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I have 2 options for an MCAT date,
July 8th 8:00am, but id have to drive for 1.5 hrs
or
July 29th at 1:00pm, and I would have to drive for 10 mins.
Im not a morning person, but is it worth postponing my exam till the 29th simply because of the drive and time?
or should i suck it up and wake up at 5am/ get a hotel room for my MCAT
also, would this make me a late applicant?
thanks!
Maybe you got into your dream school, in that case, congratulations to you. But to the OP, do you really want to take that risk because you wanted to sleep in a bit more? There is really no reason at all to take the test end-of-July.I didn't take my MCAT until Aug. 5th, and didn't submit my primary until Oct. 13th and I did just fine this cycle.
I wouldn't want to wake up at 5am to drive 90 minutes. I don't know about you, but I sometimes have test anxiety problems and I often can't fall asleep. So, if I was having a hard time falling asleep the night before the MCAT, AND I had to wake up at 5am, I'd probably do poorly because I'd be fatigued and not well-rested.
And yes, taking the July MCAT is VERY late. Your scores will not be released until August, which puts you at the end of the line.