Does a 12V make up for the 8B and 8P??

[badgerpride]

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I have a 3.87 GPA and great extracurriculars. I am wondering if I should retake.. I have this weird feeling that maybe med schools will think that my 12V will show that I have critical thinking skills, and it may make up for the 8B and 8P (28 total).

Also a little scared that if I retake, I will go down in verbal and increase the sciences, but not enough to increase my score more than like a 29.

Applying to DO and MD but would rather get in to MD at the moment.

Any thoughts?

 

[Goro]

For MD schools you'll need minimums of 10s in all three categories; your 12 will NOT make up for the Bio8, that's for sure. Your 8s are OK for DO schools. You'll get interviews.

I have a 3.87 GPA and great extracurriculars. I am wondering if I should retake.. I have this weird feeling that maybe med schools will think that my 12V will show that I have critical thinking skills, and it may make up for the 8B and 8P (28 total).

Also a little scared that if I retake, I will go down in verbal and increase the sciences, but not enough to increase my score more than like a 29.

Applying to DO and MD but would rather get in to MD at the moment.

Any thoughts?

 

[ppappui]

It doesn't make up for the other two sections, but your VR will def stand out. However, scoring low on the sciences, especially BS, does put you at a disadvantage. Your score would have been better had it been 12BS, 8PS, 8VR. Also, your total is still 28 so that puts you below average for MD schools.