When to take MCAT if I want to submit June 1?

[nejikon]

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Among these dates:

May 6 -> June 7

May 14 -> June 14

May 20 -> June 21

June 2 -> July 6

I want to apply as soon as possible. I plan on doing the applying to one school to get verified method. Currently, I am enrolled for May 6th, but I was wondering if I could push it further. If I can, to which date can I push it back to so that I will be verified in time, the scores will be released, and the schools can access my information early and in time?

 

[jk1006]

july 1st is the first date that AMCAS sends the information to medical schools

so you could realistically take any of those MCAT dates, submit your primary on June 1st, get verified, add the rest of your schools, and receive and complete secondaries very early. So just choose whichever date you feel like you'll be most comfortable.

 

[Catalystik]

Among these dates:

May 6 -> June 7

May 14 -> June 14

May 20 -> June 21

June 2 -> July 6

I want to apply as soon as possible. I plan on doing the applying to one school to get verified method. Currently, I am enrolled for May 6th, but I was wondering if I could push it further. If I can, to which date can I push it back to so that I will be verified in time, the scores will be released, and the schools can access my information early and in time?

Historically, AMCAS hasn't sent out any verified, complete applications to med schools until the end of June, even if transcript verification was completed in the first days of June. So your first three scenarios are consistent with your application strategy. Even the last is doable and would result in timely consideration by your target schools.

 

[To be MD]

Historically, AMCAS hasn't sent out any verified, complete applications to med schools until the end of June, even if transcript verification was completed in the first days of June. So your first three scenarios are consistent with your application strategy. Even the last is doable and would result in timely consideration by your target schools.

I was wondering this exact thing. There's no real difference, then, between submitting on June 1st and 21st if they don't submit the apps to schools until the 30th.

I'm taking the MCAT on the 20th of May, so I (and people like me) will have to whip up a school list based on our scores right quick.

 

[jk1006]

I was wondering this exact thing. There's no real difference, then, between submitting on June 1st and 21st if they don't submit the apps to schools until the 30th.

I'm taking the MCAT on the 20th of May, so I (and people like me) will have to whip up a school list based on our scores right quick.

No there is a difference, the verification times will be longer. You can submit anytime, as long as you are verified before July 1st when the data is transmitted to medical schools then you are fine. So say verification times are taking two weeks, you can submit June 1st or June 15th and either way your data will be sent in that first round on July 1st, but lets say verification starts to take longer, for example a month, or a month and a half (which does happen), then even though you submitted on June 21st, you would not be verified until end of July/Early August , which begins to set you back on secondary turnaround and overall "complete" time

There is a window at the beginning of June to submit in which there's no real penalty since July 1st is the first "data transfer date." That window of time changes from year to year based on verification times.

 

[Catalystik]

I was wondering this exact thing. There's no real difference, then, between submitting on June 1st and 21st if they don't submit the apps to schools until the 30th.

I'm taking the MCAT on the 20th of May, so I (and people like me) will have to whip up a school list based on our scores right quick.

In early June, it might take a few hours to get transcripts verified. By June 21 it could take 2-3 weeks. So it would be better to apply early to one school just to get transcripts verified and add more schools later when you know how competitive you are.

 

[To be MD]

On June 1 it might take a few hours to get transcripts verified. By June 21 it could take 2-3 weeks. So it would be better to apply early to one school just to get transcripts verified and add more schools later when you know how competitive you are.

This strategy is kosher? I can without penalty just (1) apply to, for example, a state school that I know I'm going to be applying to anyway, (2) get my MCAT scores back and tailor my 'true list' of schools, and then (3) tack them on in late June without waiting extra time to get transcripts verified?

 

[banana_phone]

According to AMCAS, you can't submit until June 7 this year, if I'm reading their website correctly. Just FYI...gives you an extra week in June. If you took the May 6 exam, the scores would be available on submission date, if thats what you are going for.

 

[Catalystik]

This strategy is kosher? I can without penalty just (1) apply to, for example, a state school that I know I'm going to be applying to anyway, (2) get my MCAT scores back and tailor my 'true list' of schools, and then (3) tack them on in late June without waiting extra time to get transcripts verified?

This is a commonly used strategy when one's MCAT score is not yet known and one needs to be fiscally conservative with limited application dollars. If schools are added before verication is complete, one's place in the verification queue is not affected by recertifying one's application, BTW.

The downside would be receiving such a low MCAT score that you decide not to continue with applying, as you cannot get a refund of the base application fee.

 

[jk1006]

This strategy is kosher? I can without penalty just (1) apply to, for example, a state school that I know I'm going to be applying to anyway, (2) get my MCAT scores back and tailor my 'true list' of schools, and then (3) tack them on in late June without waiting extra time to get transcripts verified?

This is a fine plan, lots of people do it that way. Key is just to get verified early, you can always add schools later post-verification and there wont be any extra waiting time.

 

[weanprednisone]

According to AMCAS, you can't submit until June 7 this year, if I'm reading their website correctly. Just FYI...gives you an extra week in June. If you took the May 6 exam, the scores would be available on submission date, if thats what you are going for.

link?

 

[banana_phone]

link?

https://students-residents.aamc.org...ed-school/getting-organized/pre-med-calendar/

Go to june. Says June 7 : "AMCAS Application Open for Submission"