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miss blue rose,
I'm sorry you're taking this application process so personally, but you have to understand that schools have their reasons for every policy they put into place. With applicant pools consistently getting stronger, with inevitable upward drifts in things like MCAT scores, and the persistent type A nature of applicants who freak out when they get a B in undergrad - everything is constantly getting more competitive. If you look at averages for MD acceptances even just over the last 3 years, MCAT avgs have creeped up from ~30 to over ~32 for matriculants, and cGPAs have nudged up several hundredths of a point as well. In order to keep up with things like this, AND in order to maintain a reputation as a school who does take its candidates seriously, Wright State very much does look at the whole person (what they've been doing since their founding), but also must maintain some form of minimum standards for applicants so our stats, like the nations, stay somewhat consistent or rise. Like munki, my classmate, has said - there are definitely people at our school who have an sGPA below 3.0 or an MCAT below 25. And while people might be questioning chances of an applicant who meet both of these "criteria," we all really know that medical school applications is truly a crazy, impossible-to-explain series of events. Everyone has a story, everyone has amazing things on their app, and some people's meaningful experiences blow any numbers out of the water - I completely agree. Rambling aside, I really just wanted to try to assuage your worries ever so slightly, but perhaps more important, tell you that with your point of view on the matter and your expressed view of the school and the office staff (some of the sweetest women I've ever had the pleasure of meeting), I agree that applying elsewhere should be in your future. Know that admissions officers, and especially second year interviewers (i.e. my classmates) do have their ways of discovering the identities behind internet personalities, even if you think your username is so far from association with your real name. Just... be careful what you're putting online, especially while you're trying to apply to a professional institution and join the ranks of a well-respected profession. Toning down the attitude and maintaining a level of tact and professionalism is really not too difficult.
Best of luck,
Proud WSUBSOM MS2
I'm sorry you're taking this application process so personally, but you have to understand that schools have their reasons for every policy they put into place. With applicant pools consistently getting stronger, with inevitable upward drifts in things like MCAT scores, and the persistent type A nature of applicants who freak out when they get a B in undergrad - everything is constantly getting more competitive. If you look at averages for MD acceptances even just over the last 3 years, MCAT avgs have creeped up from ~30 to over ~32 for matriculants, and cGPAs have nudged up several hundredths of a point as well. In order to keep up with things like this, AND in order to maintain a reputation as a school who does take its candidates seriously, Wright State very much does look at the whole person (what they've been doing since their founding), but also must maintain some form of minimum standards for applicants so our stats, like the nations, stay somewhat consistent or rise. Like munki, my classmate, has said - there are definitely people at our school who have an sGPA below 3.0 or an MCAT below 25. And while people might be questioning chances of an applicant who meet both of these "criteria," we all really know that medical school applications is truly a crazy, impossible-to-explain series of events. Everyone has a story, everyone has amazing things on their app, and some people's meaningful experiences blow any numbers out of the water - I completely agree. Rambling aside, I really just wanted to try to assuage your worries ever so slightly, but perhaps more important, tell you that with your point of view on the matter and your expressed view of the school and the office staff (some of the sweetest women I've ever had the pleasure of meeting), I agree that applying elsewhere should be in your future. Know that admissions officers, and especially second year interviewers (i.e. my classmates) do have their ways of discovering the identities behind internet personalities, even if you think your username is so far from association with your real name. Just... be careful what you're putting online, especially while you're trying to apply to a professional institution and join the ranks of a well-respected profession. Toning down the attitude and maintaining a level of tact and professionalism is really not too difficult.
Best of luck,
Proud WSUBSOM MS2
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