Retake the MCAT?

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Just in the past few weeks I got pretty much all my letters (save for two, but its so late that I'm assuming wait-list at best) and I'm wait listed at one, rejected from others, and I won't find out about my wait list position till may.

So, I have to start thinking about re-applying and retaking the MCAT. But I don't know if I should. Heres my scores:

MCAT: 29N (10 PS, 10 BS, 9 VR)

GPA: 3.7

School: Macalester College

EC: 3 research things, volunteer, varsity XC and Track, some other orgs. and leadership things

The issue is that I'm getting married this June, so my May/June will be super busy and same with the rest of my summer till mid July. So I wouldn't be able to take the MCAT till August, and I'm worried that I'll be distracted in studying. I don't know if I should retake the MCAT and apply later, or apply right away in June.

Also, my problem was I got too picky this year with schools and only applied to a few. If my wait list doesn't come through, I'll be applying to many many more.

What should I do?

 

[nycfella]

Just in the past few weeks I got pretty much all my letters (save for two, but its so late that I'm assuming wait-list at best) and I'm wait listed at one, rejected from others, and I won't find out about my wait list position till may.

So, I have to start thinking about re-applying and retaking the MCAT. But I don't know if I should. Heres my scores:

MCAT: 29N (10 PS, 10 BS, 9 VR)

GPA: 3.7

School: Macalester College

EC: 3 research things, volunteer, varsity XC and Track, some other orgs. and leadership things

The issue is that I'm getting married this June, so my May/June will be super busy and same with the rest of my summer till mid July. So I wouldn't be able to take the MCAT till August, and I'm worried that I'll be distracted in studying. I don't know if I should retake the MCAT and apply later, or apply right away in June.

Also, my problem was I got too picky this year with schools and only applied to a few. If my wait list doesn't come through, I'll be applying to many many more.

What should I do?

How late did you apply this time around? If you applied really late, then you should not retake. If you applied really early then you should retake. If you applied somewhere in the middle then apply to more schools and retake in October. That's what I would do. Good luck and congrats on your wedding.

 

[Nataliemay24]

in my opinion you should apply early and apply to A LOT of schools next time without risking getting a lower score on the mcat. a 29 is respectable, and there's nothing lower than a 9. try to do something interesting - volunteer work, research, cool job - while you apply to stand out a little more. i wouldn't risk getting a lower score if i were you.

 

[premd85]

in my opinion you should apply early and apply to A LOT of schools next time without risking getting a lower score on the mcat. a 29 is respectable, and there's nothing lower than a 9. try to do something interesting - volunteer work, research, cool job - while you apply to stand out a little more. i wouldn't risk getting a lower score if i were you.

I too agree that you should apply as early as possible. We have identical MCAT score and I think a 29 is good enough to get you into a med school.