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Jeez that mcat score tho! Do you think it was your amazing mcat that may have gotten your gpa overlooked or do you think you could have gotten by with a normal-high mcat (512-518)Sydney uses GPA as a hurdle only. Other schools will look at GPA at least to some degree, but as long as you interview well I don't think you'll run into any issues. I would recommend applying to a bunch of schools though just in case. I have a 2.79 GPA and 521 MCAT and was accepted to Flinders, Deakin, Griffith, and UQ. I did not receive any rejections (other than Sydney for being out of country but hopefully that won't be an issue next year). This did not come up in any interviews, most use a modified MMI format.
I agree that it's important to do some self reflection before entering medical school. But I think your MCAT score shows that you likely can make it if you apply yourself.
I don't know about UQ Ochsner--not sure if you're from the US or not so don't know if this applies. I was initially wait listed there so if this was a more normal year (I think more people than usual are likely to be turning down acceptances) and if I had a lower MCAT I might not have made it.Jeez that mcat score tho! Do you think it was your amazing mcat that may have gotten your gpa overlooked or do you think you could have gotten by with a normal-high mcat (512-518)
Sydney uses GPA as a hurdle only. Other schools will look at GPA at least to some degree, but as long as you interview well I don't think you'll run into any issues. I would recommend applying to a bunch of schools though just in case. I have a 2.79 GPA and 521 MCAT and was accepted to Flinders, Deakin, Griffith, and UQ. I did not receive any rejections (other than Sydney for being out of country but hopefully that won't be an issue next year). This did not come up in any interviews, most use a modified MMI format.
I agree that it's important to do some self reflection before entering medical school. But I think your MCAT score shows that you likely can make it if you apply yourself.
Haha thanks but MCAT isn't everything, I wasn't able to get into a US MD school last year. There's a lot of extra semi-relevant stuff you have to do for the US, but fortunately most Australian schools don't care about any of it!holy **** that mcat tho