Hi all, first time poster here. Already submitted my primary app, and feel pretty good (well, as good as one could feel when submitting apps for med school...) about PS and work/activities. Like I said, 38 MCAT and a GPA around 3.55 (almost identical for science and total because the vast majority of my classes have been science/math).
About the GPA, I don't know if it matters (please tell me if it does or doesn't!!), but I attend a school that quite clearly has grade deflation. The "proof" of this is that it has a 70% acceptance rate despite the average applicant having a 3.45 GPA. Also, my major (Physics) tends to have lower grades as well.
I'm applying to a lot of schools, but the ones I'm most interested are here (btw I'm a CA native):
UCLA
UCSF
UCSD
USC
Emory
BU
Vanderbilt
Loyola
Columbia
UVA
Tufts
Duke (a reach, I know)
How do things look? Thanks!
About the GPA, I don't know if it matters (please tell me if it does or doesn't!!), but I attend a school that quite clearly has grade deflation. The "proof" of this is that it has a 70% acceptance rate despite the average applicant having a 3.45 GPA. Also, my major (Physics) tends to have lower grades as well.
I'm applying to a lot of schools, but the ones I'm most interested are here (btw I'm a CA native):
UCLA
UCSF
UCSD
USC
Emory
BU
Vanderbilt
Loyola
Columbia
UVA
Tufts
Duke (a reach, I know)
How do things look? Thanks!