rtabeshi Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Hello, So I wrote the MCAT last year and got a 30M. I would like to go to UBC as my first choice but will apply everywhere this year. I applied to UBC last year for my first ever med application and i got an interview but was rejected after. This year i am thinking of rewriting my mcat but am wondering if it is worth paying another 200 bucks as I am short on cash right now. Does anyone know how much canadian med schools care about the M in my mcat score? Any advice? Should i rewrite? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genemo Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 UBC doesnt care MCAT as any other school does if you apply for ubc only, you should be fine but if you wanna apply for any other school in Canada, a higher MCAT will give you a better chance Wonder whats your mark for each part say UT they require 10 for each part(correct me if Im wrong, but thats what I remember), unless you have 10+10+10 otherwise you cant apply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtabeshi Posted June 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 UBC doesnt care MCAT as any other school doesif you apply for ubc only, you should be fine but if you wanna apply for any other school in Canada, a higher MCAT will give you a better chance Wonder whats your mark for each part say UT they require 10 for each part(correct me if Im wrong, but thats what I remember), unless you have 10+10+10 otherwise you cant apply My score was VR 8 PS 12 BS 10 and the M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genemo Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 do you think you can improve your mark if you retake it? if yes, I'll suggest you to, cos that will increase your chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Cumberdale Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 UT they require 10 for each part(correct me if Im wrong, but thats what I remember), unless you have 10+10+10 otherwise you cant apply From the U of T med website: "minimum MCAT scores of 9 in each section and N on the Writing Sample" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseshredder Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Hello, So I wrote the MCAT last year and got a 30M. I would like to go to UBC as my first choice but will apply everywhere this year. I applied to UBC last year for my first ever med application and i got an interview but was rejected after. This year i am thinking of rewriting my mcat but am wondering if it is worth paying another 200 bucks as I am short on cash right now. Does anyone know how much canadian med schools care about the M in my mcat score? Any advice? Should i rewrite? Thanks! Same situation, except I ended up with a 29S. I'm not rewriting though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 My score was VR 8 PS 12 BS 10 and the M I agree with Genemo, the $200 should not be a factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseshredder Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 I agree with Genemo, the $200 should not be a factor. It is for some unfortunately..more like $300 + time lost studying versus working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnomey Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 I got in with 27M at ubc but it was the only school i was competitive at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ace of Spades Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 http://www.med.ubc.ca/education/md_ugrad/MD_Undergraduate_Admissions/Admission_Requirements.htm#The MCAT Effective this application cycle, UBC requires a minimum of 7 in each section and an M on the written section. So you are above the minimum threshold, but by no means competitive. I would rewrite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genemo Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 http://www.med.ubc.ca/education/md_ugrad/MD_Undergraduate_Admissions/Admission_Requirements.htm#The MCAT Effective this application cycle, UBC requires a minimum of 7 in each section and an M on the written section. So you are above the minimum threshold, but by no means competitive. I would rewrite. I actually dont think ubc looks at MCAT that much, but maybe its getting more and more important. Ive heard people going in UBC with really bad MCAT mark, but that was two years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rtabeshi Posted June 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 UBC has hard MCAT cutoffs now. This is brand new starting this year. Well the 7's across the board and the M really aren't very hard cutoffs. The question I have is i got that M on my essay. I know that I passed the cutoff because it says and M and above is ok. ALso, i got an interview last application cycle. I just want to know...now that I got an M and passed the cutoff, does anyone think that me not being admitted after the interview had a lot to do with that M. I know my NAQ score was pretty low. Should I continue to work on my NAQ? And hope that my MCAT score is not too important (past the cutoff)? Or... should i rewrite and work on my NAQ? Not sure what to do with that M? Also, does anyone have any pointers on the writing sample section? If i do rewrite. I was told that my essays were average to above average when i was practicing, i know on the day of the mcat, i felt i didn't write my best essays, but i didn't expect an M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinmed Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Well the 7's across the board and the M really aren't very hard cutoffs. The question I have is i got that M on my essay. I know that I passed the cutoff because it says and M and above is ok. ALso, i got an interview last application cycle. I just want to know...now that I got an M and passed the cutoff, does anyone think that me not being admitted after the interview had a lot to do with that M. I know my NAQ score was pretty low. Should I continue to work on my NAQ? And hope that my MCAT score is not too important (past the cutoff)? . MCAT or NAQ that is your decision but I can tell you that your MCAT did not play that major of a role. I got in this cycle with a low VR (just below this year's cutoff) I have a good feeling that it did affect my ranking but I doubt that they invited you to the interview just to reject you based on your MCAT. Obviously higher MCATs and higher NAQs would both help your application, and if you have to choose one, I would suggest working on the one that will help your application more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtabeshi Posted July 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 MCAT or NAQ that is your decision but I can tell you that your MCAT did not play that major of a role. I got in this cycle with a low VR (just below this year's cutoff) I have a good feeling that it did affect my ranking but I doubt that they invited you to the interview just to reject you based on your MCAT. Obviously higher MCATs and higher NAQs would both help your application, and if you have to choose one, I would suggest working on the one that will help your application more! Really good advise. Thanks! Your right, they wouldn't invite me for an interview and then reject me cuz of the M. So i have decided to rewrite and work on my NAQ. Although I am so busy with my NAQ work that I try to fill time with MCAT studying. Hopefully i can do a bit better on it and get a good application for this cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd01 Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 I got in with 27M at ubc but it was the only school i was competitive at. How were your EC to get in with a 27 M ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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