Ivy league, GPAs and MCAT scores listed in the title.
For my second MCAT, PS stayed the same, BS and VR both improved by 1 point. I took the second MCAT 2 years after my 1st MCAT.
I'm taking gap year right now, with 1~2 publications accepted/ pending (not first/second author).
The biggest thing I'm worried about is that my MCAT score improved only by 2 points from 31 to 33...
I'm not sure if this would affect me in a negative way, since I hear people saying you would have to improve by at least 3 points to be considered "significant" or "meaningful" improvement. Since I only improved by 2 points, I'm not sure if ADCOM would think that eventhough I took the MCATs twice, my scores didn't improve...
What do you guys think?
Also, I really want to get into mid-tier schools... What do you guys think about this also?
Would appreciate some thoughts!
For my second MCAT, PS stayed the same, BS and VR both improved by 1 point. I took the second MCAT 2 years after my 1st MCAT.
I'm taking gap year right now, with 1~2 publications accepted/ pending (not first/second author).
The biggest thing I'm worried about is that my MCAT score improved only by 2 points from 31 to 33...
I'm not sure if this would affect me in a negative way, since I hear people saying you would have to improve by at least 3 points to be considered "significant" or "meaningful" improvement. Since I only improved by 2 points, I'm not sure if ADCOM would think that eventhough I took the MCATs twice, my scores didn't improve...
What do you guys think?
Also, I really want to get into mid-tier schools... What do you guys think about this also?
Would appreciate some thoughts!