how do DO schools look at multiple mcat scores?

[havil]

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i know for MD shcools it differs from school to school, some take the avg, some take most recent,
what about DO? what seems the most common way?

 

[ablanco]

At the risk of eye-rolls, it's a holistic review. For MD/DO reviewers, there are only so many conclusions one can make one or more MCAT scores, I'd imagine there would be a distribution of avg, most recent, and variable weight based on the rest of a person. If you can find specifics on the schools you're applying to, great, apply accordingly. If not, if your recent score is near their median/avg, it seems you're likely somewhat safe even with multiple takes (save room for the nuances of jumps/dives in score, practice effect, some tests being too old to be considered, etc etc).

 

[Goro]

i know for MD shcools it differs from school to school, some take the avg, some take most recent,
what about DO? what seems the most common way?

It will be school-specific.

At my school, we average scores, as this provides a more accurate assessment.

Some schools will "superscore", ie, use the top score in each category from different exams. A dishonest and wishful thinking type of approach, in my opinion.