Old MCAT scores?

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Are there any US schools that accept old MCAT scores (1993)?

[Nimitt]

NO. Mcat scores are have to be within the last 3 years for them to count.

Nimitt
4th year
SGU SOM

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NO. Mcat scores are have to be within the last 3 years for them to count.

Nimitt
4th year
SGU SOM


I don't know how you could categorically answer this question. How would you know the answer? I was skeptical of your answer because I am certain that you did not have the time to call up every school to see. Just because you looked at, for example, ten schools that do not accept old scores, does not mean that the 11th will only accept recent scores. You committed the fallacy of induction.

Anyway, here is the beginning of a list that I hope will be helpful to other students who have old MCAT scores. Please add to this list if you find any others:


NJMS (http://njms.umdnj.edu/education/admissions/faqs.cfm)

Here's a direct quote from the above link:

What are the oldest MCAT scores you accept?

NJMS accepts MCAT scores from any year.

[Nimitt]

My info wasnt from schools' websites it was from AAMC MCAT home page frequently asked questions. See the answer from website:

How long are MCAT scores valid?
In general, MCAT scores are valid for 3 years. However, this time frame varies from school to school. So you may wish to contact the school(s) of your choice to find out their policies concerning MCAT scores.

OK so its shouldnt have been a profound no but generally 3 years.
Do you honestly think a school is going to compare Mcat scores for one individual from 1993 to those of another in 2005. Be realistic. You maybe right about the schools that you said would take them but one thing you also have to realize is that not all websites are updated on a regular basis and that was the same for when I applied for residency this year.
They will most likely ask you to take the Mcat over so they can better compare you with a student who took the Mcat in 2005 and that may give you a chance to improve your score.

Nimitt
4th year
SGU SOM

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Do you honestly think a school is going to compare Mcat scores for one individual from 1993 to those of another in 2005.



Nimitt, how would you know what is going on in the minds of the admissions committee members? If a school does not believe the comparison between scores from different decades is valid, they could say so and not accept old scores.

I'll tell you this, a 40 from 1991 would carry as much weight, if not more, than a 29 from 2005 (not that I got a 40!).

I'd like to make a list of schools that accept old scores (including D.O. schools). Such a list could be helpful. For example, suppose I decide to take the MCAT in the Fall of 2005. I'd be able to apply for early decision to a school that accepts old scores. I may get rejected, but I'd still have to wait for the fall MCAT results anyway. That is a better option than acting on your belief that a school won't compare scores from different years.

I'll keep others posted if I find more.