Is this considered lying/cheating on apps?

[ackackack]

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First off, I'm a Texas resident and I would love to attend one of the UT schools, but I would also like to increase my odds of getting into medical school by applying broadly.

I think my MCAT is competitive enough for my state schools but not competitive enough for OOS schools. (28P 10PS,8VR,10BS and 3.67cgpa/3.71spga)

Is it lying/cheating if I apply to Texas schools using TMDSAS checking the box that I am NOT taking another MCAT even though I'm rescheduled for June 18th? I want to submit as soon as I can to Texas schools with my current MCAT but also retake another MCAT and submit those scores ONLY to AMCAS...

Would this be wise? Or should I just do the whole apply-to-one-school-and-update-later thing for both applications?

 

[AdemTD]

First off, I'm a Texas resident and I would love to attend one of the UT schools, but I would also like to increase my odds of getting into medical school by applying broadly.

I think my MCAT is competitive enough for my state schools but not competitive enough for OOS schools. (28P 10PS,8VR,10BS and 3.67cgpa/3.71spga)

Is it lying/cheating if I apply to Texas schools using TMDSAS checking the box that I am NOT taking another MCAT even though I'm rescheduled for June 18th? I want to submit as soon as I can to Texas schools with my current MCAT but also retake another MCAT and submit those scores ONLY to AMCAS...

Would this be wise? Or should I just do the whole apply-to-one-school-and-update-later thing for both applications?

Well it's certainly not "full-disclosure."

 

[ackackack]

I guess that's all I needed to hear. (read)

Thanks...it even sounded fishy typing it out.

 

[flip26]

Your plan is shortsighted - you are suggesting that if you score better, you will only give it to AMCAS, but you know that you would also want Texas schools to get it, but that would be kind of hard to explain.

You are also implying that if you do worse, you want to hide it from Texas schools.

Be very careful with this sort of thing. You know it is wrong.

How does the Texas system obtain the MCAT score in the first place? With AMCAS it is automatic - is Texas done with some sort of submission by you, or is it automatic? If auto, then they would be updated with your new score...again, pretty hard to explain your actions.

 

[txprodigal]

How does the Texas system obtain the MCAT score in the first place? With AMCAS it is automatic - is Texas done with some sort of submission by you, or is it automatic? If auto, then they would be updated with your new score...again, pretty hard to explain your actions.

You have to actually release your scores to TMDSAS using THX or whatever

 

[pianola]

Honestly, it probably doesn't matter one way or the other since the scores will be automatically reported to your schools. I don't think it will have the slightest effect on your application no matter what you check.

 

[Muffinpuff]

don't lie to increase your chances, just don't even risk it. even though it's not a big deal, just be honest, the lie won't make a difference in your app, but not having that peace of mind that comes with honesty is gonna kill ya cause the app process itself is paranoia.

 

[witness23]

Honestly, it probably doesn't matter one way or the other since the scores will be automatically reported to your schools. I don't think it will have the slightest effect on your application no matter what you check.

i agree with this.


the bigger issue here is that you should not retake the MCAT if you are not absolutely sure that it will go up significantly.


I've been teaching MCAT for a year now at the TPR. From teaching and friends' experiences, I rarely see or hear people score higher on the MCAT. People who scored lower or the same did not fare well on the cycle. This is only personal observation.