3.0+ GPA/30+ MCAT: is it really this easy?

[UMP]

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Well, these are my stats (lowest end on both 😀 ), good chance at my in-state MSU-COM ? Are the MCAT averages at DO schools really that low that my score becomes super-competetive ?

 

[HunterGatherer]

I can't speak for MSU chances but a number of DO schools will have averages about 26 or so so you are more competitive. Your GPA is still low and the MCAT makes up for that. When adcoms review your appplication they will see a low GPA student with potential. I would not say you are super competitive. You still need to get some solid LORs and interview well on top of all of this. You are definitely in decent shape. I had similar stats and got in everywhere I applied. I was definitely not a lock to get in everywhere though.

 

[jbone]

I had similar stats and got in everywhere I applied.

It's because your flat out sexy with all that body hair. They couldn't refuse. 😉 Had little to do w/ your stats.

 

[mj1878]

Well, these are my stats (lowest end on both 😀 ), good chance at my in-state MSU-COM ? Are the MCAT averages at DO schools really that low that my score becomes super-competetive ?

Numbers aren't everything. If you have great numbers but act like a cyborg with people or you haven't had any healthcare experience/volunteering, you're going to have a hard time convincing people that you're truly interested in a humanitarian field such as medicine.

 

[Mike2010]

Those stats should get you into the door to almost all of the schools you apply to... once you are there though its up to you.

 

[CJDocS]

Numbers aren't everything. If you have great numbers but act like a cyborg with people or you haven't had any healthcare experience/volunteering, you're going to have a hard time convincing people that you're truly interested in a humanitarian field such as medicine.

I agree. Numbers show that you are intellectually competent and have the discipline to study. Both are important, however, that doesn't say much about who you are and whether or not you will be an asset in the healthcare community. Dealing with sick and sometimes obnoxious people is not an easy task. These days, people are more informed about their health and are quick to judge their physicians, especially if they act like know-it-all's. Make sure you know what medicine means for your life, and the life of those you may eventually affect.

 

[dr.z]

Numbers aren't everything. If you have great numbers but act like a cyborg with people or you haven't had any healthcare experience/volunteering, you're going to have a hard time convincing people that you're truly interested in a humanitarian field such as medicine.

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