Devastated with a 120 CARS score. please give me some advice

[Wildestdreams25]

Hello, I just got my MCAT score 4 minutes ago and I got a 503 with a 120 CARS score. The first time I wrote the exam, I got a 499 with a 123 CARS score. I plan on applying next cycle, but I am not sure if I should apply with this CARS score. I had been studying for this exam for nearly 2.5 years and I am absolutely tired of it. It has consumed my whole life for the past few years and I want to move on with my application. Are there any medical schools that will look at my CARS score and automatically reject me? I am truly heart broken. I have a 3.86 GPA and 3.85 cGPA, two publications (one as a first author), thousands of clinical and nonclinical service, shadowing hours and great letters of recommendations. Please tell me if I am even eligible to apply.
I forgot to add that I am a URM (African male), whose first language is not English.

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[Goro]

Hello, I just got my MCAT score 4 minutes ago and I got a 503 with a 120 CARS score. The first time I wrote the exam, I got a 499 with a 123 CARS score. I plan on applying next cycle, but I am not sure if I should apply with this CARS score. I had been studying for this exam for nearly 2.5 years and I am absolutely tired of it. It has consumed my whole life for the past few years and I want to move on with my application. Are there any medical schools that will look at my CARS score and automatically reject me? I am truly heart broken. I have a 3.86 GPA and 3.85 cGPA, two publications (one as a first author), thousands of clinical and nonclinical service, shadowing hours and great letters of recommendations. Please tell me if I am even eligible to apply.
I forgot to add that I am a URM (African male), whose first language is not English.

Historically black colleges, and some do schools will not penalize you.

CARS is historically the hardest section for non-english speakers to handle. Trying to improve on it is also difficult

 

[Wildestdreams25]

Historically black colleges, and some do schools will not penalize you.

CARS is historically the hardest section for non-english speakers to handle. Trying to improve on it is also difficult

I am a Texas resident and would like to apply MD. Do you think I will have a shot?

 

[deleted1130038]

my friend is at ucsf with a very low cars score, and an overall good mcat score bc the cars was very low. english also was not his first language. i think its stacked against yall and schools recognize that

 

[Goro]

I am a Texas resident and would like to apply MD. Do you think I will have a shot?

Weak, but yes

 

[Faha]

You are competitive for many DO schools with your stats and could also receive MD interviews. For MD schools I suggest these:
All your Texas TMDSAS schools.
TCU-UNT
Tulane
Howard
Meharry
Morehouse
UCLA Drew
Indiana
Miami
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Hackensack
New York Medical College
Oakland Beaumont
Medical College Wisconsin
Loyola
St. Louis
The GPA-MCAT grid shows you have a 90% chance for a MD acceptance.
For DO schools I suggest these:
TCOM
SAM HOUSTON STATE
UIWSOM
OSU-COM
VCOM (all 4 schools)
ACOM
WCU-COM
PCOM (all schools)
MU-COM
KCU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
WVSOM
CUSOM

 

[Wildestdreams25]

my friend is at ucsf with a very low cars score, and an overall good mcat score bc the cars was very low. english also was not his first language. i think its stacked against yall and schools recognize that

Thank you for saying this, it gives me hope.

 

[Wildestdreams25]

You are competitive for many DO schools with your stats and could also receive MD interviews. For MD schools I suggest these:
All your Texas TMDSAS schools.
TCU-UNT
Tulane
Howard
Meharry
Morehouse
UCLA Drew
Indiana
Miami
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Hackensack
New York Medical College
Oakland Beaumont
Medical College Wisconsin
Loyola
St. Louis
The GPA-MCAT grid shows you have a 90% chance for a MD acceptance.
For DO schools I suggest these:
TCOM
SAM HOUSTON STATE
UIWSOM
OSU-COM
VCOM (all 4 schools)
ACOM
WCU-COM
PCOM (all schools)
MU-COM
KCU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
WVSOM
CUSOM

Thank you! Do you think it is too late to apply to this schools this cycle, or should I stick with my original decision to apply next cycle?

 

[Faha]

Thank you! Do you think it is too late to apply to this schools this cycle, or should I stick with my original decision to apply next cycle?

You would be better off to apply next cycle in June 2023.

 

[Wildestdreams25]

You would be better off to apply next cycle in June 2023.

OK, got it. Thanks so much, I was in a panic mode when I saw my score this morning, but your advice is very calming. <3