How to build a school list with an MCAT retake?

[Condensed_milk]

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Hello! First time poster here so I hope I'm in the right place. I'm currently working on building a school list, and am not sure how to use my MCAT scores. I took my first MCAT in 2018 and received a score of 506. I retook earlier this year and received a 522 on my second attempt. I'm trying to use WARS to put together a school list, but it does not consider MCAT retakes. Any advice on how to view my scores?

 

[Goro]

State of residence?
EC?s
Shadowing hours?

On the surface, a 522 is nothing to sneeze at, but many schools will average your scores. On the whole, I'd treat your score as a 515+

 

[Blueprint Med School]

Honestly, I don't think you should treat your score as anything less than a 522. Maybe some adcoms will see it as something lower, maybe not. Depending on your GPA and extracurriculars, I don't think you should keep any schools off your list exclusively based on your MCAT. Anecdotal, but my brother retook his MCAT and went from the equivalent of a 508 to a 522 (it was the old MCAT), and based on the places he interviewed, it didn't hold him back anywhere.

Kevin W, MCAT Tutor
Med School Tutors

 

[Condensed_milk]

State of residence?
EC?s
Shadowing hours?

On the surface, a 522 is nothing to sneeze at, but many schools will average your scores. On the whole, I'd treat your score as a 515+

- IA resident
- 3.68/3.61 cGPA/sGPA
- 2000+ research hours 2 posters, 1 abstract, 2 summer research grants, no pubs
- 600 non clinical hours with 500 hours w/ a public non-profit that works with underserved populations by the time I apply next
- Significant (i think) leadership in said nonprofit (youngest ever member of board of directors)
- Involvement in a few student orgs with some leadership roles
- ~150 hours of clinical volunteering in hospital (aiming for ~300 by the time I apply)
- 200 hours employment as a CNA
- 65 hours shadowing

I am planning on sitting out this coming app cycle to really work on my application, so a lot of these hours should come up. I am getting my MPH during the year.

Thanks for the help!

 

[Faha]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
Iowa
Washington University
St. Louis
Western Michigan
Case Western
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Rochester
USF Morsani
Miami
Duke
Jefferson
Hofstra
Einstein
Mount Sinai
Boston University
Tufts
Kaiser
Mayo (both schools)
Ohio State

 

[Goro]

- IA resident
I am planning on sitting out this coming app cycle to really work on my application, so a lot of these hours should come up. I am getting my MPH during the year.

Thanks for the help!

I recommend:
Mayo
WashU
Northwestern
NYU
Stanford
Cornell
Sinai
BU
U VA
Duke
Case
UCLA
UCSF
U MI
Albert Einstein
Hofstra
Ohio State
Pitt
U Cincy
USF Morsani
Baylor
Dartmouth
Rochester
USC/Keck
Western MI
Emory
Jefferson
Miami
SLU
Tufts
U IA
U VM

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Since your jump in MCAT score was greater than 10, I'd be more convinced that your more recent score is the proper screen score. Otherwise you can't control what a school will do unless you ask them ahead of time. As it stands, given the descriptions, you should be in a strong position to apply as suggested by my colleagues above.