Im currently planning to apply this cycle and been having a tough semester in my coding classes and may have a slight drop in my gpa and was wondering if a above a 3.7 would still keep me competitive for the texas med schools and top 25 schools ?
I am aware but I doubt it will change anything for this cycle. I was just curious on how my gpa stood.Please note that the upcoming SCOTUS ruling will likely take away the use of race/ethnicity in admissions decisions. We don't know how this will change policies for medical school, but be aware.
I'm fairly sure a 3.7x GPA would not by itself eliminate your file. See the A-23 grid and the MSAR.I am aware but I doubt it will change anything for this cycle. I was just curious on how my gpa stood.
I am aware but I doubt it will change anything for this cycle. I was just curious on how my gpa stood.
Source?at present URM is roughly equivalent to +5 LizzyM score which is worth enough to take a 3.7 to a 4.0 and a 510 to a 513. Or a 3.7 to a 3.9 and a 515 to a 518
That puts you below median for t5 schools but still competitive
LizzyM.Source?
The page you linked to says nothing of the sort. Perhaps you’re conflating it with this, the relevant part of which reads as follows:
He may have been thinking of the WARS score. There's a slider for URM/not that adds a bunch of points.The page you linked to says nothing of the sort. Perhaps you’re conflating it with this, the relevant part of which reads as follows:
LizzyM Score = 10*GPA + MCAT
- GPA is out of a 4.0 scale, and the MCAT is out of 45 points. The LizzyM score applies for the 2015 MCAT by referring to efle's MCAT Percentile Tables and the LizzyM Score Calculator by SDN Application Assistant
- According to @gyngyn, military veterans may be able to add 5 points to the LizzyM score
I was referring to the MCAT itself (a 508 becomes the equivalent of a 513) for military personnel.He may have been thinking of the WARS score. There's a slider for URM/not that adds a bunch of points.
Crossed signals. I misinterpreted and thought they were talking about one of the scores which gives a +x boost specifically for URM status (which would be WARS).I was referring to the MCAT itself (a 508 becomes the equivalent of a 513) for military personnel.
Naturally, this is a approximation of the "boost" given to military, not UiM. They don't actually go into the application and change the score!
The "boost" will vary by school (depending on the weight they assign this experience), just like everything else.
The page you linked to says nothing of the sort. Perhaps you’re conflating it with this, the relevant part of which reads as follows:
LizzyM Score = 10*GPA + MCAT
- GPA is out of a 4.0 scale, and the MCAT is out of 45 points. The LizzyM score applies for the 2015 MCAT by referring to efle's MCAT Percentile Tables and the LizzyM Score Calculator by SDN Application Assistant
- According to @gyngyn, military veterans may be able to add 5 points to the LizzyM score
He may have been thinking of the WARS score. There's a slider for URM/not that adds a bunch of points.
You'll be fine boss, I was WAAAY less than that for my GPA, my MCAT wasn't great either, and I managed a T25. You'll be competitive as long as you do decently well on MCAT.Im currently planning to apply this cycle and been having a tough semester in my coding classes and may have a slight drop in my gpa and was wondering if a above a 3.7 would still keep me competitive for the texas med schools and top 25 schools ?
yeah my main motivation for top 25 isn't so much about prestige but the opportunity of getting better aid. I love my state school despite being hard. Thank you for your comment this process and this semester has definitely made me question my worth.You'll be fine boss, I was WAAAY less than that for my GPA, my MCAT wasn't great either, and I managed a T25. You'll be competitive as long as you do decently well on MCAT.
I think the difference will be how much MONEY is being offered. applying to T25 and TMDSAS you'll have great schools to choose from, but the cherry on top will be a sweet financial aid package on top of that.