Low mcat score Apply to DO or retake?

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That isn't even going to cut it for DO schools. The 120 and 123 will eliminate you from everywhere. Figure out what went wrong and then you need to retake and significantly improve. Whatever you do don't apply this cycle
 
My grandma died 2 days before the MCAT which messed with my head a little bit and I just couldn't focus that well on the verbal. I normally score around 123-124 on verbal.
 
No, some of my friends do.
 
I inherited this account my my friend couple days ago.
 
Atny said:
I inherited this account my my friend couple days ago.
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What the hell is this? You're capable of studying for and taking the MCAT, but can't even make your own account? If that's true, you must be ridiculously close to your friends. They couldn't advise you to hold off on the test until you got your mind right? Smells awfully trolly, especially now that @Ho0v-man has brought your account credibility into question.
 
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well, nah I got proof
 

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Well sometimes you can't ask high scored people for advises because they don't have much empathy.
 
Lawper said:
You need to retake the MCAT and score above 515+ to be competitive for MD. For DO, aim for around 506+.
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I thought 500 is good for DOs, I can't make 506+
 
Atny said:
Well sometimes you can't ask high scored people for advises because they don't have much empathy.
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It's realistic advice that's supported by adcoms and faculty here. You have a poor score that indicates significant risk in failing in medical school and the boards. Medical schools are risk averse and want their students to succeed without much academic difficulties. Even when you do retake the MCAT, adcoms will see all your scores, which is why you have to show significant improvement to alleviate concerns that your first performance was a fluke.

Atny said:
I thought 500 is good for DOs, I can't make 506+
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Unfortunately no. As @Goro had recently suggested, it's still a weak score for PCOM and coastal Touros. With a 494 in the background, adcoms expect significant improvement to show that the 494 was a fluke/bad luck.
 
holy good lord, why didn't you tell me this earlier, because I was planning to take it 5 times.
 
Does anyone got any good bio note that I can cram?
 
It's sad when other people could afford a review course and I have to borrow note from friends and some of them are just incomplete. Any advice for free study materials?
 
ThoracicGuy said:
SDN accounts are free and should not be passed around to different people. You should make a new one and go from there.
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Let's stay on topic here and let me answer your comment with MCAT's style: Your advice may be true but it doesn't apply to the author's concern. Therefore, this is a bad advice.
 
Atny said:
Let's stay on topic here and let me answer your comment with MCAT's style: Your advice may be true but it doesn't apply to the author's concern. Therefore, this is a bad advice.
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Sharing accounts is against the TOS. Likewise, it's rather foolish to give your account to another. All the prior posts would then have no relevance to the current poster. This would increase confusion and lead to more problems. While I may not be addressing your initial question, it does not make it bad advice.
 
well. people with similar cognitive patterns tend to hang out together.
 
Thanks fam. This is all I need.
Good night y'all.
 
This is called using hyperbole in English.
 
Atny said:
It's sad when other people could afford a review course and I have to borrow note from friends and some of them are just incomplete. Any advice for free study materials?
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Psych/soc section practice quiz time!

This post demonstrates:
A) External locus of control
B) External locus of control
C) External locus of control
D) External locus of control
 
Well, hello, I got 7% on CARS not 8%. That's a whole 1% different you know.
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Atny said:
Well, hello, I got 7% on CARS not 8%. That's a whole 1% different you know.
Sent from my iPhone
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The original comment was funny, the fact that you responded with humor makes me like you. Self awareness is something not often seen here :highfive:
 
Is it true that if you are an orphan then you will get a little better chance of acceptance because you are considered as being disadvantage?
 
Wealthy doesn't automatically grant you a free card.
 
walloobi said:
Psych/soc section practice quiz time!

This post demonstrates:
A) External locus of control
B) External locus of control
C) External locus of control
D) External locus of control
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Although this may implied a case of external locus of control, but imply does't mean explain. There are many things during an exam which could interfere with your internal locus which shifted it from alpha control to negative interference beta control which is another type for situational propassive interference.
 
Atny said:
Although this may implied a case of external locus of control, but imply does't mean explain. There are many things during an exam which could interfere with your internal locus which shifted it from alpha control to negative interference beta control which is another type for situational propassive interference.
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Absolute drivel.
 
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