Submitting secondaries before updated MCAT score?

[moe_eves]

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A few weeks ago, I submitted my primary application to medical schools. In this application, I included my first MCAT attempt score (507) but I retook the MCAT a few weeks ago and won't have my updated score until August 1st. I indicated this on my primary app.

I have received secondaries to all of the schools that I applied to, but I am wondering if I should wait until receiving my new MCAT scores before sending in my secondaries? Will it make any difference? Thanks for the help!

 

[gyngyn]

No school is required to wait for your second score.
If you submit now, they may reasonably decide before the second score is posted.

 

[md-2020]

No school is required to wait for your second score.
If you submit now, they may reasonably decide before the second score is posted.

I'd submit now to any places w/ a sub-510 acceptance average (which means your current score is unlikely to hurt your app significantly).

Hold off on everywhere that has higher averages in the off chance that the adcom look at your file in the first few weeks of review (or if your second score is also not ideal).