Taking MCAT on July 2nd, but AMCAS app is otherwise ready; do I apply this year?

[EthylMethylMan]

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As the title says, my MCAT is on July 2nd. I have a cGPA of 3.71 and an sGPA of 3.55, my AMCAS application will be ready to go on the first day of submissions, and my four letters of recommendation (one of which is from my pre-health adviser) as well as my transcript request form will be in the mail by the end of next week at latest. Given all of that, do you think that the relatively late MCAT will hurt my application, and if so, would it be worth it to wait a year? I'm applying to 20 schools, 8 of which are in-state (New York).

 

[BABSstudent]

As the title says, my MCAT is on July 2nd. I have a cGPA of 3.71 and an sGPA of 3.55, my AMCAS application will be ready to go on the first day of submissions, and my four letters of recommendation (one of which is from my pre-health adviser) as well as my transcript request form will be in the mail by the end of next week at latest. Given all of that, do you think that the relatively late MCAT will hurt my application, and if so, would it be worth it to wait a year? I'm applying to 20 schools, 8 of which are in-state (New York).

You should be fine if you get a good score.

I took the June 20th test last year and I still had multiple acceptances. Keep in mind that the schools already had my primary application by that point and many schools also had my secondary.

So try to do that and have your app verified before your scores become available. Save yourself some money by only applying to one school (or all your state schools) just in case your actual score is way below your anticipated score.

 

[Derv]

You will be fine. Do what was posted above. ^ Despite what you see and hear on SDN, a lot of applicants out there have their files complete much later than you will. You should still be competitive as long as your MCAT isnt a disaster.