Taking the MCAT in late June

[mathdoc]

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Very recently, I became interested in the MD-PhD program and signed up to take the MCAT end of June. In reading the other SDN posts, I have not been able to build consensus on what this would mean for the timeline of my application.

I am hoping to submit the primary in early June so that I can get verified and pre-writing my secondaries, while waiting for my MCAT score to be processed.
1. Does this sound like a reasonable plan?
2. Also, would having my primary processed end of July (when the MCAT score is received by AMCAS) make me late in the cycle?

 

[TakotsuboOkazaki]

All that really matters is your complete date. This is the date that a school has:

- A verified AMCAS application with LORs/Transcripts/MCAT
- A secondary application with the fee paid.

Based on your plan you will be fine. The more competitive the school, the more being early will help you it seems.

For reference, I was complete at the school I will be attending in October. Never held me back.

 

[mathdoc]

All that really matters is your complete date. This is the date that a school has:

- A verified AMCAS application with LORs/Transcripts/MCAT
- A secondary application with the fee paid.

Based on your plan you will be fine. The more competitive the school, the more being early will help you it seems.

For reference, I was complete at the school I will be attending in October. Never held me back.

Thanks ktyler for the advice. Do you know if this timeline varies between MD v. MD-PhD?