MCAT evaluation at U of C

[Nowa]

Hi, just wondering if anyone knows if U of C considers the rest of the MCAT scores beside the V in the subjective evalution the reason I ask is I am considering rewriting with a 12V 10BS and a 4in the PS..no matter how hard i try my PS is awful. Does that matter at U of C?

[trojjanhorse]

Hi, just wondering if anyone knows if U of C considers the rest of the MCAT scores beside the V in the subjective evalution the reason I ask is I am considering rewriting with a 12V 10BS and a 4in the PS..no matter how hard i try my PS is awful. Does that matter at U of C?

 

i wouldn't rewrite unless you plan to apply to queen's and UofT (which have no bias towards OOP). With your 12VR, you're good for McMaster and Calgary.

[Vidhya]

The only place in the entire application where they look at the full MCAT score is in the 10% subjective evaluation. However, their evaluation is completely holistic and looks at your GPA, course load, external activities, etc. Since Calgary really emphasizes the VR, I don't think your PS section will make much of an impact in this 10% subjective section.

[itsalwayssunny]

I would actually re-write if you think that you could push that 4 in PS up to at least an 8. As the others have said, the subjective component of the MCAT evaluation isn't worth that much, but every little bit counts. I recall hearing (on the podcast I think?) that they don't particularly care about a BS or PS difference of say 10 compared to a 12, but that anything below 8 has been found to be predictive of future problems so your 4 might raise some red flags.

 

Just my two cents but good luck regardless!

[PurpleSkies]

I would actually re-write if you think that you could push that 4 in PS up to at least an 8. As the others have said, the subjective component of the MCAT evaluation isn't worth that much, but every little bit counts. I recall hearing (on the podcast I think?) that they don't particularly care about a BS or PS difference of say 10 compared to a 12, but that anything below 8 has been found to be predictive of future problems so your 4 might raise some red flags.

 

Just my two cents but good luck regardless!

 

I agree completely. While they don't really care if it's over 8, I think below an 8 raises concerns and "red tags" your application somewhat.