Any MCAT's below 30 non-URM with interviews

[tab33b]

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I scored a 29 on the MCAT, applied broadly, submitted AMCAS early June and have completed 35 secondaries. Of the 35, nine schools have put me on hold for potential interview, 2 have rejected me, and the rest I have not received any response.

No interviews thus far :-(. Anyone with below a 30 getting interviews at MD programs?

 

[MexicanDr]

Hardcore URM here... 19 MCAT and 6 interviews so far and 2 acceptances

 

[Latuza]

30 MCAT, GPA 3.59 (below average), non-URM. I really don't think 1 point MCAT difference is any significant.

2 interviews out of 16 schools applied to. I don't think my application process is going too well too, but I'm grateful for my 2 interviews.

I believe those 2 interviews were at schools where in my secondaries I .show how my experience and goals lend well to fulfilling and extending the mission of the schools. It's a pain doing the 2ndary essays, but that's where it made a difference for me.

Don't sulk. Write letters of interest/updates. Think where you might be lacking and immediately take actions. Taking actions not only ease your mind but improve your chances.

Best of luck to both of us!
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[tab33b]

Hardcore URM here... 19 MCAT and 6 interviews so far and 2 acceptances

Congrats, although I was asking about non-URM's. Good luck to you!

 

[MexicanDr]

Congrats, although I was asking about non-URM's. Good luck to you!

Hey , sorry for being an ass/jerk..I thought I read URM lol...I apologize!

So what is your cGPA/sGPA? Also, is this the first time taking the MCAT?

What are your ECs and such? Do you think there can be any issues with your LORs?

Eddie

 

[tab33b]

Hey , sorry for being an ass/jerk..I thought I read URM lol...I apologize!

So what is your cGPA/sGPA? Also, is this the first time taking the MCAT?

What are your ECs and such? Do you think there can be any issues with your LORs?

Eddie

No worries, you were being none of those things. My cGPA was around a 3.7,BCPM 3.5, MCAT between 27 and 29, not first time taking it.

I have plenty of EC's 2+ years clinical experience. I dont think there is a problem with my letters. I'm hoping to get interviews later in the application cycle.

 

[BlitzSleep]

I scored a 29 on the MCAT, applied broadly, submitted AMCAS early June and have completed 35 secondaries. Of the 35, nine schools have put me on hold for potential interview, 2 have rejected me, and the rest I have not received any response.

No interviews thus far :-(. Anyone with below a 30 getting interviews at MD programs?

Did you apply to the top 35 schools of the nation or something? What state do you live in? This is making me skurrd.

 

[dru2002]

29o MCAT (11PS, 9BS, 9VR) 3.54cGPA 3.5sGPA. Over-represented in medicine. I applied to nine schools. Two interviews and one acceptance so far. I am a non-trad and was a navy corpsman so I guess that might help my case.

Good luck! Hopefully you get good news soon.

 

[bannie22]

depenmds on where u apply tho

 

[Appless]

I have a 29Q, im asian, and a cali resident, so i have everything working against me lol. But i have 7 interviews so far. Its possible you just need to have everything else shine.

 

[Hoody]

Hardcore URM here... 19 MCAT and 6 interviews so far and 2 acceptances

I thought you had some pre-reqs to finish and weren't applying for this cycle? 😕

TROLL!!!! 😱

or am I thinking of someone else? 😳

I love emo. 🙂

I feel like bannie. Just not near as smart. 😛

 

[BlitzSleep]

I thought you had some pre-reqs to finish and weren't applying for this cycle? 😕

TROLL!!!! 😱

or am I thinking of someone else? 😳

I love emo. 🙂

I feel like bannie. Just not near as smart. 😛

You're right
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showpost.php?p=8816206&postcount=7

 

[longhorn09]

I have a 29Q, im asian, and a cali resident, so i have everything working against me lol. But i have 7 interviews so far. Its possible you just need to have everything else shine.

Come on man, being a CA resident is actually a big plus...You guys get all the in-state preference by all those brilliant CA schools.

