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PLEASE don't pay attention to Lizzy M score
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LizzyM scores represent a guideline, not the Ten Commandments.
The median acceptee to MD schools has a LizzyM of 68. You are above avg. Harvard's median matriculant LizzyM = 75; Stanford is a 74. You are in striking distance for all top 20s. There aren't too many schools "far above" your own score. So your thesis is rather bankrupt.
The median acceptee to MD schools has a LizzyM of 68. You are above avg. Harvard's median matriculant LizzyM = 75; Stanford is a 74. You are in striking distance for all top 20s. There aren't too many schools "far above" your own score. So your thesis is rather bankrupt.
Oi, I don't think anyone has ever said that a LizzyM score is the end-all-be-all of med school applications, but that it's a guideline to be used for the majority of applicants to optimize their options and chances.
You guys are ruining this thread.
Bingo, someone with, say, a 3.6 / 36 isn't disproving the value of LizzyM as a guideline by getting interviews at 3.8 / 37 avg schools. This is a ridiculous thread
Congratulations, you are an anecdote. The point of LizzyM scores is so that people have a better idea of where to target their app, and they do not factor in intangibles (everything from URM status to research to unique experiences etc). For a generic candidate with nothing special about them, they will be far more accurate, and sticking your competitive zone with a few apps thrown to reaches is the best way to utilize resources for those of us without infinite monies and time.
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Yes, exactly. I read about it, calculated my score, and totally stressed myself out about it. And for what?? It clearly has had no influence over which schools are interested in me.
Care to actually give us an MCAT and the schools with IIs?
I suppose that's fair. But I still think people should worry about it a little bit less.Oi, I don't think anyone has ever said that a LizzyM score is the end-all-be-all of med school applications, but that it's a guideline to be used for the majority of applicants to optimize their options and chances.
Okay, I guess I understood a 2-3 point difference to be significant. But perhaps it's not, after all.
For people who understand the usage of the LizzyM score, it's a useful tool to determine what schools to apply to based on your MCAT and GPA and the schools' average MCAT and GPA. It clearly worked as intended for you. Your score is 72, typically you find schools within 10% of your score. ALL of the top schools are within 10% of your score.
And, clearly, stats are not the be-all end-all. It's not a hard and fast rule.
Wasn't that Bania, not Jerry?
Good catch!
Really doe. A 3.6/36 (especially from a well known grade deflating school 😉) is certainly competitive!
this is somewhat confusing to me. Why is it reasonable to say 10%? I'm a 70 and it always says Harvard is one of the schools I could apply to within 10%...which obviously someone with a 513 and 3.8 will not be able to do unless they are URM and started a non profit and also an orphanage.
For people who understand the usage of the LizzyM score, it's a useful tool to determine what schools to apply to based on your MCAT and GPA and the schools' average MCAT and GPA. It clearly worked as intended for you. Your score is 72, typically you find schools within 10% of your score. ALL of the top schools are within 10% of your score.
And, clearly, stats are not the be-all end-all. It's not a hard and fast rule.
What do you think is a better cutoff?
I would say 2 points, 3 if you are feeling frisky, and 4 if you are a good fit.
If you compare acceptance LizzyMs to matriculant lizzyMs the average Delta is 1.59, so 2 is probably a good indicator of your chances.
Honestly, I would look at where you are the weakest and compare that to their 10th percentile.
In my example I looked at their 10th percentile GPA's . If I was below that even if I was a lizzyM match I am probably not going to get an interview because their internal rubric probably assigns a large value to that based on acceptance data.YMMV.
Edit: grayed out because LizzyM made a clear suggestion in another thread stating applying to schools 1 point below your score.
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What about things like vet status? I know they say vet status can give you a boost, but how much? An extra point? Two?
I have no idea on how to factor that in, I have no data to confirm or deny. Maybe a one point? take that with a grain of salt. Maybe it is like URM where all bets are off? Maybe one of the adcom members on here can chime in, I would think it really depends on the schools mission. If diversity is in the mission statement its probably a good indicator. But once again ,I have no numbers to go by.
