Dreamcatcher

THANK YOU! Brilliant post Mashmetoo, thanks for putting the time and energy into this, greatly appreciated! This forum was lacking real information on osteopathic medicine and the DO route in the U.S. so thank you for initiating the topic. This needs to be made into a sticky asap! Mashmetoo has pretty much hit all the nails on the head in regards to osteopathic medicine in the U.S. as a possible route for medicine, even for Canadians. I have done quite a lot of research into DO schools in the past year and it is a great option that should be given consideration. Anyways, the discussion is open here and while some may prefer one route over another, it's always good to go on exploratory missions before jumping the gun

Tennisgirl, that's a tough one. I would think hard before re-writing. Yes, the reality is that schools like Queen's and UWO have and will continue to have rising cut-offs. So if you want to be in the running for these schools, then yes re-write if you are confident that you can raise your VR while maintaining the scores in the other sections. In any case, you shouldn't limit yourself to Queen's and UWO. I actually think you have a good shot at Mac even with the 9 (I've seen people get interview invites this cycle with VR scores of 9 and GPAs similar to yours).

Hey Starling, thanks for the input. A re-write is definitely in store and although I have a good verbal score, it surely won't be enough for Mac with my GPA. And besides, it wouldn't be wise to bank on just one school for the initial screen. Good luck for Friday and I hope you get good news! What schools did you interview at this cycle? Here's hoping that you don't have to re-write!

I'm planning to re-write the MCAT as I have a current score of 11/8/8 P (V/P/B). I can't believe I bombed Bio like that as it's always been my strongest section Even as a grad applicant, I obviously need to re-write to have a shot at schools like UofT who have require a minimum score of 9 in each section. I'm gonna forget places like UWO and Queen's with their insane rising cut-offs. Alberta may be in the books for me and as IP, I've heard they look at your overall score and don't care about individual sections (I'll look this up in the UofC and UofA forums). So should I keep my overall score of 27P (not stellar I know) or aim for a more balanced score? *sigh I think I know the answer, but I'm not feeling very confident about a re-write