Low MCAT and natural concerns with admissions

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I got a 21 P on the MCAT, and have gotten four interviews and an acceptance to WVSOM... I guess that shows that if you get your foot in the door with your MCAT(which i must be close to not getting it in ) then they look at EC's, lab work, health experience, life experiences, and finally, a solid interview... Good luck and apply to tons of schools! I applied to every one, except Ohio and Texas

Hi, I am applying to WVSOM next year. I scored a 22P MCAT, a 3.7 overall, 3.33 science. What were your scores that got you into WVSOM? What was your background? I have a non-science background and I currently own a real estate company. Any suggestions??? Thanks.

Joe 🙂

 

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Material background is somewhat important in the MCAT, however I believe that reading comprehension plays a much larger role. For instance, I have taken the MCAT twice getting a BS6 and then BS9. The second time I had a year off from any Biology, but worked on reading the MCAT format for the BS. If you can read fast and comprehend a lot, the science passages have the answers within them. Statistically, you can see that people with higher verbal reasoning scores have higher science sections as well. Although I have only had one B in any Biology class, I still could not get a high science score. By the way, my VR was a 6 and then a 4.

I have had two interviews at top osteopathic schools, and am waiting for an acceptance next week. So, scores are not everything, DO schools look more at the whole picture of you than MD schools. (Hey, my state school rejected me last year and suggested that I consider another career Post- Secondary.)

I wish I could agree with you seeing how I didn't do that well on the MCAT exam...

But... I feel that a person that scored around five points higher than me on the MCAT probably DID have a better grasp on his general Biology, chemistry, and physics than I did. This test statistically does do a fairly good job of estimating your skill in these areas, not that this has much to do with your skill as a physician...

Learning how to "take" the test is important I would guess(didn't ever figure that out), but learning the material would also increase one's score by a considerable amount... I got two 27's and a 28 on my three practice exams, literally the week before the exam in April... And then got a 21 on the real exam, talk about choking!! I don't have any excuses, I just did bad...

I hope they take me for who I am and what I'm about, rather than my score on a standardized test... And I think Osteopathic schools do, so aren't I lucky