Wierd MCAT Score... 513

[Atala123]

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Does anyone have any experience on how adcoms would percieve a score like this? I couldn't find any info online.

125/129/130/129

Background:
I am vey lactose intolerant and I accidently drank something with dairy in it during breakfast, had a really bad stomach ache coming into the test that screwed up the first section which is usually my best one.


Not going to make excuses to the adcoms about it but was wondering if anyone had a similar experience with this.The reason being that 9/10 if someone does good on the first section (phys/chem) they also do good on the third section (bio/biochem).

I know that if I were an admissions officer looking at this, I would be like what the hell.

 

[PrincetonReviewPreMed]

This actually looks like a pretty strong score to me - 513 total. I don't think you need to make any excuses at all for the distribution. Maybe they'll just assume you were a little nervous on the first section? That's a very reasonable reaction. I've taken the MCAT and many tests since then I still get nervous on that first section!

Good lucking applying to med school 🙂

David
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David Savage, MD, PhD

 

[Atala123]

This actually looks like a pretty strong score to me - 513 total. I don't think you need to make any excuses at all for the distribution. Maybe they'll just assume you were a little nervous on the first section? That's a very reasonable reaction. I've taken the MCAT and many tests since then I still get nervous on that first section!

Good lucking applying to med school 🙂

David
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David Savage, MD, PhD


Instructor and Master Trainer
Princeton Review
Internal Medicine Resident
Cleveland Clinic

Thanks David, I'll just keep my mouth closed unless someone asks .