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@OchemOficionado my post isn't meant for a general applicant it was 100% meant to be advice for azolesoul only. Could have written a better disclaimer. My bad. Obviously people get into medical school with MCAT scores under 510 I am more concerned about the fact that he would have two low scores. 1 low score can be a bad day, 2 low scores requires more explanation. 2 low scores with a low gpa paints a picture of someone who doesn't have a great grasp on the sciences. My personal opinion is if he doesn't do a post bac/SMP (which he has said time and again that he doesn't want to do) AND his two mcat scores are a 500 and 503 AND he's MD or bust his app won't be viable because clearly the other 2 parts of his app weren't strong enough to get his foot in the door.
I think you took my post to mean I'm a stickler for stats, which I'm not. I think stats become a little bit less important with every year that passes but like.....they're still important. The lower your stats the higher your hurdle.
So for anyone else reading this here is my general advice: find 3 meaningful long term ECs, get kick ass LORs, and study for the freaking MCAT 6+ months if you're studying part time, 3 months if you're studying full time.
Hey, totally understand. The specific advice for him wasn’t accurate either though. Many scores under 510 aren’t exactly low for URMs. The mean for AAs is 496 with an SD of 9. Jumping from 50 percentile to 61 percentile would be very beneficial for him. So, I highly doubt that a 500 and a 503 will be considered in the manner you described. Also, the stats included in my first response show that your personal opinion may not be spot on. MD or bust would garner less results than applying to DOs as well, but he wouldn’t be dead in the water with only a higher MCAT.
Either way, I agree that stats are important and a lot of your general advice