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[Scrizzy]

Don't even worry about it. The reason why they have that void option is for your exact situation. No one will care about your voided score, its more important that you are healthy during the exam. I'm sure you can explain why you voided. After all, you're not the first to have this exact same situation.

 

[Lawpy]

But, after I saw a few posts here my heart sank as ADCOMs say they can see it and it has a negative impact on admission.

could you please show us the posts/threads that say the bolded?

 

[BeMD13]

I was under the impression that they cannot see voided scores. I voided an exam in 2014 and no one said a word about it in 4 interviews. Don't worry about it. Also, if you found this documented from the AAMC, I am curious and would like to see it.

 

[wiglet64]

"The only way to prevent scores from appearing in your MCAT testing history is to VOID your exam at the end of your testing session. If you VOID your test, it will not be scored at all, and your participation in that administration of the MCAT will not be reported to any schools at all."

https://www.princetonreview.com/medical/mcat-faqs

 

[indianb]

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[Lawpy]

Here is the link where gyngyn and goro state that schools are able to a voided mcat...

https://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/voiding-mcat-for-practice.1182497/#post-17395428

where in that thread did anyone say voiding has a negative impact on admissions

 

[Lawpy]

What I said is below in the linked thread is below.



The bolded "never" refers to the OP in that thread who had asked



I would never recommend that an applicant take an MCAT with the intent of voiding.

You "voided" your stomach contents and therefore properly "voided" the exam. I could go on ad nauseam about this but frankly it has been regurgitated regularly in these forums enough to make me want to gag. It all just makes me want to throw up my hands in the air. So before hurl any more comments, which will make feel retched, I will give this post a good heave-ho and shove off

@LizzyM approves your punning

 

[RogueBanana]

What I said is below in the linked thread is below.



The bolded "never" refers to the OP in that thread who had asked



I would never recommend that an applicant take an MCAT with the intent of voiding.

You "voided" your stomach contents and therefore properly "voided" the exam. I could go on ad nauseam about this but frankly it has been regurgitated regularly in these forums enough to make me want to gag. It all just makes me want to throw up my hands in the air. So before hurl any more comments, which will make feel retched, I will give this post a good heave-ho and shove off

I cant handle this level of pun.

 

[RogueBanana]

Makes you sick to your stomach I bet

 

[Lawpy]

I cant handle this level of pun.

Makes you sick to your stomach I bet

i had a gut feeling that those puns would be hard to digest

 

[RogueBanana]

i had a gut feeling that those puns would be hard to digest

Can Trump put a gag order on @gonnif 's puns instead of EPA scientists?

 

[ready2go2]

"The only way to prevent scores from appearing in your MCAT testing history is to VOID your exam at the end of your testing session. If you VOID your test, it will not be scored at all, and your participation in that administration of the MCAT will not be reported to any schools at all."

https://www.princetonreview.com/medical/mcat-faqs

From AAMC (pg 23) directly:

"Information from voided exams is not included on any score reports that are sent to medical schools. However, indication of a voided exam will be displayed in the MCAT Score Reporting System after the scheduled score release date for you to see."

Only you can see a void occurred.

 

[indianb]

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[studentdocftw]

What difference does it make? Voiding is a better option than scoring an exam you know you bombed. You made the right decision, move on.

 

[Ad2b]

"Information from voided exams is not included on any score reports that are sent to medical schools. However, indication of a voided exam will be displayed in the MCAT Score Reporting System after the scheduled score release date for you to see."

and for the admissions officers to see as well.

Only you can see a void occurred."

Please stop disseminating bad information about who can see what. It's been posted on reddit as well and getting old.

 

[Lawpy]

and for the admissions officers to see as well.

Please stop disseminating bad information about who can see what. It's been posted on reddit as well and getting old.

This is not bad information, it is perfectly accurate

Information from voided exams is not included on any score reports that are sent to medical schools. However, indication of a voided exam will be displayed in the MCAT Score Reporting System after the scheduled score release date for you to see.

https://aamc-orange.global.ssl.fastly.net/production/media/filer_public/b9/c3/b9c382ef-5746-4da1-9265-ae570bb655e1/mcat_essentials_2016_-_final2.pdf#page=23.

