Can I get into medical school with a 3.5 through SUNY BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE?

[Turkishking]

Is it possible to get into a medical school with a 3.5 from a local suny college and high mcat scores and well extra curriculars? Or would that 3.5 be equivalent to a 3.0 prestigious school? Do personal statements play a huge deciding factor in whether or not you can get admitted into a medical school?

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[Banco]

How many times will you make this thread? Yes it is possible to get into med school from buffalo state. GPAs are not really compared the way you are suggesting; it is one number and does not exist in a vacuum. You haven't even started school yet so you don't even know what your GPA will be.

 

[soswim]

It's definitely still worth trying! A 3.5 won't be the death of you but you should make sure you include lower tier schools on your school list. What are you considering a high score for MCAT? >34, >36, >38, >40? That makes a huge difference. How is your science GPA relative to cumulative GPA?

 

[Goro]

You keep asking this, and the answer is still yes.

I don't care if you go to Weber State in Utah or these schools:

http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-smallest-colleges.php

if you do well in your courses, the MCAT and have the right ECs, you have a good chance of getting into medical school.

So be OK with SUNY Buffalo State already.

A 3.0 from UC Berkeley or Harvard is not getting into med school, either. Try 3.6 for MD and 3.3. to 3.5 for DO.

Is it possible to get into a medical school with a 3.5 from a local suny college and high mcat scores and well extra curriculars? Or would that 3.5 be equivalent to a 3.0 prestigious school? Do personal statements play a huge deciding factor in whether or not you can get admitted into a medical school?

 

[md-2020]

I don't care if you go to Weber State in Utah or these schools:

http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-smallest-colleges.php

I don't think Alaska Bible College, with 38 total students, would cut it.

 

[Turkishking]

You keep asking his, and the answer is still yes.

I don't care if you go to Weber State in Utah or these schools:

http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-smallest-colleges.php

if you do well in your courses, the MCAT and have the right ECs, you have a good chance of getting into medical school.

So be OK with SUNY Buffalo State already.

A 3.0 from UC Berkeley or Harvard is not getting into med school, either. Try 3.6 for MD and 3.3. to 3.5 for DO.

Okay. Thank you. I tend to over analyze information and all my friends and family keep telling me UG matters a lot, which kind of worries me. But many of you said it doesn't matter that greatly.. Therefore, I feel more confident in the school I will be soon attending. If I don't like the environment I will transfer to University at Buffalo. Thank you for all your answers.

 

[WedgeDawg]

Okay. Thank you. I tend to over analyze information and all my friends and family keep telling me UG matters a lot, which kind of worries me. But many of you said it doesn't matter that greatly.. Therefore, I feel more confident in the school I will be soon attending. If I don't like the environment I will transfer to University at Buffalo. Thank you for all your answers.

As has been said, where you go to school is not an end-all-be-all type thing, but even if it were, I can almost guarantee you that SUNY Buffalo State vs University at Buffalo is going to make 0 difference.

Also @Goro, your cat picture changed! Threw me for a loop for a second there.

 

[SuperSlim]

Although i would have liked to go to a bigger more prestigious school I decided against it. Went to a small state like 10 minutes from home. Will graduate half semester early with no debt. I got 33+ June mcat (old scale). That means I scored better or same as 90%+ of test takers that day. Test takers that went to Ivy League schools as well as top research unis.


What will look bad is if u graduate with a 3.9 but you mcat is like a 24.

 

[Turkishking]

Thank you for the information guys. Really appreciate it.