How do medical schools use the WS scores?
Of the four MCAT scores, the WS score is usually the least important. Some schools almost disregard it and assess an applicant’s writing ability from his AMCAS personal statement. A number of Canadian schools have a WS cut-off, below which an applicant would be automatically rejected. The University of Manitoba actually assigns a numerical value to the WS score and incorporates this into the calculation of the average score.
