Getting a 5 or even 7 on mcat??

[Johnathanwe]

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If you get that score first time on McAt then retake it for the 2nd time and get high 20's or mid 30's could you still get accepted to medical school? Or is that first time you take the exam ruin your dreams completely?

 

[Aerus]

If you get that score first time on McAt then retake it for the 2nd time and get high 20's or mid 30's could you still get accepted to medical school? Or is that first time you take the exam ruin your dreams completely?

You should try using the search function next time to see if your question has been answered before.

No, it won't ruin your chances. Retaking a bad score and doing well (improving drastically) is looked upon positively. Obviously, it's better to just do well the first time, but we're all human. Although, if you get less than a 10 as a composite score, you should evaluate whether a world filled with science and reading is meant for you. 😛

 

[Lollygag]

If you get that score first time on McAt then retake it for the 2nd time and get high 20's or mid 30's could you still get accepted to medical school? Or is that first time you take the exam ruin your dreams completely?

You would have to walk into the MCAT not knowing how to read in order to get a 5 total. In which case, you should have just picked "C" for every answer that should've at least gotten you a 10, I would think lol

 

[Lollygag]

lol exactly, not sure if OP is srs or trolling.....

I'm starting to think troll lol

 

[Mr Avante]

I'm starting to think troll lol

Not a troll. I have seen applicants with a score of 8.

 

[gyngyn]

I see applicants with a total of 4 (who pay for secondaries) every year.

 

[gyngyn]

One of my rules of thumb: if the number of times you have taken the MCAT exceeds your total score, medicine is not in the cards for you.

 

[Mr Avante]

Honestly, I'd have to physically see that to believe it bc that's a new level of mind=blown. Gyngyn, where have you encountered mcat scores that terrible?

every cycle

 

[bear2roo]

how many of those do you see..? O___o

1? 2? 10? 20? How could anyone apply with such an MCAT.....unless this was like a first try (accidentally scored?) and their second try they got like a 27+

 

[gyngyn]

every cycle

This.

 

[gyngyn]

Honestly, I'd have to physically see that to believe it bc that's a new level of mind=blown. Gyngyn, where have you encountered mcat scores that terrible?

Become an admissions officer.

 

[Mr Avante]

how many of those do you see..? O___o

1? 2? 10? 20? How could anyone apply with such an MCAT.....unless this was like a first try (accidentally scored?) and their second try they got like a 27+

very oblivious individuals

 

[Mt Kilimanjaro]

I see applicants with a total of 4 (who pay for secondaries) every year.

😱

Why would a human being even look at that application...?

 

[gyngyn]

If they paid for a secondary, I have to read it. Painful.

Sometimes I feel compelled to call the letter writers to ask if they are discharging their responsibilities well..

 

[LuciusVorenus]

Think of it this way, there are as many <10 scores as there are >37 scores - so they're rare, but unfortunately not THAT rare.

https://www.aamc.org/students/download/320554/data/combined12.pdf.pdf

 

[gyngyn]

Think of it this way, there are as many <10 scores as there are >37 scores, so they're rare but not THAT rare unfortunately.

https://www.aamc.org/students/download/320554/data/combined12.pdf.pdf

I don't have to call their LOR writers, though!

 

[LuciusVorenus]

I don't have to call their LOR writers, though!

Most of my letter writers actually never asked for my MCAT score, which surprised me. My research adviser knew my score but the other professors just kind of assumed I wouldn't be wasting the money if I wasn't competitive. Little do they know...

 

[gyngyn]

Most of my letter writers actually never asked for my MCAT score, which surprised me. My research adviser knew my score but the other professors just kind of assumed I wouldn't be wasting the money if I wasn't competitive. Little do they know...

I just discovered this myself. People write letters with just a PS... If only they would do some actual mentorship, imagine how much suffering and expense could be avoided.

 

[OCDOCDOCD]

One of my rules of thumb: if the number of times you have taken the MCAT exceeds your total score, medicine is not in the cards for you.

If people have to ask if your MCAT score was for one subsection or the whole test, medical school may not be a good idea for you.

