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Scored a 27 on the ACT -- should I retake it?
My goal in life is to become a forensic psychiatrist, which requires going to med school. I know that a 27 is a solid score, but I'm not sure if it's good enough for med school admission. My main question is, do ACT scores make a significant difference when it comes to getting into medical school? I think that I could score a 30 if I retake the test, because I felt rushed in the reading and science portions, and I believe I underachieved in the essay portion. I was always under the impression that med schools look more at your college GPA and MCAT scores rather than what you did in high school, but I could be wrong.
I know that my score of 27 will get me into the universities I plan on applying to, so I don't know if retaking it will be worth it.
3 Answers
- Prov MDLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
Medical schools will not see your ACT scores or anything else from high school. If you can get where you want to go for college with a 27, no need to retake it.
- Anonymous8 years ago
To my knowlege, medical schools do not look at high schools scores. BUT if you plan on applying to a 7-year program (combining undergrad and med school into 7 years) at your college, I do think they'll look at your ACT.
Bottom line, if you're applying to medical schools in the traditional way, high school scores don't matter. If you're applying early to medschool via a 7-year program, ACT will probably factor into it.
- BuckyLv 58 years ago
Honestly if you have a solid GPA and idfk what MCAT is but they look at GPA and stuff first, I got a 22 and im fine with it but im not going into med school
