Dilemna: Not reporting retake

[Wildstang]

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Hi Guys,

I didn't report to schools that I retook the MCAT in August, and I did significantly better (I was hoping to get interviews with my original score of 30, and then use my later score to leverage an acceptance). I got lucky and ended up with a 34. Is this score automatically reported now to all schools? Also, I have allready turned in my secondaries and things to schools such as Loyola. I was put on hold there. Should I call them and beg them to take another look due to new score? Also, what other schools should I apply to? I should not be too far behind because my primary is allready verified.

Thanks.

Wild

 

[DenmarkDoctor]

Hi Guys,

I didn't report to schools that I retook the MCAT in August, and I did significantly better (I was hoping to get interviews with my original score of 30, and then use my later score to leverage an acceptance). I got lucky and ended up with a 34. Is this score automatically reported now to all schools? Also, I have allready turned in my secondaries and things to schools such as Loyola. I was put on hold there. Should I call them and beg them to take another look due to new score? Also, what other schools should I apply to? I should be too far behind because my primary is allready verified.

Thanks.

Wild

I think all schools receive the score but if you didnt mark you were going to take it again then they may have put you in the "waitlisted for interview" pile due to your mcat 30. I would call them and tell them hey i now have an mcat 34. this may push you into their interview pile.just my $0.02

 

[Wildstang]

good idea, thanks...i am def looking into that

 

[DrJen]

I would definitely give them the heads up ASAP. A 4-point score difference could make a world of difference, and I'd do all I could to draw attention to it. Congrats on the great improvement! I'd be doing cartwheels. 🙂

 

[ADeadLois]

Hi Guys,

I didn't report to schools that I retook the MCAT in August, and I did significantly better (I was hoping to get interviews with my original score of 30, and then use my later score to leverage an acceptance). I got lucky and ended up with a 34. Is this score automatically reported now to all schools? Also, I have allready turned in my secondaries and things to schools such as Loyola. I was put on hold there. Should I call them and beg them to take another look due to new score? Also, what other schools should I apply to? I should not be too far behind because my primary is allready verified.

Thanks.

Wild

This will raise some integrity issues. If you knew you were going to take the MCAT in August, you should have reported it. Med schools will see right through the leveraging. They don't like to be played like this, even if your score did improve.

 

[DenmarkDoctor]

This will raise some integrity issues. If you knew you were going to take the MCAT in August, you should have reported it. Med schools will see right through the leveraging. They don't like to be played like this, even if your score did improve.

True but easily gotten around. "I didnt plan on taking it again but I won a free prep-course {they give alot of these away} and so I took the class and then felt well prepared and I just decied to retake it spur of the moment, I mean other wise the free course would have been a waste". If you tell them that then youll be fine. A famous philosopher once said,"when in doubt, lie your a@@ off".

 

[ADeadLois]

True but easily gotten around. "I didnt plan on taking it again but I won a free prep-course {they give alot of these away} and so I took the class and then felt well prepared and I just decied to retake it spur of the moment, I mean other wise the free course would have been a waste". If you tell them that then youll be fine. A famous philosopher once said,"when in doubt, lie your a@@ off".

That would only work if the person was complete at the school BEFORE the MCAT registration deadline of July 28th. However, if that were the case, the person would have already received an admissions decision by the time the scores came out (unless the Adcom is ridiculously slow).

Regardless of the reasoning, the OP still dishonestly answered the question "Are you planning on taking the August MCAT, yes/no"

 

[BellyDancingDoc]

True but easily gotten around. "I didnt plan on taking it again but I won a free prep-course {they give alot of these away} and so I took the class and then felt well prepared and I just decied to retake it spur of the moment, I mean other wise the free course would have been a waste". If you tell them that then youll be fine. A famous philosopher once said,"when in doubt, lie your a@@ off".

You gotta be kidding me... aside from the obvious lack of integrity demonstrated by this statement, it's just a lame lie. No one is going to believe that she just decided to "show up" to a free course because she won one. Who would waste all those hours on a boring-as-**** course just because it was free?...

Frogs

 

[Avalanche21]

Still, the op can add more schools... for these new schools, the integrity issue woud not matter though...

Are you sure? Can you change your response to the AMCAS August MCAT question?

 

[GoodDoctor]

I thought if you were "unsure" that you were supposed to choose "no" for whether you were going to take the Aug MCAT.

Also, I believe you can cancel very, very close the actual date. If you were unsure if you would have time to study before the test, you could sign up, and then if you have time and feel confident, you'd take the test. If you didn't have time to study more, then you could cancel. Since you were perhaps "unsure" if you would take it again based on your busy schedule, you paid and then found time the last couple of weeks to study and so decided to do the retake rather than cancelling your spot.