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My MCAT score from 4/17 came out today and I got a 27. I really was wanting a 30+ to feel secure about getting into one of the several medical schools that I feel would be the best fit for me.
Now I feel like I have two options:
1) I could apply.
If I do this I am pretty sure that I will get accepted somewhere in state. It will not be a "sure thing," though, and if I do get accepted I probably will not get a great choice between schools because I wouldn't get accepted to more than one or two.
I would probably retake my MCAT in July. I bet I could make a 30 by that time but who knows. If I didn't break thirty again then I would have two sub-30 MCATS on my record which would make the first one seem like less of a fluke.
2) I could wait until next year to apply.
If I do this I would probably retake my MCAT in August. With about 2.5 months of real studying I am pretty confident I could make at least a 33. That's just a hunch but I normally am a good test-taker and my studying for the first test got interrupted by hugely distracting family issues that are over.
If I wait until next year I will have a year of research under my belt which would make the letter of rec I'm getting from that professor even better. I would be able to take a few more upper level science courses to improve my science GPA and prove to medical schools even more that I have what it takes. I feel like I would be able to improve my app in several areas and really solidify it (but I do think that it is already good enough to be accepted somewhere).
I also am working as an accountant and if I wait an extra year that's another good chunk of money in the bank to pay for medical school.
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So...I'm leaning toward waiting and probably having more medical school options. Do you other non-trads think this would be a good idea? If I applied this year and didn't get in would it hurt my chances in the future? And if I decided not to apply to certain schools but did apply to those next year would they be able to see that?
Thanks!
Now I feel like I have two options:
1) I could apply.
If I do this I am pretty sure that I will get accepted somewhere in state. It will not be a "sure thing," though, and if I do get accepted I probably will not get a great choice between schools because I wouldn't get accepted to more than one or two.
I would probably retake my MCAT in July. I bet I could make a 30 by that time but who knows. If I didn't break thirty again then I would have two sub-30 MCATS on my record which would make the first one seem like less of a fluke.
2) I could wait until next year to apply.
If I do this I would probably retake my MCAT in August. With about 2.5 months of real studying I am pretty confident I could make at least a 33. That's just a hunch but I normally am a good test-taker and my studying for the first test got interrupted by hugely distracting family issues that are over.
If I wait until next year I will have a year of research under my belt which would make the letter of rec I'm getting from that professor even better. I would be able to take a few more upper level science courses to improve my science GPA and prove to medical schools even more that I have what it takes. I feel like I would be able to improve my app in several areas and really solidify it (but I do think that it is already good enough to be accepted somewhere).
I also am working as an accountant and if I wait an extra year that's another good chunk of money in the bank to pay for medical school.
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So...I'm leaning toward waiting and probably having more medical school options. Do you other non-trads think this would be a good idea? If I applied this year and didn't get in would it hurt my chances in the future? And if I decided not to apply to certain schools but did apply to those next year would they be able to see that?
Thanks!
