MCAT retake ok?

[AllOverThePlace]

I have a 3.4 undergrad gpa and a 3.6 sciGPA. I want to rush the MCAT in Sept without Bio2 and Physics2 and apply for the Jan09 class. If I don't get in, I can always prep all fall and retake the MCAT in Jan for August09 start. But does that first rushed MCAT (let's assume it's a 23) hurt me majorly if I otherwise have good grades? Or is it smarter to just take it ONCE do much better and wait for next year's fall class?

[xentar]

why not wait till fall for your mcat and apply to us schools?

[kryptik]

....or DO schools, and then to SGU

[Kongakut]

While an MCAT retake isn't as harmful as trying to boost a bad undergrad GPA with a decent grad GPA, your score needs to be higher the second time around. I think taking the time to do it right the first time will not only get you a higher score, but may open doors to a US school. Getting into a US school should be a priority.

[shadyhtown]

While an MCAT retake isn't as harmful as trying to boost a bad undergrad GPA with a decent grad GPA, your score needs to be higher the second time around. I think taking the time to do it right the first time will not only get you a higher score, but may open doors to a US school. Getting into a US school should be a priority.

Why would trying to boost a bad undergrad GPA with a decent grad GPA be harmful? Unhelpful, maybe.. but harmful?

[Kongakut]

The emphasis was on the MCAT. Retaking it and not doing well is harmful.

I was going to add something else to the grad GPA thing but I thought the sentence structure could not tolerate another conditional statement. Sorry for any unnecessary confusion or misinterpretation of my post. I hope you will accept my sincerest apologies as boosting a bad GPA is not a laughing matter and should be undertaken with complete and utter seriousness.

[yogibear]

retaking mcat is what helped me get in! jumped 6 points