•••quote:•••Originally posted by Pudgyp:
•Do you think applying to a select few (maybe 2-3) would be viewed negatively? Of course, those schools would be realistic for me in terms of GPA, EC's, etc...not MCAT though. I just feel that if I don't give it a shot, I'll never know. I've just been waiting for this for so long...and to brush it off b/c of a bad MCAT score...I don't know if I'd be able to live with it....Please help... 🙁 •••••If you MUST apply this year just to know that you gave it a shot, so be it. I got a 26 last April and tried my hand with 13 schools just to see what would happen and I ended up with 5 interviews and 1 acceptance. Makes it really hard for me to say "Don't even try". Still, your stats are quite low. If you do apply to 2-3 schools, make SURE that you confirm that it will NOT affect your chances for next year. As one of the posters above said, this is a very likely scenario and varies from school to school. Some schools are OK with it (and will even let you use the same secondary from one year to the next). Others don't want reapplicants at all.
Also, be aware that schools sometimes have an essay question on the secondary asking whether you are a reapplicant and what you have done to change your application for the better. You will be required to say something meaningful about this next year.
Good luck whatever you decide.