If a medical school were to go thru the trouble of manually going thru the MCAT scheduling system, they would see a scheduled date with literally a black space under the information/score section. It wouldnt say cancelled or no show or anything else. At no point will the word "void" appear or any indication that a void has occurred. The belief here is solely the irrational fear of premeds that if a medical school were to see "nothing" they might interpret that as a void and they might hold it against an applicant, neither of which is probable to even a small degree.

Additionally, so everyone completely understands, voiding means you have chosen not to have the exam scored. At that point the exam is discarded by the AAMC system. It was never scored, there is no score to look at and it can never be scored in any way, shape or form

interesting to see the accusation of misinformation being dismissed as extreme! thanks gonnif for this informative post.

 

[indianb]

I had called Aamc and they strongly denounce that any void / no show related info ( even scheduling) can ever been seen by anyone other than the test taker and the aamc insiders.

Also Ad2b has been an avid supporter of the controversy theory. I wonder why

 

[Lawpy]

I had called Aamc and they strongly denounce that any void / no show related info ( even scheduling) can ever been seen by anyone other than the test taker and the aamc insiders.

Also Ad2b has been an avid supporter of the controversy theory. I wonder why

perhaps we could consider the controversy effectively resolved thanks to @gonnif posts + additional adcom agreement?

 

[gyngyn]

There have never been scores for voided exams!
Whether there is a methodology for determining whether someone has voided an exam has little relevance for an applicant as it is not a part of the usual application information.

 

[Ad2b]

so, how did my own family member (adcom - allo) see that I had voided my exam?

 

[gyngyn]

so, how did my own family member (adcom - allo) see that I had voided my exam?

It would not have been part of your application. It would have required a specific search for this information (a search that most of us do not routinely employ...).

 

[Lawpy]

so, how did my own family member (adcom - allo) see that I had voided my exam?

i don't know, maybe your family member saw the report that's only accessible to you and the AAMC? family members really aren't the most reliable sources of information (unlike the neutral, third-party, unrelated adcom member).

It would not have been part of your application. It would have required a specific search for this information (a search that most of us do not routinely employ...).

i think the family connection has something to do with the specific search employed. hard to see why an unrelated adcom member would bother doing that.

 

[Tchotchke]

so, how did my own family member (adcom - allo) see that I had voided my exam?

Hey first off, I hope your next exam goes well! I took and scored the 'cat three times (and "voided" the morning before I left my apartment 😉 ), but I "sat" the exam one a year prior to my first and voided it. I am in the current application cycle and I have not (yet, who knows..) had anyone ask me about a voided exam. I am thankfully getting invites. IMHO/Experience, I do not think this will negatively impact you.

 

[AlbinoHawk DO]

The premed paranoia. People get accepted with 3-4 MCATs under their belt. Something saying there was a void doesn't mean you won't get admitted. Plus, you've already voided, so this is a redundant thing to worry about.

 

[ready2go2]

and for the admissions officers to see as well.



Please stop disseminating bad information about who can see what. It's been posted on reddit as well and getting old.

🙄 You don't know what you are talking about...

 

[Goro]

We can't see voids, and you did a VERY smart thing by voiding the exam.

I got sick prior to the test. However, I felt fine but threw up in the middle of my break and didn't eat/felt tired. I couldn't focus and had to void. I did amazingly well on the practice exams from AAMC, so I was obviously disappointed after the test. But, after I saw a few posts here my heart sank as ADCOMs say they can see it and it has a negative impact on admission. is this true? If so, what can they actually see?

I plan on taking the mcat on the next available date.

 

[mwsapphire]

^ I'm just glad OP made the right choice in face of an unexpected problem.

 

[indianb]

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[Lawpy]

Here is a guy from Kaplan test prep who states that medical schools can your voided test dates, yet AAMC vehemently states that "no can can ever access that information." Is the kaplan guy incorrect?

I honestly don't care what a test prep company says.

 

[hubbsbubbs]

I cant handle this level of pun.

It's pretty adorable that you and lawper switched profile pictures

 

[mwsapphire]

It's pretty adorable that you and lawper switched profile pictures

Check out the social thread from yesterday. Watch everyone be confused AF.


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