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Most Texas schools will accept an MCAT score up to 5 years old. Naturally, you will need to check each one to see.
Unfortunately, Texas doesn't accept many international students but those accepted are mainly Canadians.
 
medasez said:
So I took my third MCAT June 2019, but will be applying for the 2021-2022 application cycle with a Sep 2022 matriculation date (after masters). I know that some schools require an MCAT score within three years before matriculation, and some before application deadline. If I were to take the MCAT the fourth time due to it expiring, would I be flagged for the fourth MCAT? Of course taking three MCATs previously I have no excuse for.

Third MCAT was a 513 (129/125/129/130), thinking of taking it again Jan 2021, should I do it?
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@gonnif has it exactly right. You are asking the wrong question. You have to check MSAR for each school you are thinking about applying to to see if they will accept your scores. If not, asking whether you'd be flagged for the fourth MCAT is irrelevant since you know you will otherwise be flagged for having three expired scores. 🙂 For the record, nobody is going to flag your application for an excessive number of MCAT attempts if all prior attempts are expired.
 
medasez said:
So I took my third MCAT June 2019, but will be applying for the 2021-2022 application cycle with a Sep 2022 matriculation date (after masters). I know that some schools require an MCAT score within three years before matriculation, and some before application deadline. If I were to take the MCAT the fourth time due to it expiring, would I be flagged for the fourth MCAT? Of course taking three MCATs previously I have no excuse for.

Third MCAT was a 513 (129/125/129/130), thinking of taking it again Jan 2021, should I do it?
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This is going a concern about your judgement. This is a career deciding, high stakes exam, not a driver's license test.
 
gonnif said:
I would modify this a little. While the applicant is unlikely to get screen out, an evaluator will notice it and question why. If you answer that it was expiring than then the question why did you take and not apply or, likely assume, why did get rejected from other schools in previous cycles. So it does raise a question
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Yes I did apply this cycle and got rejected, not sure why besides the case I applied late (complete mid July) relative to international standards. I didn't reapply as I wanted to do a 2 year masters, is that something valid to allow my MCAT scores to expire?
 
Goro said:
This is going a concern about your judgement. This is a career deciding, high stakes exam, not a driver's license test.
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Yes that's true, but I have a nice research masters that is lined up for September, that I was interested in doing. I don't mind the delay and overall will help me in the long run anyways.
 
medasez said:
Yes that's true, but I have a nice research masters that is lined up for September, that I was interested in doing. I don't mind the delay and overall will help me in the long run anyways.
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The MS is good for an alternative career. It will not help for admissions. It also telegraphs that the research was more important to you than becoming a doctor.
 
I had a 3 year old MCAT while applying this year. I had to remove 3-4 schools from my list due to strict MCAT expiration deadlines. Check each school's website individually (don't just rely on MSAR for that info) and email schools to confirm. For one school I was even able to apply for a MCAT date waiver, which was accepted. Your MCAT date shouldn't hold you back from an entire cycle, just a few schools, which sounds like a better deal to me than taking a fourth test!
 
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