Is there an advantage to submitting before mcat score

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what happens if you apply and you end up receiving a poor mcat score after submission, is it better to not apply until you receive the score in order to avoid being a reapplicant? Is being a reapplicant disadvantageous?

 

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what happens if you apply and you end up receiving a poor mcat score after submission, is it better to not apply until you receive the score in order to avoid being a reapplicant? Is being a reapplicant disadvantageous?

And if you submit a primary but end up not taking an mcat, are you still considered a reapplicant?

 

[IslandStyle808]

It is a lot of weighing out the possibilities. If you do get a good score, you speed up the verification process by sending in you application before your MCAT. If you get a bad score, as long as you send only to one school then you are only a reapplicant to that specific school (that is if you decide to apply next year). I suggest doing it in this manner as to maximize your chances of getting an interview and minimize the stigma of become a reapplicant.

 

[DrMikeP]

There is a risk in that some schools have low wage workers or computers sorting through the data and see no mcat as not meeting criteria so you get an auto rejection. Or they don't update things when ur scores come in so you never get an interview. I experienced such and this can be a nightmare to fix at some schools, if it actually can be fixed. One school put me as having a "0" MCAT and after a ton of emails they supposedly fixed it but I never got an interview so not really sure.

Thus the alternative of submitting a throwaway school to get verified and then submit the rest when ur scores come into aacomas. This was one peice of SDN advice I didn't take, because I thought the system was ok with it and lived to regret it. I did everything right with expected date and such but it didn't matter.

Ultimately, it worked out and I got in but may have gotten interviews at a couple of more places if the MCAT mess didn't occur. The sad part is I'd have never known there was a glitch if I hadn't of emailed multiple times and followed up.

Good luck

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[futurexray]

I know PCOM wants everything in at one time, updating information with them can be a nightmare because they get so many applications they work forward and going back to fix one can be a problem. A friend worked there for a summer and they had at least 5000 applications just in the time he was there. I think they want you to get it right the first time.

 

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I know PCOM wants everything in at one time, updating information with them can be a nightmare because they get so many applications they work forward and going back to fix one can be a problem. A friend worked there for a summer and they had at least 5000 applications just in the time he was there. I think they want you to get it right the first time.

I don't know, I just called and they said they recommend you submit everything you can as soon as possible to be processed, so that the only thing missing is your mcat score. Also, if you apply and never submit an mcat score, you are not considered a reapplicant if you apply next cycle.

 

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It is a lot of weighing out the possibilities. If you do get a good score, you speed up the verification process by sending in you application before your MCAT. If you get a bad score, as long as you send only to one school then you are only a reapplicant to that specific school (that is if you decide to apply next year). I suggest doing it in this manner as to maximize your chances of getting an interview and minimize the stigma of become a reapplicant.

if you apply and never submit an mcat score, you are not considered a reapplicant if you apply next cycle. thats the response i got when i called, although i may be mistaken.

 

[DrMikeP]

if you apply and never submit an mcat score, you are not considered a reapplicant if you apply next cycle. thats the response i got when i called, although i may be mistaken.

That doesn't hold for many DO schools. Most consider you an applicant as soon as you hit submit.

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That doesn't hold for many DO schools. Most consider you an applicant as soon as you hit submit.

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I called 3 of the schools I applied to, they all gave me the same response. Just letting you know what they told me. Because your app was never filed as complete so it would never have been seen.

 

[DrMikeP]

I called 3 of the schools I applied to, they all gave me the same response. Just letting you know what they told me. Because your app was never filed as complete so it would never have been seen.

Never seen and not complete is different than not being classed as a re-applicant, but that's good if they are willing to permit such. Perhaps they've lightened up since last year.

A majority of secondaries I remember just asked if you had submitted an application previously. I think there was a box on the AACOMAS application asking if you had applied previously as well.

As always, go with whatever the individual school specifies because everything is subject to change and many things vary per school.

 

[vernhart]

if you apply and never submit an mcat score, you are not considered a reapplicant if you apply next cycle. thats the response i got when i called, although i may be mistaken.

From what I understand, if you have an mcat pending and you submit your app to let's say 10 schools...then when your mcat score comes in it will be automatically sent to those schools, completing your application. Someone else may be able to shed more light on this as I submitted it all at once.

 

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From what I understand, if you have an mcat pending and you submit your app to let's say 10 schools...then when your mcat score comes in it will be automatically sent to those schools, completing your application. Someone else may be able to shed more light on this as I submitted it all at once.

but thats for the MD schools, if you take the mcat it is not automatically sent to DO schools, again this is what I was told when I called AACOMAS and AAMC. I didnt signify when I was taking it because I was unsure of the date.

 

[IslandStyle808]

but thats for the MD schools, if you take the mcat it is not automatically sent to DO schools, again this is what I was told when I called AACOMAS and AAMC. I didnt signify when I was taking it because I was unsure of the date.

You have to go to the MCAT page with your score and select the option to send to AACOMAS, they don't receive it automatically (need to do this as soon as your score is up). This was a huge mistake people made last cycle that cost them weeks!