Verbal MCAT scores

Is there any validity to the rumor that Verbal MCAT scores are weighted most heavily by admissions groups? It would seem to be a good factor to compare since it tends to be the lowest section for most test takers.

 

I actually just took the april MCAT. My verbal reasoning was by far my highest section and I was hoping that the rumors that I heard were true. You mentioned that NYU mentions science scores but not verbal. Do you know of any schools that specifically want high verbal scores. (my science scores were fine, but I'm kind of counting on my verbal score to open some eyes because my GPA isn't fantastic)

 

In response to getting everything in as early as possible, am I already behind schedule if I haven't submitted my secondaries yet? The only secondaries that I have submitted thus far are Jefferson and NYU. I plan to submit Univ. of Chicago this week and hopefully Columbia and Yale by this weekend. Am I already late for the schools that I haven't submitted yet? I'm not sure which schools have rolling admissions. Any info on that would be greatly appreciated in addition to info on schools that prefer a high verbal score.

 

Kornphan,
Practice. Practice. Practice. I took tons of practice verbal sections to hone reading skills. Also, I got up early before every sample test (I took Kaplan) and took a single verbal passage. It helped me to get my brain de-frosted and more focused for the exam. My verbal score went up 1-3 points on test day just because I was completely focused and used all of the nervous energy to rip through the reading more quickly. My best advice would be to have confidence in yourself and under no circumstances allow yourself to become flustered or intimidated by the test. Also, if you are really having a problem with the verbal sections, consider using Kaplan's strategy. I am teaching verbal for Kaplan now and believe me, their stuff works. Hope that helps. Good luck.

 

Racergirl,
My GPA is hurting mostly from a rough freshman year. It's not bad overall, but two B- Gen Chem classes (at 5 credits a pop)and a couple of low theology marks go a long way towards balancing out my other grades. Since freshman year, I REALLY focused and got my act together, so I'm sitting at about a 3.6 right now. I'm VERY happy to be there considering where I started out, don't get me wrong, but the average GPA at my top choice schools is significantly higher than what I've got. Makes me a little nervous. Congrats on your MCAT score. I was really fired up when I got mine. I couldn't believe it. I got mine a day later than everybody else that I know and so I was sweating bullets the whole night because everybody had already told me their scores. (My girlfriend told me she got a 38 and then waited for me to tell her my score and I didn't know what mine was.) Ahhh!! But it worked out great and I couldn't be happier. Oh. Here's a question for you...since you got a 13-15 also, do you know how schools count that score when they're figuring out their "averages"? Do they use the 13 or the 15 or what? Kinda curious about that. Also, I don't think that I am a returning student. (what exactly is a returning student?) I'm going to be a senior at Georgetown. So where are you applying?
And HEY! I just saw your post on MedicalGold. How amusing. I didn't think there was much crossover between posts. (hence the question repeated almost verbatim) Well, you learn something new every day.

 

Benji,
Mostly a combination of poorly chosen teachers and Freshman year clulessness. They weren't disasterous grades, but they made a dent.

 

Not to sound silly, but where is SIU?