Has anyone ever.....

[MeMyselfI]

Has anyone ever taken the August MCAT as a first time MCAT taker, did poorly on the exam, retook it in April, did well, and was still accepted to Med school the following school year. Does this happen?

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[MeMyselfI]

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[dr.z]

Has anyone ever taken the August MCAT as a first time MCAT taker, did poorly on the exam, retook it in April, did well, and was still accepted to Med school the following school year. Does this happen?

I did poorly in August MCAT. I re-took it in April, improved (wouldn't consider well). I'm waiting to hear from schools. I'm sure it happens. There are a lot of re-applicants here on SDN.

 

[fullefect1]

Yes, but not me.

 

[MeMyselfI]

I did poorly in August MCAT. I re-took it in April, improved (wouldn't consider well). I'm waiting to hear from schools. I'm sure it happens. There are a lot of re-applicants here on SDN.

I guess I should be a little more clear about this. I have applied to several schools(ie AMCAS app. + secondaries), did poorly on the Aug. MCAT as a first time MCAT taker, and will be retaking in April. Do I still have a chance of being accepted next school year, if I do well in April? Does anyone have any experience with this or any advice?

 

[Treg]

I guess I should be a little more clear about this. I have applied to several schools(ie AMCAS app. + secondaries), did poorly on the Aug. MCAT as a first time MCAT taker, and will be retaking in April. Do I still have a chance of being accepted next school year, if I do well in April? Does anyone have any experience with this or any advice?

I applied to a few schools last year with a <30 MCAT, and got interviewed and accepted by one and interviewed and waitlisted at the other. Ultimately I got a rejection letter in June from the school I was waitlisted at. When I got my April score back, which was 35+, I sent it to them anyway, and they re-reviewed me and accepted me in July. I think this is a really rare phenomenon though, and I fully expected to be reapplying this year (which I am anyway, since I am deferred openly at one school and couldn't move so last minute to the other school). Also, the new MCAT score really opened doors for me in terms of which schools I would be a competitive candidate at, so I was ok with reapplying. This process is crazy though. The school that interviewed/waitlisted/rejected/accepted me last cycle has been interviewing since September and just recently sent me an interview invitation. I mean, I was accepted there last year...

I would say don't count on it, but it is not impossible.

Treg

 

[MeMyselfI]

I applied to a few schools last year with a <30 MCAT, and got interviewed and accepted by one and interviewed and waitlisted at the other. Ultimately I got a rejection letter in June from the school I was waitlisted at. When I got my April score back, which was 35+, I sent it to them anyway, and they re-reviewed me and accepted me in July. I think this is a really rare phenomenon though, and I fully expected to be reapplying this year (which I am anyway, since I am deferred openly at one school and couldn't move so last minute to the other school). Also, the new MCAT score really opened doors for me in terms of which schools I would be a competitive candidate at, so I was ok with reapplying. This process is crazy though. The school that interviewed/waitlisted/rejected/accepted me last cycle has been interviewing since September and just recently sent me an interview invitation. I mean, I was accepted there last year...

I would say don't count on it, but it is not impossible.

Treg

Thanks, Treg. I am going to PM you.

 

[MeMyselfI]

Anyone else?