<p>Really disappointed with the way I did. Probably scored in the low 30's. Hopefully, I scored even lower so my decision to retake will be easier:)</p>
<p>Uh, I happen to think that a score in the low 30's is pretty darn good. Obviously it's better to score higher. But still, it's like somebody complaining that they "only" got admitted to a lower Ivy. If you had scored in the low 20's, then OK, that might be disappointing. But in the low 30's? Come on, what are you complaining about?</p>
<p>What were you scoring on practice exams?</p>
<p>ya seriously, top 50 med schools have their MCAT avg at around 30N</p>
<p>What's good for someone is relative. I realize many people score lower than 30 and that low 30's would be a great score for them. I scored 34-39 on all six AAMC practice tests so low 30's would be quite a disappointment. The worst that could happen is if I score something like a 33. I know I can do better but not low enough to make it worthwhile to retake for an extra 2-3 pts.</p>
<p>Well, I think that's the issue - like you said, it's all relative, and like you said, there are people out there that would love to have a score in the low 30's. So when you say that you're disappointed in getting such a score, do you realize how that sounds? It's like somebody complaining that they "only" got into a lower-Ivy.</p>
<p>I do realize how it sounds. But nevertheless I spent $1600 on a prep course, studied roughly 40-50 hours a week over the summer for the test, and scored well on all the practice tests so I feel I have a reason to be disappointed. </p>
<p>I have no problem with people complaining that they only got into a "lower-Ivy" or only scored a 1500 on the SAT's. The problem is that most of those people are NOT disappointed. It's just an excuse to brag about their accomplishments.</p>
<p>2 questions regarding MCATS:</p>
<p>1) Ive heard from various mid 30's is a decent score, what is the absolute highest score you can get? Also, whats the lowest u can get with enough hope that a med school will accept you? Not trying to set my standards low, just curious is all.</p>
<p>2) Most people take the MCATS their junior year, but what can they be taken during senior year as well?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>The perfect score is 45. I'm guessing the lowest you could get and still get into a med school (obviously not a top one) would be mid 20s.</p>
<p>If you take the MCAT in your senior year, you won't get your scores back in time to apply and enter med school the following year. (This could change in the future, since they are switching to an electronic test) Also, most (all?) med schools use rolling admissions, so it's best to apply earlier.</p>
<p>Mid 30's is better than a "decent" score. 35 puts you roughly in the 95th percentile. All but 1-2 med schools have avg. MCAT's less than a 35.</p>
<p>Kinda late w/ the update but I got a 37! Yay for me!</p>
<p>nice norcalguy^</p>
<p>Is is reccommended to take the MCAT only once? Does it look bad if you take it twice?</p>
<p>Also, what is a good score for elite Med Schools? 30+? 35+?</p>
<p>A lot of people take the MCAT multiple times. Obviously, you hope to only take it once since each try at the MCAT requires more investment of time, money, effort, etc. But it won't be counted against you too much if you take it 2 or 3 times as it is fairly common.</p>
<p>Good score for elite med schools? Probably around 35+.</p>
<p>Also remember the avg. MCAT score is usually around 28 for any given test. With a 30+ you have a pretty good shot at most med schools.</p>
<p>24-25 is the avg. score for most MCAT's. I believe the avg. for the August 2005 test was 24.5. Obviously, a 25 isn't a very competitive score though.</p>
<p>Will they AAMCS people change the contents of the MCAT just because they are going to use the computer version?</p>
<p>the content wont change, but there will be 33% less questions on the pysical science and biological science questions. There use to be 77 each</p>
<p>The content has been continually changing with more emphasis being placed on particular subjects like genetics (which is why more recent practice tests from the AAMC like 7 or 8 is a better reflection of the actual test than older ones).</p>
<p>That said, the forms differ by a lot during the actual test. The form I received only had 1 passage on orgo and 10 on bio which I was really disappointed by since orgo is my strong subject. I believe it's more supposed to be around a 60/40 split in favor of bio.</p>
<p>I'm a bit concerned about my GPA. I go to a really hard, elite engineering school (Cooper Union) and am a chemical engineering major. I don't think I'll be able to pull more than a 3.1 <-->3.2 GPA cumulative by the time I graduate. However, I've noticed that those who take the mcats at my college (not many) tend to unusually well on the MCAT since they're trained very rigorously in the basic sciences the mcat tests for. If I can get a very good MCAT score (35+), can this still give me a realistic shot at med. school admission?</p>
<p>It's true that at 3.1/3.2 is not an ideal GPA for medical school admissions but there are some schools that would certainly accept such a score with a high MCAT like you noted. To be specific, you can find average GPA/MCATs here: <a href="http://www.mcattestscores.com/usmedicalschoolsmcatscoresGPA.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.mcattestscores.com/usmedicalschoolsmcatscoresGPA.html</a>.</p>
<p>Make sure you let them know in your personal statement, how challenging your program is, how you developed your problem solving skills, blah blah! Because after all, your GPA will be compared to students who majored in Basketweaving!</p>
<p>MCAT prep: more important than this or that book or course is time, motivation and practicing with all AAMC tests (yes, the most recent ones are better but you should do all of them). When I took the test, I bought my stuff at the mcat store (<a href="http://www.mcat-bookstore.com%5B/url%5D">http://www.mcat-bookstore.com</a>) but there are alot of choices out there.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>