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Who would you guess is more likely to complete medical school in four years, someone with a 3.0-3.19GPA and 30-32 MCAT or someone with a 3.80-4.0 GPA and 39-45MCAT? Most on SDN would argue the latter, but a short while ago I stumbled upon this research conducted by the AAMC which suggests that graduation rates are similar (both 85%) between these two groups (https://www.aamc.org/students/download/267622/data/mcatstudentselectionguide.pdf).
See table 3.
Medical schools have a vested interest in admitting students who will succeed, but with average GPA and MCAT scores forever on the rise, is too much weight being placed on these factors in the decisions process? Moreover, by placing so much weight on these criteria, are medical schools selecting for a certain type of candidate and consequently homogenizing (rather than diversifying) their class? SDN seems to place high gpa (3.77+) and mcat (32+) as the gold standard for what makes a candidate good. Interested in your thoughts/opinions.
See table 3.
Medical schools have a vested interest in admitting students who will succeed, but with average GPA and MCAT scores forever on the rise, is too much weight being placed on these factors in the decisions process? Moreover, by placing so much weight on these criteria, are medical schools selecting for a certain type of candidate and consequently homogenizing (rather than diversifying) their class? SDN seems to place high gpa (3.77+) and mcat (32+) as the gold standard for what makes a candidate good. Interested in your thoughts/opinions.