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NSMedical said:
Hi guys

I took the MCAT March 2013 and got a sad pathetic 22 (V 8, PS 6, BS 8)

i studied intensively for a couple of months and took it again in August and got a 35 (V 12, PS 11, BS 12) 🙂 😍

am i at a disadvantage for having a very low initial score? i'm guessing if there was an applicant who got a 29 then a 35 is more favorable than someone like myself who went from a 22 to a 35. please let me know your thoughts.
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It depends on where you apply. Some schools average all your scores together. Those schools would thus consider your MCAT score to be a 29. At other schools only the highest or most recent score is considered, in which case your score would be 35. It would be a good idea to make sure that the schools you apply to all fall in the latter category.
 
NSMedical said:
Hi guys

I took the MCAT March 2013 and got a sad pathetic 22 (V 8, PS 6, BS 8)

i studied intensively for a couple of months and took it again in August and got a 35 (V 12, PS 11, BS 12)

am i at a disadvantage for having a very low initial score? i'm guessing if there was an applicant who got a 29 then a 35 is more favorable than someone like myself who went from a 22 to a 35. please let me know your thoughts.
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The thread title and your opening post are asking two different questions. To answer the question from the opening post, I'll just parrot what OCDOCDOCD said: Some schools only look at your highest MCAT score, so having a low initial score will not put you at a disadvantage. Other schools average your scores together or consider all of your scores separately, so having a low initial score may put you at a disadvantage at these schools.

To answer the question from the thread title: No, there is no such thing as too much of an increase. It is always better to have a higher score. Period.
 
Seems like the government shutdown has been bringing more trolls on here

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Only a 35? Apply broadly to every DO school plus Caribbean, and maybe you'll get an II.
 
Going from a pathetic 22 to a marginal 35?

There are some nice palm trees down on the islands.
 
NSMedical said:
Hi guys

I took the MCAT March 2013 and got a sad pathetic 22 (V 8, PS 6, BS 8)

i studied intensively for a couple of months and took it again in August and got a 35 (V 12, PS 11, BS 12)

am i at a disadvantage for having a very low initial score? i'm guessing if there was an applicant who got a 29 then a 35 is more favorable than someone like myself who went from a 22 to a 35. please let me know your thoughts.
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The dramatic increase will be viewed positively by adcoms, undoubtedly. This is because you can tell them the first time you essentially took the exam cold, aka didn't study. The second time say you learned from your mistake of not prepping adequately. If anything I view you going from a 22 to a 35 as a positive thing. Going to the other end of the spectrum say someone gets a 29 initially, then a 32, then on 3rd attempt pulls a 35. I don't know how impressive that would be to me as an adcom--it just seems like the person grinded their way to the score..basically just got more and more familiar with exam format etc. With your scores you can explain that the first time you adequately prepped you pulled a 35! Trust me there are plenty of people that prep the same way you did to pull a 35 and get a sub 30. Good job op👍
 
NSMedical said:
Hi guys

I took the MCAT March 2013 and got a sad pathetic 22 (V 8, PS 6, BS 8)

i studied intensively for a couple of months and took it again in August and got a 35 (V 12, PS 11, BS 12)

am i at a disadvantage for having a very low initial score? i'm guessing if there was an applicant who got a 29 then a 35 is more favorable than someone like myself who went from a 22 to a 35. please let me know your thoughts.
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You are my hero. I think some schools may be concerned about your 22. They will wonder why you scored so low. Were you unprepared or just have a really bad day? Just in case, be ready to explain it succinctly without making excuses.

Good luck!
 
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