Medical Do adcoms take into account expired MCAT scores?

[Goro]

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I took the MCAT in both 2015 and 2018 and got the same score which was below 500. I was thinking about applying to medical school for either fall 2021 or fall 2022. I would need to retake the MCAT to apply. I have read about the averaging of the MCAT scores n here. Is this done even if the scores are "expired" by the time you apply? I know they can see all the scores regardless but they tend to not want them to be more than three years old. Obviously if I apply for fall 2021, the 2018 score is still with in range of that three years.

Expiration has no effect on the scores. We see them, and we average them. Even if some schools say that they only take the most recent and/or best score, there is no accounting for individual screeners or interviewers.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Adding to Goro's point, this is why you network with admissions staff before you apply. They should be able to let you know how officially your scores are treated when it comes to initial screening (such as best scores, superscore, or recent attempt only). But how all of your historic scores are treated afterward is up to individual reviewers and committee members. Some schools have internal studies showing that averaging is more accurate for their curriculum, others only the best score or superscore.

 

[Catalystik]

Even if some schools say that they only take the most recent and/or best score, there is no accounting for individual screeners or interviewers.

Once an aspirant passes initial computer screening, some schools get around the individual bias that might creep into decision-making in this way by "blinding" adcomms to an applicant's stats and only giving them access to the rest of the application.