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Retaking a 520 would be perceived as your having very poor judgment. Don't even think about it.
Medical Would I be insane to retake a 520 MCAT?
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Retaking a 520 would be perceived as your having very poor judgment. Don't even think about it.
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Yes and yes.
A 520 = 525, when you get to these percentiles.
More sinister is the perfectionist attitude. People who try to learn everything end up learning nothing.
That, and students with this mindset are forever in our offices, arguing over why their 95 on the exam should actually be a 96.
The wise gyngyn has reported that such a candidate at his school would be rejected.
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Any med school.
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IIRC, there's barely a difference in percentile rank between 520 and 525? Maybe 93rd vs 95th percentile? (I don't have my histogram before me to know.)
Unless you are explicitly instructed to retake the exam, don't be crazy. Know that you have a strong chance to get a lower score, and with some schools averaging your attempts, you'd be foolish or be considered a fool.
(Somewhere there is a game-show analogy I can apply in this context, but Press Your Luck doesn't really fit as a good analogy to me here. "I already have $50,000 accumulated after my third Whammy, but I have 3 more spins...")
Unless you are explicitly instructed to retake the exam, don't be crazy. Know that you have a strong chance to get a lower score, and with some schools averaging your attempts, you'd be foolish or be considered a fool.
(Somewhere there is a game-show analogy I can apply in this context, but Press Your Luck doesn't really fit as a good analogy to me here. "I already have $50,000 accumulated after my third Whammy, but I have 3 more spins...")
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Only 26 people re-took an MCAT with a score greater than or equal to 518 between 2015 and 2016.
That is more than 2 SD's from the norm in behavior.
520 is the 99th percentile. There is no statistical difference between your score and the remaining higher scores. We know this. A retake can only hurt you, even if you get a higher score!
That is more than 2 SD's from the norm in behavior.
520 is the 99th percentile. There is no statistical difference between your score and the remaining higher scores. We know this. A retake can only hurt you, even if you get a higher score!
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As everyone has said, it would be very unwise to retake this score. The difference between a 520 and 524 is a couple of questions and can easily be attributed to random error. If you are not offered an interview at any school, it will not be because of your MCAT score. Congratulations on a great score - you can now officially put the MCAT out of your mind!
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