Question about EDP and MCAT retake

[xuijin]

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I took the MCAT on May 24 and plan to apply ED to a school. My score wasn't stellar, but it is slightly above the average score for accepted EDP's from previous years. I really want to go to my selected school; however, in the event that I don't get accepted as ED, I signed up to take the MCAT again on Sept 1 to get better chances at other schools.

I have two questions:

1) If I were to apply ED now and NOT put down on AMCAS that I am retaking the MCAT on Sept 1, would AMCAS and schools accept my retake score later on when I get the score?

2) If I indicate on AMCAS that I am retaking the MCAT on Sept 1 and then submit ED to my school, would that school care about the retake score since it is past the ED score deadline?

Thanks for your responses. I tried searching for answers but haven't come across anything.

 

[passerine]

I believe that if it's past the deadline, they won't consider it in your application; for the same reason that if you were to take the MCAT for the first time after the application deadline, your application wouldn't be reviewed at all. There's a deadline for a reason, knowwhatimean? But to be extra double sure, I would just go ahead and call the school's admissions office for the best information.

That said, though, I personally would not retake the MCAT if you got a 31-32+, but that's just me. Your mileage may vary, of course.

 

[xuijin]

I'll call the school about that to make sure.

If the school doesn't care about the score past the deadline, what if I don't indicate on AMCAS that I am retaking it? Would regular decision schools receive my score? I'm debating whether to put the retake down because I might change my mind on the retake once I submit ED.