Hello. New on SDN. Question about applying with a MCAT retake. Please help!

[ohohpickmepickm]

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Hello Everybody,

How you all doing? I am still relatively new here (registered a few days ago). 😀

I have a question and I am not sure if I am putting it in the right category. If it is wrong, please forgive me.

I am a senior this year and about to graduate with a Biological Sciences degree in the summer. (still need Microbiology and a one credit course..I know...ugh). I went to a community college for the first two years and have taken ALL of my premed prereqs there. Yes...slight mistake...back then I wanted to be an engineer so...and from my junior year til now, my super senior year, I will have about 100 credits at my new school with a combined total of ~170. Yes...and its still only ONE Bachelors degree haha. During my time, I decided to detour and take the scenic route to my degree by taking 40+ credits of mathematics, some weird applied math/biology stuff, along with two graduate courses (one in applied mathematics and one in computational biology). So thats a quick history.

My stats:

undergrad GPA at the local community college (Brookdale Community College for those who are curious): 3.86 (with pretty much all science except for maybe 5 classes or so.

undergrad GPA at new university (Rutgers University in New Brunswick): 3.5 (ha just made it right??) this GPA is calculated with basically only 3 lower level classes and the rest are all upper level biological science, math, one biomedical engineering, and those two graduate courses.

Sad fact...Math GPA: 3.7...Biology GPA at Rutgers...3.3...😀😱

I took my MCAT once before and did horrible, community college did not prepare me for it, only made low 20's...great....

Now, 2 years later, after my scenic route, I have decided to give it another shot. (was planning to go for a PhD in Computational Biology)
I am studying for the MCAT (wow way better understanding since taking upper level classes!!!!) and am quite confident. So here is the question.

I am taking them on May 2. I plan to apply on June 1 or 2. (already written my personal statement). And do all the secondaries if they come. Now...when I get my MCAT scores back on the 2 or 3 of June and I score a couple points lower than the average for the schools that I apply for should I do...

a) tell the schools that I am going to retake in July (yes...3rd time..)
b) let it go, since I am applying really early...
c) after getting the scores, call the schools and beg them to let me in...

I personally would not mind option c) but what would you do in my if you were in my place. Thank you all for viewing. Hope to hear from someone soon!!!

 

[mmmcdowe]

Hello Everybody,

How you all doing? I am still relatively new here (registered a few days ago). 😀

I have a question and I am not sure if I am putting it in the right category. If it is wrong, please forgive me.

I am a senior this year and about to graduate with a Biological Sciences degree in the summer. (still need Microbiology and a one credit course..I know...ugh). I went to a community college for the first two years and have taken ALL of my premed prereqs there. Yes...slight mistake...back then I wanted to be an engineer so...and from my junior year til now, my super senior year, I will have about 100 credits at my new school with a combined total of ~170. Yes...and its still only ONE Bachelors degree haha. During my time, I decided to detour and take the scenic route to my degree by taking 40+ credits of mathematics, some weird applied math/biology stuff, along with two graduate courses (one in applied mathematics and one in computational biology). So thats a quick history.

My stats:

undergrad GPA at the local community college (Brookdale Community College for those who are curious): 3.86 (with pretty much all science except for maybe 5 classes or so.

undergrad GPA at new university (Rutgers University in New Brunswick): 3.5 (ha just made it right??) this GPA is calculated with basically only 3 lower level classes and the rest are all upper level biological science, math, one biomedical engineering, and those two graduate courses.

Sad fact...Math GPA: 3.7...Biology GPA at Rutgers...3.3...😀😱

I took my MCAT once before and did horrible, community college did not prepare me for it, only made low 20's...great....

Now, 2 years later, after my scenic route, I have decided to give it another shot. (was planning to go for a PhD in Computational Biology)
I am studying for the MCAT (wow way better understanding since taking upper level classes!!!!) and am quite confident. So here is the question.

I am taking them on May 2. I plan to apply on June 1 or 2. (already written my personal statement). And do all the secondaries if they come. Now...when I get my MCAT scores back on the 2 or 3 of June and I score a couple points lower than the average for the schools that I apply for should I do...

a) tell the schools that I am going to retake in July (yes...3rd time..)
b) let it go, since I am applying really early...
c) after getting the scores, call the schools and beg them to let me in...

I personally would not mind option c) but what would you do in my if you were in my place. Thank you all for viewing. Hope to hear from someone soon!!!

Wait for your scores. 5 days or so won't make a lick of difference. Most medical schools won't even send out your secondaries right away. See what you go, apply accordingly. Have the DO application ready as well.