Unbalanced MCAT Score, Retake?

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stopbiting said:
Hello everyone.

My friend received his MCAT score back today and got a 517 (131, 124, 131, 131). He is applying next cycle or the cycle after that and asked me if I think he should consider a retake. I don't want to lead him astray so I told him I would post here and tag some of the more knowledgable people that I've encountered on the forum. My thought process is that his CARS is clearly dragging him down a lot, but writing decent primary and secondary materials might save him there and make an MCAT retake unnecessary. I know it can be risky to retake. On the other hand, he clearly has potential for a 520+ if he is able to improve his CARS score.

Please let me know what you kind folks would say to my friend. I'll link him to this forum so he can see your responses.

@gonnif @gyngyn @Goro @LizzyM @Faha @Mr.Smile12

Sorry if I missed anyone important, and thanks for taking the time to respond!
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Do I have to reach through the electrons and smack him upside the head????
CARS gets cut the most slack.
 
baz2020 said:
@Goro

would you recommend the same advice to not retake a 124 cars if the overall was a 515? My split (131/124/132/128). I don’t really want to retake but I will if I need to
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Do I have to reach through the electrons and give you a dope smack???

Do NOT retake!
 
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