It may come as a surprise, but one big factor is your state of residency. How Your State of Residency Factors InĪs we mentioned earlier, schools will look at other factors to make an admissions decision. In most cases, those students require additional help and have to go through great hurdles just to gain acceptance. In general, it’s incredibly difficult to get accepted with an MCAT score below 500. There have definitely been cases where students get into both MD and DO programs with sub-500 scores. Is It Possible To Get Accepted With Even Lower Scores? If you score higher than 505 you’ll have put yourself in a pretty comfortable position. A higher MCAT score increases your chances of getting into your chosen medical school and opens up the possibilities of schools that will consider you.Īs a good rule of thumb, you should aim for a score of at least 505 if you’re applying to a DO program. Obviously, aiming for the highest score possible is always best regardless of whether your goals are to get accepted into a DO or MD program. Generally, getting into a DO program is possible as long as you have a score of at least 500 on your MCAT. They tend to take a broader look at a student’s achievements and will consider upward grading trends when making a decision. But what about osteopathic schools that grant a DO?Įven the best DO schools are usually much more forgiving when it comes to low MCAT scores. The MCAT figures above all apply to allopathic medical schools that grant a traditional MD. However, some schools may not even look at your application with a low score below 507.
It’s still possible if your application is captivating enough to warrant interest. Getting into a competitive medical school with a 507 is highly unlikely (unless you’re open to attending a Caribbean medical school). That three-point difference seems minor, but it’s huge in the eyes of admissions boards. Typically, anything less than a 507 is a “low” score for MD programs. 510 is on the cusp of being a good score, so it could go either way depending on the school you’re applying to. It’s above the 50th percentile, but competitive schools would prefer to go with students that have a higher score.
Again, research the schools to which you are applying to find out what they seek in a successful candidate.In general, anything below a cumulative MCAT score of 510 is considered to be a borderline score. In the same way, a school that does not have a minimum TEAS score may nonetheless mostly accept students with high scores. Other aspects of your application are generally considered as well. In this case, if you did not achieve the cutoff score after taking the test twice but did get a score above the threshold the third time you took the test, your application would still not meet that school’s criteria for admission.įinally, just because a school gives a minimum score or scores for admission, that does not mean that every applicant who meets or exceeds that score(s) is accepted. For example, a school may require applicants to obtain the minimum score by taking the TEAS no more than twice. Be aware that some schools with a cutoff score require applicants to achieve the minimum score within a certain number of test administrations. According to ATI, approximately 40% of students have to take the TEAS more than once.
In addition to your score, the report will identify topics on which you missed questions, which you can use to plan your studying if you plan to take the TEAS again.
If you take the paper-and-pencil version, your scores will show up in your ATI online account within 48 hours of ATI receiving the test from the testing site. If you take the test online, you will see your scores immediately upon completion of the test.