someone please clarify on this
SCHOOLS should not screen out applications if we selected option to expect a second MCAT score, correct?
for the most part, but it depends on the school. i called all the schools i'm applying to that screen. their answers were generally the same.
1) a few of them said they will put you on hold till 2nd MCAT comes in.
2) another said they will wait but be forewarned they average your two most recent scores. so in other words, don't do worse.
3) one said they will look at the rest of my application. if they are interested in the rest of my application, then they will wait for the 2nd MCAT to decide. if the rest of the application has problems, then...haha
4) one person was a little reluctant about holding till my 2nd MCAT. they then asked me what my first MCAT was. I said 26R and the guy on the phone said "okay, a 26 and a GPA of at least a B to B- should get a secondary."
hope that helps!
btw, while I thought most schools take your highest MCAT, most of them said they still look at your 2 most recent ones. most put emphasis on your most recent one, even if it's worse. a few said they only care about your highest one, one said they average your highest subscores (haha so cheap), one said they average 2 most recent ones, another said they only take your most recent one, etc. soo yea.
