question about mcat and med school?

You can use your original score for a few years, but if you don't get into med school that means you should try to improve every part of your application, including the MCAT score.

Let's say you take the MCAT the summer after graduation. You would then apply and have to take a year off, assuming you get in, you'll start medical school 1 year after you graduate. If you take the MCAT junior year, apply, and get in, you would then start right after graduation. You need a decent score to at least land an interview at a medical school. Try to score at least a 27, score of 9 in each section. A score of 30+ will make you a more competitive candidate since that's the average score of matriculants in medical school. If you score below a 27, your chances of getting in are very slim to none of getting accepted, i would retake the MCAT before applying, the application process is not only draining and time consuming but also very expensive. A GPA of 3.4+ is usually the minimum GPA needed, A GPA of 3.5+ will make you a competitive candidate. From my understanding, most applicants get rejected. The top 10 medical schools in the country have each 4% acceptance rate or less. That's a 96% rejection rate.