One low section score?

[john.snow]

Hey guys,

I recently got my MCAT score, which was a composite of 516 (94th). Here is the breakdown:

C/P: 131, 99th
CARS: 130, 98th
B/B: 125, 52nd
P/S: 130, 95th

I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts about how med schools will view the lower bio/biochem section despite performing well in the rest. I am overall happy with my score, but I don't want it to bring me down because of the one section. Will some med schools potentially just dismiss my application because of it?

I appreciate any input people have. Thanks!

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[Lawpy]

It's a good score and I personally wouldn't retake it. But a 125 in bio is still concerning and you might have to explain more in interviews if asked.

I'll tag @Goro for more input

 

[john.snow]

It's a good score and I personally wouldn't retake it. But a 125 in bio is still concerning and you might have to explain more in interviews if asked.

I'll tag @Goro for more input

Ok thank you. I was really thrown, it was always my second best section going into the exam and I am honestly not sure what happened. Thanks you for the input though.

 

[jarednogeek]

Went from my best to worst section on real thing. Not a 125 but still. If you have good grades in bio classes I wouldn’t sweat it. May get a couple questions during interviews. Only you can decide if it’s worth a retake.

 

[toedrag]

Hey great score! I would say you'd be fine for a bunch of MD/DO schools. If you were planning on applying to MD/PhD then I think that 125 in B/B might hurt you, though

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

I have a friend with a slightly lower overall score but the exact same imbalance and b/b score. He just got into a good school that he loves and has/had other multiple interviews. You're fine, though it may keep you out of the tippy top. Don't retake.

 

[PlsLetMeIn21]

This thread makes me so nervous. I promised myself I'd make my choice to not repeat the MCAT, but lately I'm second guessing my decision. I have a good overall score (516), but 122 in CARS. I have no where to go but down in C/P and B/B and I'm not sure I could repeat my P/S score (130.)

What do med schools think if you take it again and go down overall in order to make one really low score go up? ​

 

[Lawpy]

This thread makes me so nervous. I promised myself I'd make my choice to not repeat the MCAT, but lately I'm second guessing my decision. I have a good overall score (516), but 122 in CARS. I have no where to go but down in C/P and B/B and I'm not sure I could repeat my P/S score (130.)

What do med schools think if you take it again and go down overall in order to make one really low score go up? ​

It doesn't look good (and in fact potentially raises red flags) to retake a score and end up with a lower score. I don't think I'd retake but a 122 is still concerning. I suggest getting input from the SDN adcoms (e.g. LizzyM, Goro, gyngyn) and go from there.

 

[JowellHollyBuddy33]

This thread makes me so nervous. I promised myself I'd make my choice to not repeat the MCAT, but lately I'm second guessing my decision. I have a good overall score (516), but 122 in CARS. I have no where to go but down in C/P and B/B and I'm not sure I could repeat my P/S score (130.)

What do med schools think if you take it again and go down overall in order to make one really low score go up? ​

122 in CARS will probably get you an R everywhere. That’s 23rd percentile in your ability to read and think critically. What happened? Scoring that high in the sciences means your reading comprehension skills are solid. It sounds like a fluke, but you probably need to retake tbh. Just my two cents.