DO Schools Screening Multiple MCATs

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After doing some research on DO schools, I notice that each school seems to handle multiple MCAT scores differently. However, some schools such as Rocky Vista, mention that they take the highest composite score as long as no individual score is below a 6. Does this mean that of multiple scores they will only pay attention to the ones with scores 6 and above, or will they screen out an applicant with one test that has a section below 6, even if a second attempt got them 10's on all sections?

Similarly with PNWU, they mention looking at the most recent MCAT score. Does this assume that all scores are above a specific cutoff, or is it no matter what?

Taking a hypothetical applicant with a first time MCAT of 6/6/5 and a second time MCAT of 10/10/10, how would this applicant fare at osteopathic schools assuming a competitive GPA and everything else? Is the important thing how much you improve your score, and what you end up with in the end? Thanks for the help everyone.