bill7531 Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Hello people, I wrote my MCAT last August and got a 38O (15, 10, 13, O). I heard some schools won't take you if your writing sample is below P or Q, and I am wondering what those schools are. Can anybody tell me which schools I would not be able to make the cut-off mark based on my MCAT score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Queens and Western have a Q as their writing sample cutoff. Oh, and the cutoffs vary year over year. However it's been at Q/P last couple years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vip_138 Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 you might get screwed by alberta since the don't require you to write an essay for them, they just give a mark depending on your mcat essay score altho i've heard of people with O's getting in before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uofthopeful07 Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 i wouldn't be too quick to retake... you'd be in great shape for places like uoft, alberta, mcgill, calgary, dal etc. and obvously mac, and ottawa. not to mention, if you have any intention of applying to US schools, they will LOVE your 38! with a solid gpa and good ec's, you should have a great chance at a lot of the top tier schools. they don't have cutoffs down there either. but the mcat is a good way for them to standardize applicants, due to the highly variable gpa's across undergraduate institutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cary_fan Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Queens and Western have a Q as their writing sample cutoff.Oh, and the cutoffs vary year over year. However it's been at Q/P last couple years. The Queen's WS cutoff was P this year. They also lowered the required sum to 30. It's a rare case of cutoffs going down. Best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Baron Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 The queens cutoff was O last year. As they lowered the cutoff on the other sections of the MCAT this year, maybe next year they will lower WS??? And yeah...my O is what is holding me back from these schools as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Hey, With regards to your comment about US schools, they dont care about individual sections, just overall? I got 14,13,8 R, so I'm debating re-writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Well, it WOULD be better if you re-wrote and got a higher VR, but your WS is high and if you had A/A- in English, I think you'll be fine. You have to remember that while you might raise your VR during the rewrite, you might also mess up on the other sections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uofthopeful07 Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 Hey, With regards to your comment about US schools, they dont care about individual sections, just overall? I got 14,13,8 R, so I'm debating re-writing. if you were a citizen, you'd have no problem in state schools... your overall score is certainly impressive, but the 8 might stick out as an international applicant. go to MDapplicants.com; look at the mcat scores of those accepted/interviewed at the schools that interest you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uofthopeful07 Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 there are no cutoffs in the states, meaning, your file will get a full review (unlike queens or western). however, an 8 could still raise a flag at some schools. nonetheless, they would read your entire file thoroughly. you won't be put into some excel sheet to determine cutoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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