 

[DocGodfather]

I got a rough score for my MCAT today but it was at the average, which I'm still going to retake. A friend of my cousin claims he got a 12 on his first MCAT and got a 31 on the second MCAT and received 3 MD interviews with 2 acceptances. And he basically had the average cookie-cutter stats the average premed has, and I don't think he even had a GPA above a 3.5. To the adcoms, is this possible? Thought it would be hard to land an interview, let alone 3 with a 12 MCAT on the record.

 

[BlueLabel]

Jeff Foxworthy

 

[Goro]

That's like merely typing your name into the exam and then leaving!

Those test-takers sound like a great subject for a paper in Medical Education, or a psychology journal!

I see applicants with a total of 4 (who pay for secondaries) every year.

 

[CarlosDanger]

Is it possible to get a 0 on a section, or do you at least get 1 point for showing up and paying the fee? With a score that low, you would think someone was guessing randomly, but even then they would mark enough correct answers to get above a 5 I would think...people be crazy.

If you can bring up your score to a 31, I would think it wouldn't matter what your first score was - probably would just make for some interesting interview conversation..."So, I see you improved your MCAT score by 26 points...nice job?"

 

[Mr Avante]

If you can bring up your score to a 31, I would think it wouldn't matter what your first score was - probably would just make for some interesting interview conversation..."So, I see you improved your MCAT score by 26 points...nice job?"

No
There are institutions that average scores
If you don't succeed at first...

 

[Grom]

Is it possible to get a 0 on a section, or do you at least get 1 point for showing up and paying the fee? With a score that low, you would think someone was guessing randomly, but even then they would mark enough correct answers to get above a 5 I would think...people be crazy.

If you can bring up your score to a 31, I would think it wouldn't matter what your first score was - probably would just make for some interesting interview conversation..."So, I see you improved your MCAT score by 26 points...nice job?"

If it's scored, you get at least a 1 for each subsection AFAIK. And I'm truly surprised that anyone would bother paying a secondary application fee without a score above 15, much less 4...

 

[OCDOCDOCD]

If it's scored, you get at least a 1 for each subsection AFAIK. And I'm truly surprised that anyone would bother paying a secondary application fee without a score above 15, much less 4...

Someone who gets a 4 on the MCAT obviously isn't putting too much into their career as a pre-med. They likely have no clue about medical school admissions and think they're actually competitive. I could see such a person saying to themselves "I bet no one really cares about this test. My GPA is good, I was only on academic probation for one semester. And I'm a biology major which is super hard so that's got to earn me points too."

 

[khrisskhoras]

0/10

 

[Escape_Goat]

I see applicants with a total of 4 (who pay for secondaries) every year.

What the... who in the... how did... oh!

 

[Bea5T]

how many of those do you see..? O___o

1? 2? 10? 20? How could anyone apply with such an MCAT.....unless this was like a first try (accidentally scored?) and their second try they got like a 27+

I think people on SDN don't realize that their are some terrible applicants outside this place. You also have to take into account the people whose parents force them to take the MCAT and apply to medical school.

 

[LuciusVorenus]

Someone who gets a 4 on the MCAT obviously isn't putting too much into their career as a pre-med. They likely have no clue about medical school admissions and think they're actually competitive. I could see such a person saying to themselves "I bet no one really cares about this test. My GPA is good, I was only on academic probation for one semester. And I'm a biology major which is super hard so that's got to earn me points too."

This is the only explanation. I can't imagine how someone could go through the entire test scoring under double digits, and then get to the submission for scoring page and say to themselves "yeah, I think I did pretty well, I should get this scored!"

 

[khrisskhoras]

Someone who gets a 4 on the MCAT obviously isn't putting too much into their career as a pre-med. They likely have no clue about medical school admissions and think they're actually competitive. I could see such a person saying to themselves "I bet no one really cares about this test. My GPA is good, I was only on academic probation for one semester. And I'm a biology major which is super hard so that's got to earn me points too."

Yeah i wouldn't want that person operating on me..no med skool for them