Application Questions

[MSMsong]

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Hey all, I have some questions regarding the application process. Any help or insight would be much appreciated!!

1) I plan on taking my first MCAT in February and possibly another in March/April if it comes down to it. Many DO schools I'm looking at have their application deadline on 1/1/22 and the AACOM application allows you to put your test date rather than posting an MCAT score. Should I submit my application without an MCAT score and will I be able to send them my MCAT score once I take it (past the application deadline) or is this something that I have to contact each individual school about? If so, how will this impact my chances at an acceptance? I have an absolute rock star upward trend, which carried on through my 1 year informal post-bacc at UCLA Extension so I really wanted a stellar MCAT score to give me that boost when evaluating my application.

2) When listing experiences, should I only be putting significant experiences (work, research, volunteering) or are smaller positions/durations like summer lab internships and executive positions in a fraternity acceptable?

Let me know what you guys think. Thank you!

 

[Goro]

Applying in January is too late in the cycle. Wait until the next cycle when you have your MCAT score

 

[theendisnigh]

^Agreed, I would also NOT WAIT to submit your AACOMAS just because it's due later than an AMCAS application. I did not get much love from DO schools this cycle despite submitting in October-November. Many of the DO schools I had applied to actually had filled their classes by December.