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Hi,
I am currently entering my senior year of college, I have a 3.97 GPA, MCAT of 28R (B=12, P=10, V=6, W=R). I have a very strong application with over 300 hours of volunteer clinical work. What's holding me back is my MCAT verbal. English is my second language, but my situation is unorthodox. I was born in the states, moved over seas when I was 5 months, learned Persian as my first language, moved back to the states when I was 5, learned English and began attending school here, my older stepsister had some drug problems so my mother had to move the family overseas again when I was 11 while she finished the divorce process, I excelled in the learning/ relearning of Persian but English took a back seat, I moved back to the states when I was 17, and now here I am. I know my verbal is low due to the last trip overseas, but is that an excuse that will fly with most schools. I worked hard all throughout college to get into a top-tier school and now, I'm not sure if I should take a year off, study my butt off for the verbal (and maybe, just maybe improve), and reapply, or if I should just apply this cycle and take the state school acceptance (which they say I have a good shot at). I'm sooo confused, I was always told to not settle, so aaahhhh!! Please help, and sorry for making it so long!!
I am currently entering my senior year of college, I have a 3.97 GPA, MCAT of 28R (B=12, P=10, V=6, W=R). I have a very strong application with over 300 hours of volunteer clinical work. What's holding me back is my MCAT verbal. English is my second language, but my situation is unorthodox. I was born in the states, moved over seas when I was 5 months, learned Persian as my first language, moved back to the states when I was 5, learned English and began attending school here, my older stepsister had some drug problems so my mother had to move the family overseas again when I was 11 while she finished the divorce process, I excelled in the learning/ relearning of Persian but English took a back seat, I moved back to the states when I was 17, and now here I am. I know my verbal is low due to the last trip overseas, but is that an excuse that will fly with most schools. I worked hard all throughout college to get into a top-tier school and now, I'm not sure if I should take a year off, study my butt off for the verbal (and maybe, just maybe improve), and reapply, or if I should just apply this cycle and take the state school acceptance (which they say I have a good shot at). I'm sooo confused, I was always told to not settle, so aaahhhh!! Please help, and sorry for making it so long!!