 

[skeptic29]

Hardcore URM here... 19 MCAT and 6 interviews so far and 2 acceptances

19??????

Dude, are you just making up stuff to post on here? My four year old cousin can score a 19.

 

[halekulani]

Come on man, being a CA resident is actually a big plus...You guys get all the in-state preference by all those brilliant CA schools.

no.
the competitiveness of applicants for the UC schools gives you little advantage whatsoever.
sure your application beats the OOS applicants, but you're competing against some of the top students.

 

[dw2158]

No worries, you were being none of those things. My cGPA was around a 3.7,BCPM 3.5, MCAT between 27 and 29, not first time taking it.

I have plenty of EC's 2+ years clinical experience. I dont think there is a problem with my letters. I'm hoping to get interviews later in the application cycle.

haha waaaaay to be vague 😛

but seriously, don't give up hope yet. did you apply early? did you apply to a good spread of schools?

19??????

Dude, are you just making up stuff to post on here?

yeah, he's full of crap-- he's not applying yet, according to other threads.

 

[calimed214]

I have a 29Q, im asian, and a cali resident, so i have everything working against me lol. But i have 7 interviews so far. Its possible you just need to have everything else shine.

Wow Elijah. I see you posting here and there and have been really impressed with the interviews you've gotten so far. Not that 29 is that terrible by any means, but the rest of your application must put mine to shame. 😳

And don't give up quite yet OP. Send updates. Keep up with the ECs. The application season runs well into next year and being put on hold isn't the end. It just means you'll get reviewed again later on. As long as you applied to well-chosen schools, I think you'll at least get a nibble before everything's over.

 

[bannie22]

haha waaaaay to be vague 😛

but seriously, don't give up hope yet. did you apply early? did you apply to a good spread of schools?



yeah, he's full of crap-- he's not applying yet, according to other threads.

i tink he took it a fwe times and has a 27 and a 29. i think

 

[bannie22]

I thought you had some pre-reqs to finish and weren't applying for this cycle? 😕

TROLL!!!! 😱

or am I thinking of someone else? 😳

I love emo. 🙂

I feel like bannie. Just not near as smart. 😛

u might take that back when u get your mcat of 45.
=P

u might be "just much smarter" 😛

 

[casillas]

Come on man, being a CA resident is actually a big plus...You guys get all the in-state preference by all those brilliant CA schools.

no.
the competitiveness of applicants for the UC schools gives you little advantage whatsoever.
sure your application beats the OOS applicants, but you're competing against some of the top students.

plus we have a lot more applicants than the average state. I go to a public school and as a bio major i feel like nearly everyone in my major is pre-med.

 

[calimed214]

plus we have a lot more applicants than the average state. I go to a public school and as a bio major i feel like nearly everyone in my major is pre-med.

Being from CA is not an advantage. 🙁 Especially when you're a mediocre Californian like me.

 

[J ROD]

I got an interview! Only one though....because I was EDP,

 

[musafirah]

29S, 3.75 GPA.
got 4 rejections (all from schools that dont have secondaries or "anything you would like to share" questions)
i still have hope... and i'm also late in the cycle.
sigh.

 

[FluffyRabbit]

Being from CA is not an advantage. 🙁 Especially when you're a mediocre Californian like me.

no.
the competitiveness of applicants for the UC schools gives you little advantage whatsoever.
sure your application beats the OOS applicants, but you're competing against some of the top students.

Come on man, being a CA resident is actually a big plus...You guys get all the in-state preference by all those brilliant CA schools.

Being a CA resident is more like a double edged sword. Since the UC schools are so competitive, having the IS advantage is really nice. They are amazing schools for a cheaper price. On the other hand, it means we have to apply a lot more widely since we don't have state schools that are comparatively easier to get into.

 

[longhorn09]

plus we have a lot more applicants than the average state. I go to a public school and as a bio major i feel like nearly everyone in my major is pre-med.

It's not that unique. Medicine is a popular career, same for everywhere in this country, not just for California. See, not only CA kids want to be doctor.

