PLEASE HELP - Thoughts on August MCAT timeline

[charles2493]

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I'm looking for some thoughts/advice on my current situation:

Unfortunately I had a stomach bug during yesterday's MCAT and couldn't finish the exam - had to void in the middle of chem/phys. I'm going to reschedule ASAP for August 5th. My primary app has been verified and I intend on completing secondaries the week to two weeks after my mcat on August 5th (should be all done with secondaries by Aug 16th). If my scores are released September 8th, is this very costly for admissions? What do you think is the most efficient plan of action for me to take? Are there many success stories with being fully submitted by around September 8th? I feel like being ill yesterday was the worst thing that could've happened and might cost me this cycle.

Looking for any advice!

 

[lmladdno84]

You'll be fine as long as you do well on the MCAT, imo. I know a lot of people will disagree.

 

[Dreamstoo]

My TPR Bio/physics instructor submitted sometime around November with a high GPA and a solid MCAT score, 30+. He got into like 2 US MD schools and had 6 interviews overall. He although may have gotten very lucky.

 

[charles2493]

Thank you for some of your quick responses. I know there's no magic way to tell if someone will get in - but I have average stats and should post around a ~510-512 MCAT according to my practice scores and the limited data we have available. I just want to make sure I'm not wasting a ton of money on more applications if I have a really slim chance of MD admission this cycle.