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[tae1703]

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im not saying that this is my gpa but what kinda mcat would be the minimum for a 3.8 gpa to even be considered

 

[hamhamfan]

im not saying that this is my gpa but what kinda mcat would be the minimum for a 3.8 gpa to even be considered

These questions pour in don't they? 3.8 is great... any reasonable mcat should be fine.

 

[TheGuy2000]

im not saying that this is my gpa but what kinda mcat would be the minimum for a 3.8 gpa to even be considered

Depends, If you want to an ivy, cal tech, MIT or any or those top LAC's then you should be fine (30+ would make you competitive anywhere). If you want to your state school or some average university then 33+.

 

[Pinkertinkle]

at least a measly 35, or else you ap will be burned.

 

[scrappydawg]

I dunno;

What is the max you can get on the MCAT? 40T?

Shoot for that

 

[hamhamfan]

I dunno;

What is the max you can get on the MCAT? 40T?

Shoot for that

45T Any obsessive premed should know that...

 

[scrappydawg]

45T Any obsessive premed should know that...

Oh my mistake. Maybe I should just withdraw from all of my acceptances now since I and obviously not fit to be a doctor. 🙄 🙄 🙂

 

[hamhamfan]

Oh my mistake. Maybe I should just withdraw from all of my acceptances now since I and obviously not fit to be a doctor. 🙄
🙄 🙂

Duh. We can't have slackers or normal people defiling the medical profession.

 

[tae1703]

im not saying that this is my gpa but what kinda mcat would be the minimum for a 3.8 gpa to even be considered

hey, i never said that this is my gpa i was only curious. my gpa could be 3.0 or 0.5 or the derivative of 4.0 lol

 

[Spitting Camel]

28+ should be alright. Again, depends on which schools you are interested in.


So, where's my cookie, biotch!?!

 

[Alexander99]

im not saying that this is my gpa but what kinda mcat would be the minimum for a 3.8 gpa to even be considered

I'm going to answer your question as it's literally worded:

If all you want is to be considered, with a 3.8 GPA, assuming you went to a regular undergrad (not Ivy, not Noname U), you'd probably need a minimum 26-27 on the MCAT. With those numbers, I'd bet you'd only get a few interviews but that would constitute being considered. I'd say getting in would be about 50-50.

With an MCAT that low though, you've most likely disqualified yourself from any top 20 schools (assuming you're not a URM). The reason for this is a person getting a 3.8 but a low MCAT means grade inflation is a strong possibility.

 

[Sean2tall]

I'm going to answer your question as it's literally worded:

If all you want is to be considered, with a 3.8 GPA, assuming you went to a regular undergrad (not Ivy, not Noname U), you'd probably need a minimum 26-27 on the MCAT. With those numbers, I'd bet you'd only get a few interviews but that would constitute being considered. I'd say getting in would be about 50-50.

With an MCAT that low though, you've most likely disqualified yourself from any top 20 schools (assuming you're not a URM). The reason for this is a person getting a 3.8 but a low MCAT means grade inflation is a strong possibility.

I'd say that's about right. I know plenty of peeps in roughly that ballpark and with 27-29 MCAT who have gotten into to multiple lower-tier MD schools and multiple DO's as well. I'd say with 30 maybe you would have an excellent chance of at least one MD schools and a really excellent chance at some DO's.

 

[CaMD]

I'd say that's about right. I know plenty of peeps in roughly that ballpark and with 27-29 MCAT who have gotten into to multiple lower-tier MD schools and multiple DO's as well. I'd say with 30 maybe you would have an excellent chance of at least one MD schools and a really excellent chance at some DO's.

Lord. a 3.8/30 and he will most likely get into one MD school. --I'm not saying this isn't true but it scares me. 😱

 

[TheGuy2000]

Lord. a 3.8/30 and he will most likely get into one MD school. --I'm not saying this isn't true but it scares me. 😱

Look unless he's a URM, or went to an ivy, there are thousands upon thousands of ppl in the same boat. It's not unreasonable, your undergrad matters, I'm not saying any one can get a 3.8 at state, no name, u, but it's a lot easier and looks worse than if it's from an ivy.

 

[UseUrHeadFred]

You people are reading different stats than I am.

http://mysite.verizon.net/res21aye/sdn/stats.doc

Average accepted GPA ~3.65, average accepted MCAT ~30.
There is deviation around the mean. For every 3.8, there is a 3.5. For every 4.0, there is a 3.3.

 

[Sean2tall]

Lord. a 3.8/30 and he will most likely get into one MD school. --I'm not saying this isn't true but it scares me. 😱

What do you mean by that? Are you thinking that maybe there would be more than 1 acceptance with those numbers? What I mean to say was that with those kind of scores you have an excellent chance of at least one average MD school. Several people I know are below 30 with pretty good grades and have a handful at both MD and DO schools. Now of course, we are your average caucasian peeps at a no-name school.

I thought I would do better though. . I have 33, and 3.89 and I have 1 MD acceptance at an average school and two waitlists for ranked schools. (Pause for somebody to tell me I must be socially inept . . )

 

[kingcer0x]

im not saying that this is my gpa but what kinda mcat would be the minimum for a 3.8 gpa to even be considered

Lets provide anecdotal evidence:

I know someone this year with a 3.8 gpa, 38 mcat, applied to 10 (top 50) ranked schools evenly distributed from top to bottom, and only got into 1 (closer to the bottom of the top 50).

