Right2 Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Hi I got a 36P 14 ps-10 vr -12 bs on my mcat. My GPA is going to be around a 3.5 (3.4 BCPM) at the of the year. With that GPA should I rewrite the mcat to have a chance of getting in next cycle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quester Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Are you in 4th year right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Right2 Posted September 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Are you in 4th year right now? Yeah 4th right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicaldna Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 I think that's a pretty sweet score for the US. For Canada, I think the P may be a problem at Queens and UWO. If you are aiming for McMaster, that 10 in VR may be improved, especially given your GPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quester Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 I agree with musicaldna. US don't emphasize writing score as much as we do here...however, your GPA is just a bit low. Are you sure that you'll end up with 3.5 by the end of this year? Think about this. If you were to do extra booster courses next year (5th year) and re-write your MCAT, do you believe that you'll be able to pull off higher writing sample score, or even maintain at least 36? It may be helpful to narrow down the schools you'll be applying to make this decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c17h Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 In my opinion, your MCAT score will get your application considered in the US...I don't think the P in writing will have a major effect since the US doesn't seem to look at the writing score as much. I wouldn't re-write the MCAT - there's no guarantee that your score will increase and you're subjecting yourself to the painful experience again. I would use the time, instead of studying for the MCAT, to take more courses to boost your GPA from 3.5, and go from there. But even with a 3.5 and MCAT of 36, it is still possible to get into schools in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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