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Hello everybody,
Like many sophomores, I will have been done with organic chemistry and physics by the end of my sophomore year. This means I will have completed the requirements for the MCAT. I should begin medical school in the fall of 2016 and I would like to be prepared to apply EDP at a certain school. Would the community generally recommend that I take the MCAT during August of 2014 right after my sophomore year while the material from organic chem and physics are still fresh, or take the new 2015 MCAT in January during the beginning of the 2nd semester of my junior year, following biochem and other upper division couses? I know these aren't necessary but many agree that they can be helpful. One thing I find to be beneficial about taking it early is that I can take ample and study during the summer and have about a year of retake time before I even apply. My concern is that a year old score for an outdated test may not be accepted everywhere or anywhere I will be applying. On this note, I will be contacting the admissions departments of some of these schools to see whether or not they know if they will take outdated scores, but I'm not sure they will have decided yet. Of course, decisions can be made a year from now, when I would take the early test. Right now I'm leaning toward the early option, seeing as I have ideal study time, every course I will need and primarily because the test is still the tried and true one, but, again that is in a year. Having some upper levels and Christmas break to study for the 2015 MCAT is appealing as well. What do y'all think?
Thanks!
Like many sophomores, I will have been done with organic chemistry and physics by the end of my sophomore year. This means I will have completed the requirements for the MCAT. I should begin medical school in the fall of 2016 and I would like to be prepared to apply EDP at a certain school. Would the community generally recommend that I take the MCAT during August of 2014 right after my sophomore year while the material from organic chem and physics are still fresh, or take the new 2015 MCAT in January during the beginning of the 2nd semester of my junior year, following biochem and other upper division couses? I know these aren't necessary but many agree that they can be helpful. One thing I find to be beneficial about taking it early is that I can take ample and study during the summer and have about a year of retake time before I even apply. My concern is that a year old score for an outdated test may not be accepted everywhere or anywhere I will be applying. On this note, I will be contacting the admissions departments of some of these schools to see whether or not they know if they will take outdated scores, but I'm not sure they will have decided yet. Of course, decisions can be made a year from now, when I would take the early test. Right now I'm leaning toward the early option, seeing as I have ideal study time, every course I will need and primarily because the test is still the tried and true one, but, again that is in a year. Having some upper levels and Christmas break to study for the 2015 MCAT is appealing as well. What do y'all think?
Thanks!
