MCAT Retake disaster, not sure where to go from here

[Soccerkid7md]

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I just received my MCAT score back and I scored the same as I did previously. I had taken the test 3 times previously (498,504,507) and scored a 507 again. My previous breakdown was 126,127,127,127. My most recent exam came back 127,127,128,125. My P/S score was abnormally low, a score I have never gotten. Even on my 498 score I scored a 127 in P/S so I am extremely confused as to what went wrong on test day. I worry that school will eliminate me because of the plateau. Will they see I improved across multiple sections and this P/S is an anomaly and consider my score an overall improvement? Or, will they look upon it negatively and eliminate me from consideration? Do I retake my exam or is a 5th attempt even more of a red flag? So many questions and not many answers..... Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Faha]

You are unlikely to score higher on a 5th attempt and many schools average scores. When are you planning to apply? Where is your state of residence? What are your cGPA and sGPA? What are your ECs and hours?

 

[Soccerkid7md]

You are unlikely to score higher on a 5th attempt and many schools average scores. When are you planning to apply? Where is your state of residence? What are your cGPA and sGPA? What are your ECs and hours?

Im a VA resident, cGPA is 3.81, sGPA is 3.77, have 3000 hours of research completed (NIH Postbac) with an additional 2000 planned (with multiple papers), 2000 hours of clinical and multiple volunteer activities

 

[wysdoc]

You have reached a plateau, so don't take it any more times.
You can find a hearty list of MD and DO schools which will consider you!
With all your research Virginia Tech should love you

 

[Faha]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Penn State
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Methodist (when it opens)
NOVA MD
Belmont
Alice Walton
Roseman
TCU
Creighton
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Ponce (St. Louis)
For DO schools I suggest these:
VCOM
WVSOM
CUSOM
PCOM
DMU-COM
KCU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
AZCOM
NYITCOM
Touro NY
MU-COM

 

[obito]

I just received my MCAT score back and I scored the same as I did previously. I had taken the test 3 times previously (498,504,507) and scored a 507 again. My previous breakdown was 126,127,127,127. My most recent exam came back 127,127,128,125. My P/S score was abnormally low, a score I have never gotten. Even on my 498 score I scored a 127 in P/S so I am extremely confused as to what went wrong on test day. I worry that school will eliminate me because of the plateau. Will they see I improved across multiple sections and this P/S is an anomaly and consider my score an overall improvement? Or, will they look upon it negatively and eliminate me from consideration? Do I retake my exam or is a 5th attempt even more of a red flag? So many questions and not many answers..... Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Anyone saying you pleateaud is a doomer - pleateaus only exist for CARS and the lazy

A low PS score is indicative of mixing up terms and incorrectly applying them. Happens to the best of us. Happened to me back in 2020, where I scored 5 points lower on that section than my FL avg.

Get a UW subscription. Do all the problems (minus CARS). PS is the most gameable section. Run through Pankow Anki + 86 pg doc + UW PS + AAMC SBs and get your 130. Boom. 510+.


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