Schools that COMBINE MCAT SUBSECTIONS or TAKE HIGHEST MOST RECENT COMPOSITE

[FuturePharm21]

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So, there wasn't a recent thread about this, but I wanted to know which medical schools combine subsections from several MCAT scores to give the applicant the highest overall composite?

Second question is which medical schools only look at the MOST RECENT MCAT HIGHEST composite vs. a poor MCAT from a year ago🙁

Basically, I took the MCAT when I was severely under-prepared and it was one of the worst decisions of my life, now that score haunts me.

One bad test shouldn't ruin my chances of medical school if I improved significantly, right? I know Ivy leagues I'm not even applying but state and private schools??

I couldn't find the information in MSAR so maybe someone can help...

Thanks and I'm going to leave on a positive note before all your smarties judge me:

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle"🙂
-Plato

 

[flatearth22]

All of your MCAT scores are seen by adcoms. But as of right now, the vast majority of schools either judge you "officially" on your most recent score in a single sitting or your highest score in a single sitting (pretty even split between those two). If you get a solid score on your next MCAT I wouldn't worry about it because it would be your highest score and your most recent as well.

Exception - I know that George Washington does superscore. So if you get a 15-7-7, a 7-15-7- and a 7-7-15 then you would technically have a 45 according to them. Not sure about other schools that superscore. BU does comes to mind though...

Rush does do averaging. So a 20 and a 40 would be a 30. According to LizzyM her school [undisclosed top 20] will officially average scores starting this cycle as well. There was a paper published last fall that said averaging MCAT scores best predicts USMLE scores over superscore or highest score. Maybe more schools will start doing that in lieu of that data but there's really nothing you can do about it.

 

[Ursa]

This exact thread happened literally last week. Please search before posting.

 

[FuturePharm21]

where is it because it didn't pop up when I was starting the new thread??

 

[FuturePharm21]

Rush averages!?! are you serious🙁

 

[Catalystik]

This is a few years old, but gives you a starting point for your research:

How schools consider multiple MCAT scores: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=566616

 

[Catalystik]

where is it because it didn't pop up when I was starting the new thread??

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=119179

 

[gettheleadout]

Thread titles that MOSTLY YELL.

 

[sector9]

Thread titles that MOSTLY YELL.

but don't you find that YOU CAN READ the title SO MUCH BETTER?????

 

[FuturePharm21]

the whole capital threads that yell is because...

then people respond and it's more eye-catching ha

 

[911 Turbo]

the whole capital threads that yell is because...

then people respond and it's more eye-catching ha

So why not just capitalize the whole title, including 'Schools that'?

 

[sector9]

the whole capital threads that yell is because...

then people respond and it's more eye-catching ha

Obviously it worked out so well for you, since you got 3 relevant posts.

 

[sector9]

So why not just capitalize the whole title, including 'Schools that'?

Don't forget about the "or" too, rofl

 

[FuturePharm21]

haha I wanted to emphasize certain words in the title😀