Regarding Applying Next Cycle/MCAT

[tuxedosheep]

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Hi!

I plan on applying next cycle to begin in Fall 2015. I chose not to apply for this cycle because my MCAT score was atrocious and I need to retake.

According to my previous experience studying for the MCAT, I absolutely cannot study well during fall/spring semester during classes and work. I will need some free time to study the amount that I want to, and that's looking like it is only possible after I graduate Spring 2014.

That being said, I want to take 10 weeks to study using the Examkracker's home-study method. That puts me taking the MCAT mid-July, and receiving my scores mid August.

Would it be wise to submit my application as soon as I can (May/early June), and have my scores uploaded in August? I'm pushing for a 27-29 on my MCAT, and I feel confident I can achieve that with 10 weeks of studying (clarifying that it's not a matter of what I score).

I suppose I want to know if that will push me to the back for processing. I don't quite understand how it works. Will I still have an early applicant advantage? Will I be considered a late applicant without my scores until August?

Thanks,
tuxedosheep

 

[csx]

Hi!

I plan on applying next cycle to begin in Fall 2015. I chose not to apply for this cycle because my MCAT score was atrocious and I need to retake.

According to my previous experience studying for the MCAT, I absolutely cannot study well during fall/spring semester during classes and work. I will need some free time to study the amount that I want to, and that's looking like it is only possible after I graduate Spring 2014.

That being said, I want to take 10 weeks to study using the Examkracker's home-study method. That puts me taking the MCAT mid-July, and receiving my scores mid August.

Would it be wise to submit my application as soon as I can (May/early June), and have my scores uploaded in August? I'm pushing for a 27-29 on my MCAT, and I feel confident I can achieve that with 10 weeks of studying (clarifying that it's not a matter of what I score).

I suppose I want to know if that will push me to the back for processing. I don't quite understand how it works. Will I still have an early applicant advantage? Will I be considered a late applicant without my scores until August?

Thanks,
tuxedosheep

Guys..i got this one *gulp*

If you do your primary early...say the first day it opens up, you can get verified with in a few days. If you wait till say July or August to get it verified, it can take up to a month! You do NOT want to wait that long to get verified. The earlier you get this done, the better.