Poor mcat = failing usmle???

[cohen5000]

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I've had clinical, administrative, and research medical experiences. My GPA was a 3.43 but I studied nearly obsessively in undergrad. I took the mcat like 7 years after all my pre-req's but couldnt score over a 17. I tried to have accomodations for extra time for the mcat. I provided psych educ reports describing a language processing impairment which makes it difficult to comprehend the passages under a time constraint but it was denied by AAMC. They gave me the explaination that I didnt need extra time because I didnt have accomodations in undergrad and managed to graduate from a selective school.

With such a poor mcat score no med school will accept me. So I was considering applying to a Candian/ Caribbean school that doesnt require MCATS. Even if I go to med school will I have problems passing the USMLE and Board exam because I did so poorly on the mcat?
Any comments or suggestions would be really helpful. thanks!

 

[nlax30]

Alright, first take a deep breath and relax. You will definitely need higher than a 17, but since you took it quite a while after your pre-reqs did you take any sort of prep course? How did you study for the MCAT? How long did you spend studying? And why the 7 yr gap?

If it was a case of taking it unprepared then there's your answer. Take a prep course, spend MORE time studying the material, etc...

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

You should study more. Taking the mcat 7 years after pre-requisites = you having almost no memory of the stuff. USMLE success does correlate with success on the mcat. However the relation implies that your good at self-studying. So my recommendation is to sit down, go to the mcat prep section and learn a few tips on how to get your score up.