I need advice badly

[veyep]

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Scenario 1 (2012)
I don't have time to study for MCAT until july and was hoping to take the sep/oct MCAT, but would my application be considered late even if I submit everything on june 1st. Plus I have never studied for MCAT so I would only have 2 months to study for it....

Scenario 2 (2013)
I could work for a year and study for MCAT more and take it next year and apply june 1st 2012 (turn everything in at the same time)


What would you do?

 

[chrisoc13]

Scenario 1 (2012)
I don't have time to study for MCAT until july and was hoping to take the sep/oct MCAT, but would my application be considered late even if I submit everything on june 1st. Plus I have never studied for MCAT so I would only have 2 months to study for it....

Scenario 2 (2013)
I could work for a year and study for MCAT more and take it next year and apply june 1st 2012 (turn everything in at the same time)


What would you do?

Easy, scenario two. Nobody will look at your application without an MCAT score and your app would not be complete until October or November and that is pre-secondaries. Many people will already be accepted. That is incredibly late.

Don't take the MCAT lightly either, it is at least as important as your GPA and many people find it more challenging than they expected.

 

[ShayanMoosa]

I completely agree. Never rush studying for the MCAT and never apply late. Situation 1 would force you to do both. If you take a year off, you'll have the time to both improve your application and get ready for the MCAT.

 

[Ost3oclast]

^^^^ what they said. The MCAT isn't the SAT or ACT. Its hardcore. I'm a year out from taking it and I'm already purchasing materials to go over (lightly of course). This is a process you don't want to rush. Otherwise you are going to have a rushed result and added stress over finishing everything. If you took the test in October, nobody will even look at your application until October....which is late late late in the cycle.

 

[chrisoc13]

^^^^ what they said. The MCAT isn't the SAT or ACT. Its hardcore. I'm a year out from taking it and I'm already purchasing materials to go over (lightly of course). This is a process you don't want to rush. Otherwise you are going to have a rushed result and added stress over finishing everything. If you took the test in October, nobody will even look at your application until October....which is late late late in the cycle.

The MCAT takes a month to be scored, it would be November, and that would be to simply look at the primary. Secondaries are going to take longer. To be honest it might even be past the deadlines for some schools.

OP: speaking of deadlines you don't want to apply to med school with the deadlines in mind, but rather the earliest possible to apply. Deadlines = very very late for rolling admissions schools.

 

[Monocles]

Take the second scenario. I've been studying for several months now and I'm still finding things that I could improve on. 🙁

 

[EgotiStick]

I think the MCAT is probably more important than GPA - it's the only thing standardized for EVERY medical student regardless of undergrad institution.

Don't take it lightly