Question about listing MCAT on AMCAS

[fd25]

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I already have an MCAT score, but I am studying as if I will retake on 6/26. However, if I don’t feel ready enough, I am going to cancel and stick with my original score. If I designate on my AMCAS primary that I am planning take an exam on 6/26 and submit my application for verification, and then later decide to cancel, will schools see on my primary that I was originally planning to take a June test?

 

[mmchick]

The planned date will stay frozen on your primary as you can't change that once it's submitted. Some schools may extend a courteous "wait" on your application before your potential MCAT comes in, so this could delay those schools that do this from viewing your app in efficient time. I'm not sure how much longer they'd hold out/what their impression would be if they simply never receive a score from your proposed date. You could always submit an update or email to admissions offices at all applied schools saying you decided not to take the MCAT and would like your application to be reviewed as-is in the case they were delaying reviewal.

 

[theconfusedapplicant]

The planned date will stay frozen on your primary as you can't change that once it's submitted. Some schools may extend a courteous "wait" on your application before your potential MCAT comes in, so this could delay those schools that do this from viewing your app in efficient time. I'm not sure how much longer they'd hold out/what their impression would be if they simply never receive a score from your proposed date. You could always submit an update or email to admissions offices at all applied schools saying you decided not to take the MCAT and would like your application to be reviewed as-is in the case they were delaying reviewal.

I don't think this is true - you can just edit that part of the AMCAS application and take off the "planned" test date and then resubmit. It doesn't add any extra verification time.

If I'm misunderstanding something let me know.

 

[seanm028]

I don't think this is true - you can just edit that part of the AMCAS application and take off the "planned" test date and then resubmit. It doesn't add any extra verification time.

If I'm misunderstanding something let me know.

Per the "AMCAS Postsubmission Actions" website:

Permitted Changes
After the initial submission of your application, you may only make changes to the following information:

• Your next MCAT testing date.

So you can definitely change the date after you submit. I don't know if that includes removing a future test date altogether. I suppose you could email AMCAS to confirm.

 

[KnightDoc]

I already have an MCAT score, but I am studying as if I will retake on 6/26. However, if I don’t feel ready enough, I am going to cancel and stick with my original score. If I designate on my AMCAS primary that I am planning take an exam on 6/26 and submit my application for verification, and then later decide to cancel, will schools see on my primary that I was originally planning to take a June test?

Not only are you going to be fine because you can always edit that part of your primary, but nobody is going to care one way or the other.

All that question does is give schools a heads-up to put your application aside because another score is coming. If that's not the case, you just immediately go into the review pile.

Schools will not see that you were planning a retake and canceled it (the "yes" will simply be replaced with a "no"), and they wouldn't care if they could see it. They will just review you based on the score you have.

 

[fd25]

Not only are you going to be fine because you can always edit that part of your primary, but nobody is going to care one way or the other.

All that question does is give schools a heads-up to put your application aside because another score is coming. If that's not the case, you just immediately go into the review pile.

Schools will not see that you were planning a retake and canceled it (the "yes" will simply be replaced with a "no"), and they wouldn't care if they could see it. They will just review you based on the score you have.

Thanks all!