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Again, it's a guideline. People are expected to use their judgment as well.
The SDN LizzyM calculator is defaulted to 10% of score. Given that I haven't had to go through the process of picking med schools to apply to in 5+ years, I'm not as up to date on the current suggested range of LizzyM scores to look at.
I believe LizzyM has said it's +5 but I may be wrong.
Edit: +5, from 2012, idk if there's anything newer: https://forums.studentdoctor.net/th...5-with-interview-invite.955779/#post-13321015
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So you, as someone with a score ~4 points over the average acceptance value, got freaked out. Just because you (unjustifiably) got freaked out, that doesn't mean the metric has no use for other people. It's wise for someone with a LizzyM of 68 to be cautious applying to Harvard. How someone with a LizzyM of 72 will fare applying to Drexel is less clear, but for efficiency sake (money, time, etc)... there are probably options that fit better.
The process is nuanced, and just because you got a good response with high stats, that doesn't really suggest people should abandon it. People also get in without shadowing, volunteering, etc. If we're trying to educate people on how to have the best cycle possible, it's better they focus on fit, which includes their stats.
So you, as someone with a score ~4 points over the average acceptance value, got freaked out. Just because you (unjustifiably) got freaked out, that doesn't mean the metric has no use for other people. It's wise for someone with a LizzyM of 68 to be cautious applying to Harvard. How someone with a LizzyM of 72 will fare applying to Drexel is less clear, but for efficiency sake (money, time, etc)... there are probably options that fit better.
The process is nuanced, and just because you got a good response with high stats, that doesn't really suggest people should abandon it. People also get in without shadowing, volunteering, etc. If we're trying to educate people on how to have the best cycle possible, it's better they focus on fit, which includes their stats.
LizzyM score is a great, easy way to determine if you're competitive for a school based on stats alone. It has great utility and is probably the most helpful and widely used heuristic for making a school list. If you're trying to go beyond stats, I wouldn't recommend trying to modify the LizzyM score itself with +whatevers - I would instead recommend using A) MSAR + your own judgment or B) my scoring system
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You have a MCAT that gets noticed but a GPA that might get you screened out. There might be a story behind the GPA and that might get you some traction but many schools want to a "72" that is more balanced between GPA and MCAT. A low GPA, in particular, suggests that the student might have a problem with working hard over a long period.
What about a 3.55 , 518?Would that be considered more balanced?
Congrats on the II's OP. Hope all goes well for you!
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Yes.
Could be that you were complete too recently, could be that you have a massive personality flaw. Time will tell
Thread should be renamed "PLEASE don't pay attention to this thread"
GUYS OP IS RIGHT! LizzyM scores make NO sense. please allow me to demonstrate:
lets do some basic math to calculate my LizzyM:
so, if the equation is: LizzyM = (GPA x 10) + MCAT
and my GPA is a 1.0
and my MCAT is a 473
my LizzyM = (1.0 x 10) + 473 = 483
I have a LizzyM of 483 and have 0 II!! OP has a LizzyM of 72 and 10II. See? what is this sorcery!!! LizzyM scores are a hoax and I just DEBUNKED it!
from now on we use TucoR scores
TucoR = (goodness of fit of med school on a scale of -7 to 84) x (shared values with med school on a scale of 34 to 674.8) - (1/(LizzyM score)) x 100% = your chances of getting into a specific med school
lets do some basic math to calculate my LizzyM:
so, if the equation is: LizzyM = (GPA x 10) + MCAT
and my GPA is a 1.0
and my MCAT is a 473
my LizzyM = (1.0 x 10) + 473 = 483
I have a LizzyM of 483 and have 0 II!! OP has a LizzyM of 72 and 10II. See? what is this sorcery!!! LizzyM scores are a hoax and I just DEBUNKED it!
from now on we use TucoR scores
TucoR = (goodness of fit of med school on a scale of -7 to 84) x (shared values with med school on a scale of 34 to 674.8) - (1/(LizzyM score)) x 100% = your chances of getting into a specific med school
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