WAMC - retook MCAT, got same score.

[just_tryingmybest]

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[Faha]

You are competitive for all DO schools with your stats and could receive MD interviews also.
I suggest these DO schools
UNECOM
NYITCOM
Touro-NY
LECOM
PCOM
MU-COM
DMU-COM
CCOM
ATSU-KCOM
KCU-COM
AZCOM
TUNCOM
UIWSOM
CUSOM
WVSOM
For MD schools you could try these:
UMass
Tufts
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Albany
Drexel
temple
Jefferson
Penn State
George Washington
Eastern Virginia
Wake Forest
Belmont
NOVA MD
TCU
Creighton
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Alice Walton (when it opens)
Roseman (when it opens)
Apply this week and submit all your secondaries by late July.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Your residency in Massachusetts is based on your 4 years of college, right?

 

[just_tryingmybest]

You are competitive for all DO schools with your stats and could receive MD interviews also.
I suggest these DO schools
UNECOM
NYITCOM
Touro-NY
LECOM
PCOM
MU-COM
DMU-COM
CCOM
ATSU-KCOM
KCU-COM
AZCOM
TUNCOM
UIWSOM
CUSOM
WVSOM
For MD schools you could try these:
UMass
Tufts
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Albany
Drexel
temple
Jefferson
Penn State
George Washington
Eastern Virginia
Wake Forest
Belmont
NOVA MD
TCU
Creighton
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Alice Walton (when it opens)
Roseman (when it opens)
Apply this week and submit all your secondaries by late July.

Thanks. Do you think dropping by 30 percentile ranks on P/S will hurt me significantly? I went up by 10 percentile ranks for CP CARS and B/B each. I'm debating on quitting the whole premed thing. It's been a real test for me.

 

[Faha]

Thanks. Do you think dropping by 30 percentile ranks on P/S will hurt me significantly? I went up by 10 percentile ranks for CP CARS and B/B each. I'm debating on quitting the whole premed thing. It's been a real test for me.

It will not matter.

 

[just_tryingmybest]

It will not matter.

Thank you very much. I have another question re my MCAT scores — am I correct in thinking that they’re used to predict Step1 success and also mastery of science material? I’m wondering if I will have to explain what happened because I really was expecting a 513. My lowest practice score on a new AAMC FL was 513. I’m thinking that test anxiety was an issue which is new to me, and I don’t know how med schools view mental health issues so I’m unsure if I should mention this in my secondaries. I’m planning on getting it addressed (or at least starting the process) very soon. Thank you.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

am I correct in thinking that they’re used to predict Step1 success and also mastery of science material?

It is just one point to show your science/academic competencies.

Correlation of MCAT subsection scores to USMLE Step 1 Performance?

I found a link/PDF that provides information regarding how the new MCAT scores correlate to Step 1 performance: https://www.aamc.org/download/493340/data/lsl2018validity.pdf I was wondering if there is any more specific data available showing how the subsection scores on the new MCAT...

forums.studentdoctor.net

https://www.aamc.org/media/47641/download

Correlation of Medical College Admission Test Scores and Self-assessment Materials with the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 Performance

PurposeCandidates' performance on the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 examination had been correlated with the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). However, in 2015, a new MCAT format was released and its correlation with ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

MCAT scores and medical school success: Do they correlate?

The MCAT is key to earning admission to medical school. How well the test score predicts your med school career is a bit more complicated. Find out why.

www.ama-assn.org

National Data on Medical Student Success Outcomes

National Data on Medical Student Outcomes by MCAT and GPA

www.aamc.org

 

[just_tryingmybest]

@Mr.Smile12 @Faha thank you both for your help! Is it advisable to apply to a few MD schools where my MCAT score matches with their 10th percentile MCAT score, or +/-1 point difference? (So if the 10th percentile MCAT is 507-509).

Right now I have these schools on my list (MD). I do not think I should add any more, but would appreciate any additional feedback on my school list. I suspect UMass, Tufts, Georgetown, and Sidney Kimmel will be donations.

• MCAT score 2 or more points below 10th percentile = UMass (OOS 10th percentile = 510, IS 10th percentile MCAT = 509)
• MCAT score at or +/-1 below 10th percentile = Tufts, Georgetown, Sidney Kimmel
• MCAT score is in between 10-25th percentiles = George Washington Univ, Quinnipiac, Loyola, Geisinger, EVMS, Virginia Tech, Homer Stryker, Wake Forest, Temple, Drexel, Illinois
• MCAT score is in the 25th percentile = Penn State, Rush, Maryland, Wayne State, Tulane, Oakland,
• MCAT score is in the 50th percentile or in between 25-50th percentile = Boonshoft, Albany, Med College Wisconsin, NEOMED, Vermont

 

[wysdoc]

Thank you very much. I have another question re my MCAT scores — am I correct in thinking that they’re used to predict Step1 success and also mastery of science material? I’m wondering if I will have to explain what happened because I really was expecting a 513. My lowest practice score on a new AAMC FL was 513. I’m thinking that test anxiety was an issue which is new to me, and I don’t know how med schools view mental health issues so I’m unsure if I should mention this in my secondaries. I’m planning on getting it addressed (or at least starting the process) very soon. Thank you.

I am sympathetic with your frustration, but I also want to tell you it's time to move past it.
Don't use up any precious essay space explaining that you were getting better scores on practice tests.
Your comment about the MCAT somewhat predicting Step 1 success is mostly referring to people who score in the 500 zone and doubts about whether they can master the material in med school.

Use @Faha's list - an experienced list-maker who knows what's what.
From your additional proposed schools, NEOMED favors residents of NE Ohio, Illinois is expensive & higher MCAT.
UMass & Tufts can stay on if you are indeed a MA resident - you can only name one state of residence on AMCAS so see what you can determine.