I also know someone with a 2.9 gpa, 38 mcat, who got into a top 10 school and a bunch of top 50 schools.

Both students went to the same undergrad. They're both caucasian.


This obviously means that your GPA is too high to be considered by medical schools. Consider lowering it before you take the mcat.

 

[CaMD]

What do you mean by that? Are you thinking that maybe there would be more than 1 acceptance with those numbers? What I mean to say was that with those kind of scores you have an excellent chance of at least one average MD school. Several people I know are below 30 with pretty good grades and have a handful at both MD and DO schools. Now of course, we are your average caucasian peeps at a no-name school.

I thought I would do better though. . I have 33, and 3.89 and I have 1 MD acceptance at an average school and two waitlists for ranked schools. (Pause for somebody to tell me I must be socially inept . . )

First off, I don't know what I'm saying. Really I don't. I'm just talking because I feel like obsessing over this stuff today instead of doing something productive. 😀

I think a 3.8 is very good and it's hard for me to believe that any school would really take a 3.9 over a 3.8. (I don't doubt that undergrad rep. plays a role in the calculation. I won't even comment since it's been discussed ad naseum.) At some point I think it just doesn't matter. (As long as there's not a low grade in a pre-req class.) It's hard for me to believe that above a certain level your GPA matters and in my mind a 3.8 hits that target.

Then as far as MCAT is concerned I guess I do realize that a 30 is certainly not going to open any doors, but I'd like to also think it wouldn't slam one shut in anyones face (excluding the handful of schools that have absurdly high numbers).

So with a very good GPA and a totally acceptable MCAT it seems like someone should have a good chance at many schools, and a defintely possible shot at some ranked schools (via the waitlist). --the non-number qualifications being the deciding factors. I guess I like thinking of numbers as being minimum qualifications and then everything else about you decides it as long as you're clearly academically capable. (At non super numbers heavy schools).

I'm not at all saying you're not right. there are a zillion people with 3.8s and 30s, but in my fantasy land they all get into the med school of their choice.

 

[jlee9531]

Look unless he's a URM, or went to an ivy, there are thousands upon thousands of ppl in the same boat. It's not unreasonable, your undergrad matters, I'm not saying any one can get a 3.8 at state, no name, u, but it's a lot easier and looks worse than if it's from an ivy.

unless you are from a school like princeton that gives almost 50% As....
that to me is not very impressive.

3.8
its the mcat that shows how strong your 3.8 really is. a lower mcat will garner the assumptions that your 3.8 was from an easy program...a higher mcat will show that your 3.8 came from a damn good one.

its not perfect, but its an decent method.

 

[Premedtomed]

I'm going to answer your question as it's literally worded:

If all you want is to be considered, with a 3.8 GPA, assuming you went to a regular undergrad (not Ivy, not Noname U), you'd probably need a minimum 26-27 on the MCAT. With those numbers, I'd bet you'd only get a few interviews but that would constitute being considered. I'd say getting in would be about 50-50.

With an MCAT that low though, you've most likely disqualified yourself from any top 20 schools (assuming you're not a URM). The reason for this is a person getting a 3.8 but a low MCAT means grade inflation is a strong possibility.

Agreed. But if you apply to a school like Univ. of Ky, which has a sliding scale i.e. 3.8 G.P.A. - 25 MCAT , 3.6 - 28 then you are fine. But yes if you have a high GPA you should try to get a high MCAT score. I'd say 30+.

 

[Premedtomed]

unless you are from a school like princeton that gives almost 50% As....
that to me is not very impressive.

3.8
its the mcat that shows how strong your 3.8 really is. a lower mcat will garner the assumptions that your 3.8 was from an easy program...a higher mcat will show that your 3.8 came from a damn good one.

its not perfect, but its an decent method.

Not only that, if you went to a school with a not so impressive/difficult program and managed to pull a high MCAT score, that says a lot about you and your work ethic.
Cause I am in the same boat, Let's hope my high MCAT score is 30+, or may be higher than my highest practice score

 

[jlee9531]

Not only that, if you went to a school with a not so impressive/difficult program and managed to pull a high MCAT score, that says a lot about you and your work ethic.
Cause I am in the same boat, Let's hope my high MCAT score is 30+, or may be higher than my highest practice score

yeah...i agree.

 

[tae1703]

yes, i am an URM if black counts. oh yea, once again i never said this is my gpa so dont assume 😉

 

[CanuckPAGirl]

What about a 3.5 from Cornell and a decent MCAT? saay 33+🙂

 

[Sean2tall]

What about a 3.5 from Cornell and a decent MCAT? saay 33+🙂

Sounds pretty good to me. That would certainly get your foot in the door at a number of places, I imagine.

 

[ken37]

yes, i am an URM if black counts. oh yea, once again i never said this is my gpa so dont assume 😉

If it's not your gpa, or one of your friends gpa's then the question is absolutely useless.

 

[Spitting Camel]

Where's my cookie, you liar!

 

[TheGuy2000]

yes, i am an URM if black counts. oh yea, once again i never said this is my gpa so dont assume 😉

Yes, African American is the tops of the URM food chain, just search for a user called Chalklette, if you want to see how many doors being an African American will open. And since you're not posting your undergrad, I'm guessing you went to a no name U, but don't fear 3.8, African American, you're in wherever you want to go. Apparently according to Chalklette you only need a 22! So you are fine, as for the rest of us white 3.8 er's... well that's a different story 🙁