Hi all, I'm in a bit of a pickle. I just received my 1/11 MCAT score: 513 (128/125/130/130). This was my second attempt (first was 504). My practice FLs average was 517.8 and I know that if I retake it in April or May, I can certainly score higher, but I'm not sure how time efficient it is to dedicate time to studying and if I could score significantly higher to make a difference. On one hand, I can retake it and score higher to compensate for my GPA, but on the other I could use that time to gain more non-clincal hours and work on my app. Here are my stats for reference as well as my current school list (I'll be applying during the 2025-2026 cycle). Any advice helps 🙂
School List
- ORM (Asian)
- CA applicant (FGLI)
- cGPA: 3.78 sGPA: 3.73
- Clinical activities:
- Event EMT - 500 hours
- EMT (IFT) - 300 hours
- Bedside Care Volunteer (supportive care floor at hospital) - 50 hours
- MA and Scribe (volunteer clinic for uninsured patients) - just started but expecting at least 300 hours
- I plan on allocating some of these scribing hours for shadowing
- Non-clinical activities:
- Breakfast Distribution Volunteer - 70 hours
- Foodbank Volunteer - 130 hours
- Extracurriculars:
- First-generation Mentor - 150 hours
- Career programming director - 100 hours
- Biochemical researcher - 570 hours
School List
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