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Stop stressing. MCAT isn’t counted in the whole score calculation and is subjective (meaning it’s part of the global academic review and life context is taken into account, this is all in the applicant manual). Your CARS score is quite low yes.......but people have been admitted with as low as 121 at the University of Calgary. What matters is that you were honest and genuine in your application because what would set you apart from other applicants is if you were YOURSELF. No life has the same exact experiences. If you were genuine, have a holistic application that shows altruism, compassion and care then I do not see why you would not get an interview. Keep your head up and if you don’t get an interview this year simply reload and shoot again. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. When the day comes that you do become a doctor you’ll need a mentality like that so just keep. At. It. 

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No one path is the same. This has been said time and time again by the AdCom and by Dr. P. (Dean of Admissions). It makes no sense to compare yourself to other applicants (or their base scores pre-standardization) as we have no idea how the reviewer will feel on the day they review our file. It is all subjective. So just hold your faith dude. Keep a positive mindset because you literally never know. 

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Looking at the reference stats for previous years, people have matriculated with slightly lower MCAT scores than yours. Last year, three applicants with a 122 CARS and six with a 123 CARS were accepted. As well as several students with scores as low as 118 in B/B and C/P.

So you technically do have a chance still, but it would likely require a stellar GPA and exceptional ECs. But I wouldn't count yourself out based on your MCAT alone. 

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