Question about PCATs and Early Decision program

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I have a question about the Early Decision program at Howard. It says that the application and transcripts must be received at PharmCAS by August 31st. I had planned on taking the PCATs in August and October. Obviously, the October ones are WAY too late since the decision is made by October 26. Is August too late, too? I tried searching the forums, but I got a little confused. Some posts stated that PharmCAS would send it without the scores, whereas others stated that the scores had to be in by the deadline.

I'm not sure if it even matters for me, as I'm really not really that prepared yet (nor have I taken ANY type of organic chem, ever) for August's PCATs. Also, if someone gets rejected by a ED program, do they still have the chance to apply to other schools? Or even reapply to the same school, if they have better PCAT scores/stats?

My other stats are pretty good, it's just the PCATs I'm worried about.

Sorry, I'm really just a nervous wreck. I should not have put this off for so long.

Thanks in advance.😳

 

[Wan2BPharmD]

Just FYI, there's a thread for this same type of issue in the PCAT forum.

To answer your question, it's best to call Howard and ask them. I'm in the same predicament, but VCU said they'll wait for my August scores. I'm not sure if all schools do it, but if they don't accept you early decision, they will defer you to regular decision and review your application with everyone else. At least that's VCU's policy.

If they decline admission, then you can apply to other schools.

As for Orgo, get a basic Orgo book (I suggest Klein's "Organic Chemistry as a Second Language" or Kaplan's "Organic Edge") and learn the basics, such as nomenclature, basic properties of compounds, and basic reactions (Sn1/Sn2, E1/E2).