This one makes me nuts. Because it's a circular question, to which the answer is so plainly obvious that I don't understand why it generates SOOOO much talk.
Stupid question #1: Do adcoms frown on taking the MCAT more than once?
My gut response: SCREEEEECH (pterodactyl noise of irritation).
My rational (somewhat) response: Um, who cares? I mean, in every situation who cares?
If you bombed it and need to take the MCAT again, having more than one score is certainly better than having a low score.... as you won't even get considered. Better to be "frowned" upon than to have your application thrown into file 13, right? Duh.
If you got an OK score, lets say 29, and you're shooting for a better school and better score, take it! If you can't get in with a 29, you have to? Right? It's not like the school who wants a 32 would look at an application with just a 29 and say "oh GOOD, he only took the MCAT once!!!!!!!" vs seeing an application with a 29 and a 33 and saying "well, this applicant clearly sucks as he re-took the MCAT".
If you got a ROCK STAR score, why would you bother taking it again? This might be a problem better solved by counseling and a good psychiatrist. Besides, what if you got a LOWER score? Mwahahahahahahahaaaa.
If your scores EXPIRED, again, you don't really have a choice, right? Better than the app going in the trash.
If you are scheduled for the exam but not prepared, why purposely put a low score on your transcript that you will have to trump later anyways?
If you have a string of low scores... you're never going to get into med school without a good one... so what's another score??
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