Will moving my MCAT date affect my chances this cycle?

[willow84]

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I am currently registered to take the MCAT on June 1st, and as of today I do not feel like I am anywhere near where I should be. I'd like to move it back to June 30th, but my school's advisor has cautioned me that a later test date than June 1st will my impact my chances of getting acceptance(s) this cycle. Thoughts on this?

 

[OchemOficionado]

Slightly.

The earlier the better, but better a later app than a lower MCAT.

 

[alana615]

Agreed. It will affect it, but only marginally in my opinion. It depends on a lot of things, like what your score is and what the rest of your application looks like. I took my test at the end of July, applied at the end of August, and ended up being accepted to two schools.

 

[aurevoir0711]

I was in a similar situation. My original test date was 5/19 and I pushed back to 6/17. Now, i am not even sure if 6/17 will be enough. MCAT is definitely harder for nontrad, especially if you have not taken full 2 years to do a post-bac.