 

[tab33b]

Being a CA resident is more like a double edged sword. Since the UC schools are so competitive, having the IS advantage is really nice. They are amazing schools for a cheaper price. On the other hand, it means we have to apply a lot more widely since we don't have state schools that are comparatively easier to get into.

agreed.

 

[tab33b]

i got an interview! Only one though....because i was edp,

edp (early decision?)

 

[tab33b]

Did you apply to the top 35 schools of the nation or something? What state do you live in? This is making me skurrd.

nope,I applied broadly. 1 or two above 30, the rest below that.

 

[tab33b]

haha waaaaay to be vague 😛

but seriously, don't give up hope yet. did you apply early? did you apply to a good spread of schools?



yeah, he's full of crap-- he's not applying yet, according to other threads.

yes and yes. Trying not to be semi-anonymous.

 

[jw11]

It's not that unique. Medicine is a popular career, same for everywhere in this country, not just for California. See, not only CA kids want to be doctor.

I grabbed this off of wikipedia but there is a source attached to it.

"For a state of its size and population, California has a relatively limited medical education and training system. Only 15.9 medical students per 100,000 were trained in California during the years from 1985 to 2005, in contrast to a U.S. average of 28.5 medical students per 100,000 population. When adjusted for population growth, California medical school enrollment per capita experienced a 5% decrease during this time."

1. ^ Fulfilling Critical Missions in an increasingly challenging environment. Clinical Services Development, University of California. [1]

 

[longhorn09]

I grabbed this off of wikipedia but there is a source attached to it.

"For a state of its size and population, California has a relatively limited medical education and training system. Only 15.9 medical students per 100,000 were trained in California during the years from 1985 to 2005, in contrast to a U.S. average of 28.5 medical students per 100,000 population. When adjusted for population growth, California medical school enrollment per capita experienced a 5% decrease during this time."

1. ^ Fulfilling Critical Missions in an increasingly challenging environment. Clinical Services Development, University of California. [1]

But at the same time, you can see tons of CA kids filling the class of the medical schools throughout the nation. So CA kids are not less likely to be accepted to medical schools. So CA kids, stop complaining.

 

[jw11]

But at the same time, you can see tons of CA kids filling the class of the medical schools throughout the nation. So CA kids are not less likely to be accepted to medical schools. So CA kids, stop complaining.

Listen, I gave you quote with a citation from a credible paper and you come back with some anecdotal, folksy ****.

I'm really sure other states go out of there way to pull in CA kids.. Why wouldn't they!? They educate and train us and we promptly leave for CA to practice. They have nothing to lose!!

 

[J ROD]

edp (early decision?)

correct! 🙂

 

[longhorn09]

Listen, I gave you quote with a citation from a credible paper and you come back with some anecdotal, folksy ****.

I'm really sure other states go out of there way to pull in CA kids.. Why wouldn't they!? They educate and train us and we promptly leave for CA to practice. They have nothing to lose!!

But it is just the fact that you can easily see private schools with 1/3 of their classes filled with ca kids. You cant decline it.

 

[deleted74029]

The average MCAT for matriculants is 31, so its pretty safe to assume that there are quite a few applicants with a 29 or lower that are accepted.

 

[cher25]

I thought you had some pre-reqs to finish and weren't applying for this cycle? 😕

TROLL!!!! 😱

or am I thinking of someone else? 😳

I love emo. 🙂

I feel like bannie. Just not near as smart. 😛

19??????

Dude, are you just making up stuff to post on here? My four year old cousin can score a 19.

I think he was being sarcastic because he thought that the thread was another AA gripe thread targeting minorities.

Hey , sorry for being an ass/jerk..I thought I read URM lol...I apologize!

So what is your cGPA/sGPA? Also, is this the first time taking the MCAT?

What are your ECs and such? Do you think there can be any issues with your LORs?

Eddie

 

[Thomas Hearns]

But it is just the fact that you can easily see private schools with 1/3 of their classes filled with ca kids. You cant decline it.

