Should I Report Failed Actions to Improve My Application?

[Polo423]

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So this has to do with the question "what actions have you taken to improve your application." The action I'm not sure whether to mention is retaking the MCAT. I did retake it, but did not improve my score. However my breakdown in the subjects was uniform as my previous MCAT, so I'm proud of that. So should I mention my MCAT retake as an action to improve my app?

 

[Richardh]

when you say that your "breakdown in the subjects was uniform as the previous MCAT" do you mean that you improved 1 or 2 points in one section while in the other section you dropped 1 or 2 points so your recent mcat score is the same as the previous one? if so i would mention that my mcat section score improved 🙂

point out what you did differently in order to achieve that improvement on the mcat.

but i would also mention other things that you have either improved or started&accomplished. for instance published a research paper/presented a poster (academic wise) or started shadowing a physician (extracurricular wise). you can also mention how your gpa (either overall or science) has improved since the last time you applied 👍

 

[Musclemass]

You retook the MCAT to improve your score but you got the same score. Certainly happens, and it's good you didn't get a lower score, but what is it about this you are proud of?

Did your effort duplicate an already good score you were trying to boost, or did you repeat a mediocre one? If the latter, I'm not sure any adcom will share your joy.

 

[cubssox2000]

Schools will see that you retook it, and they will see both sets of scores. Unless you got a 40 both times and just wanted to show it wasn't a fluke, it's probably not worth calling attention to.