Should I retake MCAT?

[PalisFinest]

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Hi guys. I have a 3.7 overall GPA with a 3.56 sGPA and a top 10 (US News) college. I have research experience (working on getting published) and volunteer in need-based clinics and tutoring refugees.

Only kicker is my MCAT score. I scored a 507 (128 C/P, 126 CARS, 125 B, 128 P/S). I studied moderately (5-6 hours for 6 days) for three months over the summer but I felt like I didn't really realize I wasn't ready until I took the AAMC section bank material. I was wondering if it is worth retaking at all?

 

[RunawayGrape]

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[kb1900]

How many practice exams did you take

Were your practice exams scores where they needed to be

 

[PalisFinest]

How many practice exams did you take

Were your practice exams scores where they needed to be

I took 3 TPR, 2 Kaplan and the 2 AAMC ones
In hindsight, if I took the AAMC ones earlier I would've realized the gaps in my learning.

I scored around a 508 on the scored AAMC. I used TPR to review but I'm wondering if it's worth using Khan to fill in the gaps this time

 

[purplefrog13]

You've got plenty of time to study and improve your score. I suggest using the AAMC Section bank and other resources available to see if you can pinpoint your weakness. Once you are sure you can improve, retake!

 

[kb1900]

I took 3 TPR, 2 Kaplan and the 2 AAMC ones
In hindsight, if I took the AAMC ones earlier I would've realized the gaps in my learning.

I scored around a 508 on the scored AAMC. I used TPR to review but I'm wondering if it's worth using Khan to fill in the gaps this time

Ok so the big issue here is the lack of objectivity with your scores. If you got a 508 on the scores AAMC you were 99% not going to score more than 3 points above or below a 508. If your target was higher than a 507 then you shouldn't have sat the exam the first time around and just delayed.

The reason I say this, even though your first attempt is over, is that the BIGGEST mistake retakers make is restesting too early and attributing their original score to external factors.

You should take at least 10 more practice tests (if not 15+) or as many as needed until you are scoring where your target is. Every time you see a question that you are not a thousand percent confident on, you should mark it. This means that every time you finish a section bank/practice test etc, you should be reviewing everything you didn't know, including answer choices of the questions you got right as well. If you are noticing trends in certain areas, take the time to do a real content review of those areas. But nothing will prepare you as much as taking lots of FLs (7 for your first attempt is very low unless you got a 520+ on the AAMC practice) and OBJECTIVELY and THOROUGHLY reviewing them.