Hi All!
I just got my July 18th results back and I'm not sure if I should try and retake or not my scores are:
Physical Sciences -127
Verbal- 126
Bio -129
Psych- 131
Overall 513
I'm from canada and worried about my verbal score. The cut off at a major school here is 125 this year. Any thoughts?
Which schools are you applying to? I'll give you some thoughts:
1.) U of T - meh, MCAT is really a cut off doesn't mean much at all its the rest of your app that matters
2.) Queens - generally needed a composite of 32 with only one section under 10 with that section NOT being Verbal - they may be more forgiving though - worth to apply - worth to re-write again? hmm unsure
3.) Western - Historically you would need the equivalent of PS/VR/BS 9/11/12 or higher (sometimes 13 in BS) so with your score your Verbal would probably cut you out ( I was in the same boat) - so while you can apply since this year may be different if you really want Western, you'll have to re-write.
4.) Ottawa/NOSM - don't look at MCAT
5.) Manitoba - you usually would need a composite score of 36 with a balance, your score may be good enough here but its hard to say, you may still be on the lower end of spectrum given that verbal is weighed heavily but so is bio so...who knows
6.) U of S - i would apply in general since your overall composite isn't so bad
7.) U of A - unless you are out province you need a minimum of 128 in Verbal. If you are in province, then the score seems like it would be around a 32-33 which is average for accepting people if you have a strong GPA keep the sore
8.) U of C - if not inprovince - minimum is a 127, so would need to rewrite. Don't recall what inprovince is like.
9.) Dalhousie - should be fine
10.) McMaster - generally need a 127+ and ideally 128 + a GPA of 3.85+ to be considered for interview
10.) UBC, McGill, MUM + french schools - dunno look at their requirements.
Hope this helps!
