Hey my jaw didn't drop
i completely understand, if u have an anxiety over standardized tests, maybe u should practice under the mcat conditions, perhaps u have already done this,perhaps not, but u should practice a lot.
also whats ur background, if it is not science then start studying very early (like now for the april mcats).
are u URM? i could slap myself for asking this question or for what i am about to write, but if u have good EC'S and gpa, and u are a URM, then u should definitely apply to low tier schools or even take the risk of middle tier schools.
if u read a post from about a week ago, there was a guy who took the mcats like a million times and in the recent one i think he got a 17 or something, but he knew the dean of a state school and because of his perserverance in taking soooooo many mcats he has a guaranteed interview at that school.
also in the allopathic forum i believe the lowest mcat for an admitted student was 21 and he got into yale or harvard(URM, he had very good ECs), of course these are just some stats, not every gets that lucky.
if u want my very inexperienced advice, then u should definitely go ahead and apply to low tier schools if u are sure u have great EC's, or u could consider DO schools, or dare i say it, international schools. on the subject of international schools, some of them require mcats, some don't. some of them are cheaper than american schools, some aren't and most of them have great match sucess, plus u get the great international experience, okay u can read more of this in the international forum.
good luck in which ever route u chose! also if u post this in the pre-allopatic forum, u will get more responses.
