Verbal score for non-native speaker?

[jae9970]

Is it true that for students whose mother language isn't English, a somewhat low score in the verbal section of the MCAT is more acceptable?

I got an 8 in my Verbal Reasoning section and a source told me since English isn't my first language, admission committee will understand it.

It just didn't sound right..

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[hp540]

uh, that's probably another lie among the 10000000s of different lies

 

[xucardsfan08]

I cannot say for certain, but if English is your second language, they would look differently at an 8 then a native speaker. If your score is like a 5-6, then I would be worried.
I mean, if you got a 13-13-8, with the 8 in verbal, and you are a foreign student, you would probably be fine.

I cannot say any of this with certainty, but it is just my common sense talking here.

 

[jae9970]

hmm..

 

[Funky]

an 8 with sciences above 10 will probably get you in.
just as long as it's not a 7

 

[jae9970]

right, anything above 8 is fine but 7 is a definite no-no?

Gotcha.

Then I guess I barely got over the threshold..

 

[dr.kicia]

uh, that's probably another lie among the 10000000s of different lies

it is a lie for you b/c you didn't bother to familiarize yourself with the AAMC.org content.
Statistics say otherwise
http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/examineedata/start.htm

 

[tdkneo]

Is it true that for students whose mother language isn't English, a somewhat low score in the verbal section of the MCAT is more acceptable?

I got an 8 in my Verbal Reasoning section and a source told me since English isn't my first language, admission committee will understand it.

It just didn't sound right..

that doesnt sound right.........

 

[jae9970]

that doesnt sound right.........

what are you implying?