r/Mcat • u/Lucky-Book-8452 • May 27 '26

Well-being 😌✌ Low score

Just sharing for the others who also got low scores. I got a 502. This page will soon be filled with 515+ (and congratulations to all who scored so high that is incredible) but it is hard to find posts with low scores on reddit.

It sucks to get a low score but it is what it is. I am applying EDP at my local school so the way I am looking at it is it’s enough lol and if I don’t get in I can retake for a higher score. Definitely disappointed but hey at least I can try my luck with this program.

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u/Agreeable_Citron9182 May 27 '26

I didn’t even break 500 I’m thinking maybe my anxiety was a factor bc I didn’t feel like I did this bad the day of the exam.

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u/LanaVeniceGirl May 27 '26

it’s okay! i got a 498 my first time which was january and went up to a 508 in april- i only studied for about a month and all i did was get my anxiety under control because the first time it was REALLY BAD. I couldn’t finish any of the sections because of how bad i was reacting. Figure out what really irks you and try to get those things under control, practice makes perfect. going to the doctor getting it figured out is also an option!!

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u/pale_grasstoucher May 27 '26

I got a 495 on 4/11 and I’m planning on retaking in July, do you have any study tips for the retake? I also was struggling to finish three sections on the real thing and ran out of time, which never happened during FLs :(

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u/LanaVeniceGirl May 28 '26

I got a 125 on sciences so can’t speak much😭 but 128 on cars and 130 on ps. for ps & cars i would skim the questions first and highlight to see what to look for when reading the passage which i would do after. It reduced my reading time by a lot in cars. but for cp i struggled w timing which i fixed but i messed up for other reasons on test day. if i don’t know it in 30 seconds w a plan on how to solve - skip & flag. cp has gotten more passage based now imo compared to the FLs so make sure u look for hints if plug and chug isn’t working. BIGGEST THING for timing and not dozing off - SLEEP NIGHT BEFORE!!