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Hello everybody,

I would like to apply for the upcoming cycle and was wondering if it is still possible to get interview if I submit the primary by the end of Aug. I got a horrible mcat score for the first attempt and this time I am going to study harder for it. I am Canadian with US residency but considered out of state everywhere. I know that US works on rolling basis but don't want to get a low score just to apply soon. I would appreciate any comment.

 

[907914]

Hello everybody,

I would like to apply for the upcoming cycle and was wondering if it is still possible to get interview if I submit the primary by the end of Aug. I got a horrible mcat score for the first attempt and this time I am going to study harder for it. I am Canadian with US residency but considered out of state everywhere. I know that US works on rolling basis but don't want to get a low score just to apply soon. I would appreciate any comment.

Submit primary to one dumper school so that you are verified. Resubmit once new MCAT is in.

 

[Medschoolripperoo]

You can get an interview even if you submit on the primary application deadline. The later you are complete at a school, the more people that were reviewed, interviewed, and possibly accepted before you, thus meaning you are competing for less seats.

You should still get verified in advance. End of August isn't late to submit a secondary, it's pretty average.

 

[lalalallala]

I think you should strongly consider waiting until next cycle. It is a huge time and monetary commitment to apply. (If you apply this cycle and are not successful because you rushed into it then you will have to re-do your essays and applications, will have to show that you improved since your last application, and will have to repay the fees - keeping in mind that 60% of people do not get in). I think you would be more likely to succeed if you took as long as you needed to study and then got to see your new MCAT score prior to submitting your application. It would also give you another year to do meaningful activities like perhaps take upper level classes to help mediate some of the concern of the first MCAT score since they will still see that score. While you could submit the primary anytime in the summer with one school that you don't care about and then once you got your score back you could add the rest of your schools and do your secondaries - I think this is a gamble. It will be September before your application is complete assuming you are fast with your secondaries and it just seems risky in my opinion but best of luck with whatever you choose

 

[PAAT]

Submit primary to one dumper school so that you are verified. Resubmit once new MCAT is in.

thank you for the response. For submitting the primary I have to focus a lot on the application/personal statement and think I cannot manage to focus on mcat at the same time. My plan is to write mcat in middle of Aug and work 2 weeks for the primary application and submit it by the end of Aug.

 

[907914]

thank you for the response. For submitting the primary I have to focus a lot on the application/personal statement and think I cannot manage to focus on mcat at the same time. My plan is to write mcat in middle of Aug and work 2 weeks for the primary application and submit it by the end of Aug.

Write your primary application between now and June submit June 1 focus on the MCATA June July and the first half of August take the MCAT get your results back by the middle of September you’re already verified you’re not too late

 

[lalalallala]

It's not really that you would be too late - it's that I think you are rushing things and will not be able to produce your best app or MCAT. Writing your personal statement and activities in 2 weeks? Yes you could do it but it likely won't be as well done as if you spend months brainstorming, writing drafts, taking breaks, coming back to them. Certainly some people can study for 2 months and do well, but you already did poorly the first time - so that is why I think you may need more time

 

[907914]

It's not really that you would be too late - it's that I think you are rushing things and will not be able to produce your best app or MCAT. Writing your personal statement and activities in 2 weeks? Yes you could do it but it likely won't be as well done as if you spend months brainstorming, writing drafts, taking breaks, coming back to them. Certainly some people can study for 2 months and do well, but you already did poorly the first time - so that is why I think you may need more time

I retract my above timeline. @lalalallala is providing more realistic feedback.