<p>So I'm planning on taking a gap year (currently sophomore) and wanted to make sure that taking the MCAT beginning of Spring Senior year would be okay? I'd apply summer of senior. Thanks!</p>
<p>Your MCAT score is good for 3 years under most circumstances.** </p>
<p>60% of medical schools will accept MCAT scores up to 3 years old at the time of either application/matriculation. (Different schools have different policies.) The remaining 40% will accept score that are 2 years old at the time of application. </p>
<p>Tl;dr-- you should be fine.</p>
<p>**This assuming you’ll be taking the 2015 MCAT and not the current version. Not all schools will accept the current MCAT version after the current application cycle.By the 2017-18 cycle, it appears very few schools will accept the current MCAT.</p>