Mcat Scores

[hybrid21]

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Hey,

Just wanted to ask when do the MCAT scores usually come out? 😕
If I took the April exam OR the August one,
when would I usually find out my results so that the schools can get their hands on em?

Thanx 😎

 

[Khenon]

Scores are posted 60 days after the exam. Sometimes they'll get them out a couple of days early, but no more. That's why taking the April MCAT is such a big deal. If you take in August, schools won't get your scores (and you won't be complete) until mid-October.

 

[docintheory]

Scores are posted 60 days after the exam. Sometimes they'll get them out a couple of days early, but no more. That's why taking the April MCAT is such a big deal. If you take in August, schools won't get your scores (and you won't be complete) until mid-October.

I concur... taking the April Exam is so much better and less stressful. You can get it over with and then easily file the AMCAS application without any holes when it opens (June?). I took the August exam in 2004............such a long wait, it seriously drags 😴 ...and I didn't even get the score I wanted 😡 , so I didn't bother applying. I am taking the April 2005 MCAT, hopefully if I do well enough, I'll be right in the zone when applying. Good luck!! 🙂

 

[QofQuimica]

Hey,

Just wanted to ask when do the MCAT scores usually come out? 😕
If I took the April exam OR the August one,
when would I usually find out my results so that the schools can get their hands on em?

Thanx 😎

Another option, if you finish the prereqs in two years, is to take the MCAT the previous summer (i.e., right after your sophomore year of college). That way you will already have the score by Oct. of your junior year, and you can retake that April if you need to.

 

[Khenon]

Another option, if you finish the prereqs in two years, is to take the MCAT the previous summer (i.e., right after your sophomore year of college). That way you will already have the score by Oct. of your junior year, and you can retake that April if you need to.

This is the ideal way to go, I think. It's not good to retake the test, but if you have to, you'll be able to in April, and will still be able to apply early and get all those benefits. Ugh. If only I could turn back time! 😀

 

[QofQuimica]

This is the ideal way to go, I think. It's not good to retake the test, but if you have to, you'll be able to in April, and will still be able to apply early and get all those benefits. Ugh. If only I could turn back time! 😀

Well, that is one advantage of being non-traditional: since I've already gone through this whole process once, I'm a little wiser this time around.

 

[hybrid21]

I wish I could take it in April,
Problem is I havent taken Organic II yet, which I plan to take in the summer

 

[fever5]

I wish I could take it in April,
Problem is I havent taken Organic II yet, which I plan to take in the summer

Organic II is a joke on the MCAT. spend it on advanced physiology. just go over some basic Org II review.

 

[browniegirl86]

Another option, if you finish the prereqs in two years, is to take the MCAT the previous summer (i.e., right after your sophomore year of college). That way you will already have the score by Oct. of your junior year, and you can retake that April if you need to.

Seconded.

I did this and it was the best thing ever . . . you can take the whole summer to focus on the MCAT and not worry about messing up your GPA in the process.

Plus it's already over with by the time your other friends are starting to get worried about April 🙂

 

[45408]

Another option, if you finish the prereqs in two years, is to take the MCAT the previous summer (i.e., right after your sophomore year of college). That way you will already have the score by Oct. of your junior year, and you can retake that April if you need to.

This is hands-down the best option, but you will almost certainly be doing three different sciences in one semester. I did it like this:

F02 - gen chem
S03 - gen chem 2, biology 1, physics 1
F03 - organic 1, biology 2, physics 2
S04 - organic 2

I wouldn't have it any other way. I am SO thankful that I did it that way, because now I can sit on my butt. 😛

 

[Avenue Q]

This is hands-down the best option, but you will almost certainly be doing three different sciences in one semester. I did it like this:

F02 - gen chem
S03 - gen chem 2, biology 1, physics 1
F03 - organic 1, biology 2, physics 2
S04 - organic 2

I wouldn't have it any other way. I am SO thankful that I did it that way, because now I can sit on my butt.

I did it summer post sophmore year too, and i agree, it was the BEST decision i have ever made (although made for a sucky summer stuck in NYC, but studying in central park was fun).

I did it without taking more than 2 sciences a semester -
Fall 2002 - gen chem, bio 1
spring 03 - gen chem2, bio 2
fall 2003 - orgo 1, physics 1
spring 04 - orgo 2, physics 2

Doing it this way also made it possible for me to go abroad.

Hands down the way to go. Although it puts you very quickly into application mood, i started looking at schools and thinkng about the process well before other people because taking the test puts you heavily in that mindset (and the free guide princeton review sent me because they changed my review location didn't help me avoid looking at schools).

 

[Aero047]

So just taking two years of undergrad then jumping into the MCAT was ok for you? Do you think it would've been easier for those who took some extra science (Anatomy/Physiology) Junior year and THEN take the MCAT the summer after that (third summer)?

 

[QofQuimica]

If I were just starting college now and knew I wanted to be pre-med, here's how I would set my schedule:

First year:
-physics w/ lab
-gen. chem. w/ lab
-calculus (if you haven't taken it; ideally, you should take it as a high school senior. If you already have taken calculus, take statistics or differential equations instead.)
-English
-some elective (foreign language, psychology, philosophy, anything else that has nothing to do with science)

Summer after first year:
Try to get some clinical experience. I worked at an Easter Seals camp that summer. Or, go study abroad; I did that the summer after my second year and it's a great experience.

Second year:
-organic chem w/ lab
-biology w/ lab
-research hours (ask one of your science profs whose class you liked and whose subject you are interested in. You'll probably start out washing glassware, but if you stick with it for a few months and they see you're serious, you'll start getting to do more interesting things. The biggest problem we have w/ undergrads in the lab is that they are not reliable, so you can make a big impression just by being interested and showing up when you say you will. Plus you might eventually even get paid, and you'll get a great LOR for down the road.)
-nonscience electives or other classes you need for your major.

Summer after second year:
-biochemistry with lab
-study for MCAT (take in August)

I know that a lot of people like to put off taking physics, but I believe that you should take it as a freshman if your high school math background is strong enough (pre-calc. or beyond). You can take calculus concurrently with calculus-based physics. I think it is better to take calc-based physics if at all possible rather than taking non-calc-based physics because it's a more rigorous course; that's the class the physics majors take. I took calc-based physics as a freshman, and it worked out great. When I was in my gen. bio. class and the prof. was talking about how cell membranes function like capacitors, I was the only one who had any idea what he was talking about! Plus, it is a logical sequence, because calculus is the basis for physics, physics is the basis for chemistry, and chemistry is the basis for biology. Taking biology first is a**-backwards, IMHO.

 

[gujuDoc]

I concur with QoQuimica.

Also, while it may be an advantage to have biochem or physiology before the MCAT, much of what you need you can find in MCAT books and in your general bio book because general bio is supposed to cover a little of everything.