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I've noticed quite a few new members recently, and I would like to re-iterate from personal experience how important it is to apply early. I was very lucky to be accepted to one of my very top choices. I was also very lucky to receive quite a few interviews.. but I applied very broadly. I think I would have been accepted to more schools if I had been in the running earlier. I was just getting "complete" at some schools in late November when other applicants were already being accepted.
One other thought... in the past, schools have known that there would be a big crop of students applying with their August MCAT scores (picture a bi-modal distribution on a graph). With the new testing possibilities (every month?) there will be a continuous flow of applicants, probably diminishing as the season progresses. If you find yourself taking the MCAT this August, it may very well be much worse for you than it was for us last year.
I've noticed quite a few new members recently, and I would like to re-iterate from personal experience how important it is to apply early. I was very lucky to be accepted to one of my very top choices. I was also very lucky to receive quite a few interviews.. but I applied very broadly. I think I would have been accepted to more schools if I had been in the running earlier. I was just getting "complete" at some schools in late November when other applicants were already being accepted.
One other thought... in the past, schools have known that there would be a big crop of students applying with their August MCAT scores (picture a bi-modal distribution on a graph). With the new testing possibilities (every month?) there will be a continuous flow of applicants, probably diminishing as the season progresses. If you find yourself taking the MCAT this August, it may very well be much worse for you than it was for us last year.