Do medical schools look at subsection scores?

[treeclimbingmonkey]

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[JimKimSlim]

Probably depends on who are looking at your app. If some doctors think, critical thinking is the most important part of patient interaction, he’ll negatively view a bad CARS score.

Personally, I’ve interacted with lots of doctors during interviews, and not a single one mentioned the individual scores. But then all my section scores were 128 or above...

 

[treeclimbingmonkey]

Probably depends on who are looking at your app. If some doctors think, critical thinking is the most important part of patient interaction, he’ll negatively view a bad CARS score.

Personally, I’ve interacted with lots of doctors during interviews, and not a single one mentioned the individual scores. But then all my section scores were 128 or above...

Thank you!

 

[Blueprint Med School]

They absolutely do look at subsection scores. Some medical schools will screen students out if they get a 125 or lower in any subsection, and some care a lot about CARS. I know one school I applied to specifically told me that I couldn't be offered an interview due to my CARS score, even though my overall score was way above their average.

Kevin W, MCAT Tutor
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