Changing my mind about applything this cycle

[kj8210]

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I just received my MCAT score and it was sub-par and I am thinking about taking a year off to bring up my GPA and retake the MCAT. The problem is that I already sent out my primary and it has been verified. Does this mean that even if I dont send in my secondaries I will still be considered a reapplicant if I apply next cycle and take a year off?

 

[Mr Avante]

Yes

 

[kj8210]

So should I still just send out my secondaries and pray for a miracle?

 

[osprey099]

Really depends on what your gpa and mcat are and also your ECs. Perhaps post in the WAMC thread?

 

[kj8210]

well I mean the only reason I wouldnt have sent secondaries was because I didnt want to be counted as a reapplicant cause I've heard that they kinda look down on reapplicants?

 

[osprey099]

You're going to be a reapplicant if you don't send out your secondaries. I'd just go ahead and apply this cycle.

 

[Lucky Louie]

I heard otherwise. I heard if you haven't applied at that school, you're not a reapplicant. Since it's worth checking, I suggest you call the schools to be certain.

 

[Inducible]

Quick question, OP.

If you received your MCAT score recently, I presume you must have taken the July 13 exam. I also took that MCAT, but the score is not yet up for me. How is it possible to see your score early? Are not everyone's scores released simultaneously?

 

[kj8210]

I took the July 2nd MCAT

 

[Mr Avante]

You have the option of re-applying. And, the option of seeing how far you can get.
I advise choosing the latter. What else is there to lose but money already spent?
Cheers

 

[random1234]

agreed w/Mr Avante

 

[deleted526486]

I agree with all the posters above. However, I would go through all the schools you originally applied to and see if you are still in their 10-90% MCAT range with your MCAT score. If not, I wouldn't bother submitting those secondaries as you will almost certainly be wasting your money. You can also add some schools with lower MCAT averages to your application to increase your chances of getting in somewhere.

Don't give up!

 

[kj8210]

What do you mean by 10-90% MCAT range

 

[deleted526486]

What do you mean by 10-90% MCAT range

It's the range showing the 10th and 90th percentile of MCAT scores for admitted students. For example, UC-Irvine's range is 30-38 and UC-San Diego is 29-39. You can find these published on the MSAR (or PM me your list and I'll look them up sometime tomorrow if you haven't bought the MSAR). Basically, if your MCAT is below the 10th percentile, then you probably shouldn't apply to that school.

 

[mappingmedicine]

It's the range showing the 10th and 90th percentile of MCAT scores for admitted students. For example, UC-Irvine's range is 30-38 and UC-San Diego is 29-39. You can find these published on the MSAR (or PM me your list and I'll look them up sometime tomorrow if you haven't bought the MSAR). Basically, if your MCAT is below the 10th percentile, then you probably shouldn't apply to that school.

Was this data about 10th and 90th percentiles only listed on the online version of the MSAR? Is there a difference between the online and hard copy versions?? I remember looking through the hard copy of the MSAR book and I don't remember seeing this data.

 

[Mr Avante]

Was this data about 10th and 90th percentiles only listed on the online version of the MSAR? Is there a difference between the online and hard copy versions?? I remember looking through the hard copy of the MSAR book and I don't remember seeing this data.

I have some bizarre hard copy of the book(2012) in my library. It misses a lot of things.