Most people feel like they didn’t do well immediately after the MCAT. You really need to just be patient & wait for his scores. But he can do 3 things while waiting for his score to come back—
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he can open and fill out his AMCAS application, have his transcripts sent and choose one “throwaway” school— a school he would never consider actually applying to— so his app can get in the verification queue.
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he can do the same for AACOMAS (osteopathic schools)
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he can start pre- writing some secondary essays ( esp for your instate public med schools which are every applicants’ best chance for an acceptance) Secondary topics are all very similar so he can revise and submit the essays to many schools.
A 502 is really out of range for MD schools, but fine for DO schools. The median MCAT last year for allopathic school matriculants was 511-512
He should delay any immediate plans for a retake— MD schools probably won’t get it in time to consider the new score this cycle. He should also not retake until his FL practice exams scores are solid and consistently hitting his ideal target score. A hasty retake with a similar score could get him a poor decision maker label which could be more damaging as a low-ish score.