Looking for some guidance on this question. I've done a lot of digging in past threads but I think my situation may be a little unique.
I've done a lot of growing up since my old MCAT (507) in 2015. Including completing a SMP.
I'm scheduled to retake the MCAT 7/22 and I know conventional wisdom says to not apply without your score so you can "target" your applications but since I have a weak undergrad gpa (3.38) I won't be applying to top tier schools anyways and a killer score on the mcat won't change that. Also, old mcat was done a year out of school while working full time and effort was minimal. Now that I've taken med school classes for a year and developed strong study skills/ much better perspective, I know I can do much better (and am already scoring 3-5 points higher on my diagnostic tests about 3 weeks out from test day).
So question is: I've already submitted my amcas to state schools so I could start the verification process. Do I wait to submit secondaries until my new mcat score is back? I don't want the state schools to think I'm being lazy and taking a long time to get secondaries back, but I've read that some schools won't wait for your new score to review your app and I've also read that if they do wait for your new score you will get placed in an "on hold" pile that might be even worse because they might take a long time to get back to you. Just wondering from an admissions perspective what would be best for my chances?
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I've done a lot of growing up since my old MCAT (507) in 2015. Including completing a SMP.
I'm scheduled to retake the MCAT 7/22 and I know conventional wisdom says to not apply without your score so you can "target" your applications but since I have a weak undergrad gpa (3.38) I won't be applying to top tier schools anyways and a killer score on the mcat won't change that. Also, old mcat was done a year out of school while working full time and effort was minimal. Now that I've taken med school classes for a year and developed strong study skills/ much better perspective, I know I can do much better (and am already scoring 3-5 points higher on my diagnostic tests about 3 weeks out from test day).
So question is: I've already submitted my amcas to state schools so I could start the verification process. Do I wait to submit secondaries until my new mcat score is back? I don't want the state schools to think I'm being lazy and taking a long time to get secondaries back, but I've read that some schools won't wait for your new score to review your app and I've also read that if they do wait for your new score you will get placed in an "on hold" pile that might be even worse because they might take a long time to get back to you. Just wondering from an admissions perspective what would be best for my chances?
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