Where to apply/what chance do I have? URM, low MCAT. All advice appreciated.

[MDhopeful74]

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[gyngyn]

It's October!
If your transcripts have not been verified, wait for next cycle.
Many schools have secondary submission deadlines on November 1st.

 

[MDhopeful74]

It's October!
If your transcripts have not been verified, wait for next cycle.
Many schools have secondary submission deadlines on November 1st.

They've been verified I believe

 

[gyngyn]

They've been verified

Don't apply until you know your score!
Start with the HBCU's and any state schools.

 

[MDhopeful74]

Don't apply until you know your score!
Start with the HBCU's and any state schools.

Thank you!
If I have to take a gap year, aside from obviously getting a higher MCAT score, what would suggest I do to strengthen my application?

 

[MDhopeful74]

Does anyone else have anymore school suggestions? I appreciate all responses

 

[candbgirl]

Not without a MCAT score! I hope you score way higher than your projection.


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[EcinreBel_1992]

You should consider joining the URM thread! There's a lot of negativity in here.

My take: you have a phenomenal GPA and great ECs! If you haven't started your secondary apps yet then I'd wait until next cycle and retake the MCAT in the mean time. A score of 508+ will land you at any medical school of your choice coupled with that awesome GPA!
You'll most like get in somewhere with at least a 500+ score though so you could still apply if you really wanted to. Just aim for your state school and mid-tier schools and move fast!

 

[MDhopeful74]

Not without a MCAT score! I hope you score way higher than your projection.


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Thank you!
If I have to take a gap year, aside from obviously getting a higher MCAT score, what would suggest I do to strengthen my application?

 

[MDhopeful74]

You should consider joining the URM thread! There's a lot of negativity in here.

My take: you have a phenomenal GPA and great ECs! If you haven't started your secondary apps yet then I'd wait until next cycle and retake the MCAT in the mean time. A score of 508+ will land you at any medical school of your choice coupled with that awesome GPA!
You'll most like get in somewhere with at least a 500+ score though so you could still apply if you really wanted to. Just aim for your state school and mid-tier schools and move fast!

What mid-tier schools do you suggest?

 

[EcinreBel_1992]

What mid-tier schools do you suggest?

Do you have MSAR? I'd start there. Any private school (or public school neighboring your state) that accepts 26/27 MCAT scores or lower. How far along are you with your secondaries? If you are already verified, you should be submitting secondaries (to schools that don't screen) like today. By the time they get to you, you would already have your MCAT in.