But they did note if the applicant had taken the test many times within a short time interval, Boodram said.
“Any medical school would be concerned by anyone who, in a short time period, took the test multiple times in succession,” said Boodram.
Julian said students she has spoken to about having their MCAT scores automatically released to medical schools have been everything from surpised to unhappy to apathetic.
“People have been taking the MCATs seriously anyway, so I don’t think [the policy change] will have such a big impact,” said Kristin J. Hung ’04, a Mather House pre-med. “I’m not opposed to the change as it won’t affect the way I perform in the exam.”
But Hung admitted that the new policy might force students to invest more in other ways of studying for the MCAT.
“Maybe a lot of people are going to take more preparatory tests...but they already take Kaplan and Princeton Review tests anyway, so it won’t change much,” she said.