldn't find any data on how many applicants they get each year on average and how many people get accepted. What are some of the extracurriculars they emphasize on? Research, volunteering, clinical experience, etc. What are...

Basically the question in the title. I have taken my prerequisites at community colleges as a DIY Postbacc and am in the early stages of building a school list. Looking through MSAR I see multiple schools that either say they won't accept supplemental course credit from CC's, or that they...

Hey Everyone. I will be applying for medical school for the next cycle. I am targeting the University of Iowa for medical school. I took the MCAT once. I got a score of 508 with a 129/122/128/129 breakdown. I am planning to retake the MCAT in the spring. For my first trial, I studied Kaplan...

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I recently got back my score being 513 (130/124/128/131), and I’m being terrorized by the idea of retaking. I keep leaning one side or the other and I am not sure which choice is better. My full lengths were 508, 508, 512,515,516 and I’ve used all of them. My CARS was within the 125-127 range...

Hello, I received my MCAT score back and I am happy with my score and am not planning on retaking. I wanted to continue doing my Biology Anki cards (as they are like 60 a day and not that much) but I wanted to know if I should also continue doing my psych ones. Is there any of the psych material...

I am thinking of taking the MCAT May 31 for the next cycle. Since the scores are released July 1st, I’m not sure if that’ll be considered late. I am kind of concerned about my chances with getting my MCAT scores July 1st

Hello everyone, I'm a 27 year old nontraditional ORM, and I'm currently on my 4th year of DIY post-bacc. I was born and raised on Guam, and I currently reside in southern California (specifically the Inland Empire). I started my undergrad back in 2015. I previously had a 3.0 science gpa, so I...

I got a 516 (130-130-129-127). I would have been pretty confident about not retaking if my score was balanced but since my PS is so low for my dream schools (at or below 10 percentile for the UCs according to MSARs) I am on the fence. Should I retake in order to improve that PS score or don't...

I recently received my MCAT score of 500 (123/127/124/126). I believe I can do better especially in CARS and P/S (but probably not by September), but I’m unsure how to better prep for next go around. I used a prep course, 5 BP FLs, 2 AAMC Fls (the free ones), and 50% of UWorld. I’ve tried Anki...

Hope everyone's journey is going smoothly, would love some feedback on mine if you have the time to spare-- I'm an URM non-trad in TX with an undergrad cGPA of 3.2 and sGPA 3.1 (far from an ideal gpa, but a strong upward trend) Spent the last five years as a high school physics teacher...

Hi everyone, looking for some advice. On my first attempt, I scored a 492. I did not want to take the exam but was scared of wasting money on the void, so I got it scored. I know this is really bad please don't lecture me, I've tortured myself so much about it. I am testing on July 13th and...

Hello Everyone, cGPA and sGPA : cGPA 2.5 and sGPA 2.6 (this is for my associates degree of nursing combined with the numerous classes I took 15-20 years ago that I got F's in because I never went to school. Last 35 credits of bachelors degree: GPA-3.9 Postbacc 40 credits- 4.0 (Consisting of...

Most of these are practically new and are in excellent condition. While the TBR is an older edition, many of these books will still be helpful for content review and practice questions! Damages: TBR - physics 1 (one line highlighted), orgo 1 (some highlighting), verbal reasoning (highlighting...

This is most likely a frequently asked question, but when during my study cycle do you all recommend signing up for the MCAT exam? I’m trying to do it in 3 months, and I just started, so I am a little hesitant as I am scared I won’t have enough time.

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Hello everyone! Just looking for some advice here... I have been studying for the MCAT since January. I started with the blueprint self pace review but found that I was not retaining the information so I tried content reviewing with Anki which I think helped. My diagnostic score was a 488...

Hi everyone, I'm reapplying this cycle with an MCAT from September 2021 (525), but have realized now that many schools would not accept it: importantly for me USC, Kaiser, UCSF. I'm debating the pros and cons of a late retake in July, with a score release in August 2024. I'm worried about a...

In just a few days, many of you will want to submit your medical school primary application. You’ve probably heard that you have to click “send” on the first day possible – which this year is May 28, 2024 – if you want your best shot. But just how true is that? The AMCAS primary deadline: Myth...

Hello everyone, I'm nearing the end of my undergrad journey as a Computer Science major with a cumulative GPA of 3.81. I'm also a double minor in Cybersecurity and Statistics. After graduation, I plan to continue with a master's in Computer Science, where I'm targeting a 4.0 GPA. Subsequently...

Hello everyone, I'm currently in the process of writing my Work/Activities section and I have some questions (I'm an international student and I have no access to any particular advising so google/reddit/SDN are my only sources of information about the process). I didn't think about the AMCAS...

Hi all... just got my mcat score back and I haven't stopped crying lol (i'm dramatic) - Non-trad applicant, FL resident, URM - MCAT total: 502 (123/126/126/127) **my CP has never been that low on any practice exam, however I did run out of time on test day leaving 6+ questions blank and it's...

Hi everyone, I am an international student applying this cycle. My gpa has been great (3.99) but i just received my MCAT score of 509. While 509 is a good score, i don't feel confident with that score as an international student. Do you think med schools take into account that english is my...

Hey yall I have my MCAT scheduled for July 26th. How late is this in the cycle and what score do I need to be competitive for MD schools specifically? (Rest of my application is solid: 3.88 GPA have 2k hours of clinical, 1k hours of community volunteer, 2 published research papers, and good LOR)

Hi there, I saw some similar topics about MCAT study buddies, groups etc. from 2023. I was just wondering if some people planning to take the MCAT in 2024 or later want to join and study together. I feel like that will be fun. We can do Zoom or something. Let me know if anyone is up for that...

Background: Hello everyone. I am a senior taking a single gap year before medical school. Last year I studied for a took the MCAT, getting a decent score of 515. Under normal circumstances, I would be happy about that score, but my practice test was in the ballpark of 520-524. Having said that...

Hey guys! So I have my primary app ready basically - but I’ll be honest, mcat prep has been in the back burner. So if I push to July 13th, will I be too late for the cycle? I’ll make sure I submit all secondaries, etc so that I’m only waiting for the mcat scores. So my app would be complete for...

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