Pending MCAT

[junebloom123]

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I already have an MCAT score from last year but will be retaking it for another attempt this month! I have already submitted my application for verification and plan to submit secondaries asap. I did mark on the primary that I have a pending MCAT score, but if my new score does not come out until late August and my app is technically "complete" having the initial MCAT score on the record, will most schools wait for the new score before reviewing the application or hold off until the new score is released?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I already have an MCAT score from last year but will be retaking it for another attempt this month! I have already submitted my application for verification and plan to submit secondaries asap. I did mark on the primary that I have a pending MCAT score, but if my new score does not come out until late August and my app is technically "complete" having the initial MCAT score on the record, will most schools wait for the new score before reviewing the application or hold off until the new score is released?

There is no guarantee a program will hold your application for review until your new score arrives. Some may make a decision based on other elements of your application, regardless of your new score. Others will wait if they say they will wait.

 

[junebloom123]

There is no guarantee a program will hold your application for review until your new score arrives. Some may make a decision based on other elements of your application, regardless of your new score. Others will wait if they say they will wait.

Thank you for your response!

Would emailing the schools be the best way to find out whether they will wait or not? I'm impartial at the moment, as I would be also ok being complete earlier with my current score

 

[Mr.Smile12]

At this point, you should be able to email the admissions team. If it really doesn't matter to you, finish your secondaries.