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I have a 3.99 GPA, but a not-too-great MCAT score of 28M (9PS-9VS-10BS). I was wondering if anyone has any advice on how to address a lower MCAT score if it ever comes up in interviews? I don't want to come off as making excuses or anything.
My situation: I took my MCAT after college. I have had to work full-time since graduating to support myself, and I found it pretty difficult to balance working 40+ hours/week and trying to study for the MCAT at the same time. Since I took it later, it had been 5-6 years since I've taken some of the core classes (like Physics and G-Chem), so PS was particularly difficult for me and I spent most of my time studying for that section. But I still scored much better on my practice tests just before the real thing (I was scoring ~33), so I'm not exactly sure what happened. That was my first time taking the MCAT and I decided not to retake in order to have my application completed somewhat early.
I'd appreciate any advice, thanks!
My situation: I took my MCAT after college. I have had to work full-time since graduating to support myself, and I found it pretty difficult to balance working 40+ hours/week and trying to study for the MCAT at the same time. Since I took it later, it had been 5-6 years since I've taken some of the core classes (like Physics and G-Chem), so PS was particularly difficult for me and I spent most of my time studying for that section. But I still scored much better on my practice tests just before the real thing (I was scoring ~33), so I'm not exactly sure what happened. That was my first time taking the MCAT and I decided not to retake in order to have my application completed somewhat early.
I'd appreciate any advice, thanks!
