May MCAT - disadvantage for Texas / TMDSAS Schools?? Need advice!

[Drandall92]

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How disadvantageous is it for a Texas/TMDSAS applicant to take the MCAT for the first time May 20th, and not get score back until June 21st?

I know that Texas applications open May 1st, so I am wondering how big of a disadvantage it would be for schools not to get my MCAT scores until June 21st (assuming that I submitted my primaries very early in May and finished secondaries as soon as they came)? I am wondering if it is worth it to bump my MCAT 2 weeks earlier to May 6 (receiving scores June 6) to be earlier / have better chances. If I take with the 20th or 6th of may MCAT, would I still be in the first batch? I realize mid-June is plenty early for AMCAS, but the Texas schools seem to be on a faster pace.

It would be less convenient as I would need to travel much further and pay more money and have 2 weeks less to study if I switched to May 6, but if it will really help my chances for Texas schools, I would be willing to make that change. Any advice or thoughts??

 

[inthemaking1]

Why not take the April MCAT?

 

[ZPakEffect]

No disadvantage at all. Texas schools won't look at applications until late June at the earliest. Interviews don't go out until late July. Just submit your TMDSAS application as early as possible, then send in your MCAT score when you receive it.

 

[Drandall92]

No disadvantage at all. Texas schools won't look at applications until late June at the earliest. Interviews don't go out until late July. Just submit your TMDSAS application as early as possible, then send in your MCAT score when you receive it.

Thank you! I will do that.

 

[NoWheyBruh]

Not a disadvantage at all. I submitted my app in July and will be matriculating to a Texas school next year.

 

[redferrari]

I submitted in July as an OOS applicant and got two interviews. Not a concern at all.

 

[Life2dmax]

If it's not important at all, why do people stress to get your app in early?

Also, I have a similar problem but for grades..I'm on the quarter system and my grades come out mid-june

 

[Lucca]

If it's not important at all, why do people stress to get your app in early?

Also, I have a similar problem but for grades..I'm on the quarter system and my grades come out mid-june

Being early is very important, submitting on day 1 is not. Submitting in June for TMDSAS because you took a May MCAT won't be a big deal since medical schools wont receive apps until later in June / early July.

 

[laughingfrog]

It's not a problem.. UTMB was the earliest school the started giving IIs and that was in late June.

 

[Life2dmax]

So given this should I still submit my app in early may and then update them with Mid June grades? Or wait for that to submit

 

[redferrari]

So given this should I still submit my app in early may and then update them with Mid June grades? Or wait for that to submit

If you're confident, submit and wait for grades and MCAT. Remember that it will take 3-6 weeks to process once you submit, and they will transmit it to schools and simply update with scores.