But that wasn't the point.

 

[rHinO1]

But at the same time, you can see tons of CA kids filling the class of the medical schools throughout the nation. So CA kids are not less likely to be accepted to medical schools. So CA kids, stop complaining.

Too add to the fact our medical education system does not have enough seats look at the average MCAT scores for our state schools (from the SDN school selector spreadsheet):

UCSD-35
UCSF-35
Stanford-35
USC-34
UCLA-33
UCI-33
UCD-32

Other instate schools:
UMDNJ-32
Texas A&M-31
U. South Alabama-30
Hawaii-31
U. of Arizona- 30
U. Arkansas-29
New Mexico-28
Marshall-26
UT San Antonio-31
Texas Tech- 30

Now that I look at it Texas actually has it pretty good. . .

 

[Thomas Hearns]

You left out Louisiana 😛

 

[loveoforganic]

Being an instater for louisiana makes me happy 🙂

 

[Thomas Hearns]

Being an instater for louisiana makes me happy 🙂

I can't hate 🙂 👍

Your stats are nice anyway, especially that MCAT, good job man.

 

[rHinO1]

You left out Louisiana 😛

my bad. . .

LSU-29

I'm not hating, I just wish CA didn't take only the top students that would be competitive anywhere in the nation and leave everyone else to compete OOS (and pay OOS tuition).

 

[tab33b]

But at the same time, you can see tons of CA kids filling the class of the medical schools throughout the nation. So CA kids are not less likely to be accepted to medical schools. So CA kids, stop complaining.

I think the pt some have tried to make, is that since CA med schools are so competitive, a CA resident needs a higher avg MCAT to get into a CA med school, than other IS applicants. Most people who get into the UC's have higher than 32 MCATs. There are some states where IS applicants get in all the time with MCAT's lower than 30.

 

[DocMcCoy]

There is another thread just like this asking anyone with a 27-29 MCAT if they received interviews

 

[longhorn09]

I think the pt some have tried to make, is that since CA med schools are so competitive, a CA resident needs a higher avg MCAT to get into a CA med school, than other IS applicants. Most people who get into the UC's have higher than 32 MCATs. There are some states where IS applicants get in all the time with MCAT's lower than 30.

This is completely correct, no doubt on that. I am just trying to point out another point here: if you are a good student who seeks to get in some good school, being a CA resident is a big plus since you are above avg numberwise, and thus you get a bit instate favor from those CA schools as compared to if you are an OOS students with above avg number and want to get in some good CA schools.

 

[tab33b]

There is another thread just like this asking anyone with a 27-29 MCAT if they received interviews

Would you mind posting a link to the thread you are referencing?

 

[memedimonkey]

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=351659

 

[halekulani]

But it is just the fact that you can easily see private schools with 1/3 of their classes filled with ca kids. You cant decline it.

what?
what does private school enrollment have to do with instate preference? if anything, it shows the total volume of CA applicants and how there just aren't enough spots.

 

[Obnoxious Dad]

I grabbed this off of wikipedia but there is a source attached to it.

"For a state of its size and population, California has a relatively limited medical education and training system. Only 15.9 medical students per 100,000 were trained in California during the years from 1985 to 2005, in contrast to a U.S. average of 28.5 medical students per 100,000 population. When adjusted for population growth, California medical school enrollment per capita experienced a 5% decrease during this time."

1. ^ Fulfilling Critical Missions in an increasingly challenging environment. Clinical Services Development, University of California. [1]

It is true that California only has 695 seats in its five state supported medical schools but your prison system is absolutely first rate. California has more inmates in its prison system than the UK, France, Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands combined. This is just so brilliant.

You geniuses in California can dwell on the fact that the people of the Central Valley have next to no access to physicians but people whose third crime is a two bit property offense are doing 25 to life. Californians are just so smart.

 

[JJMrK]

Come on man, being a CA resident is actually a big plus...You guys get all the in-state preference by all those brilliant CA schools.