Any one get in with a 24?

[Taj]

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[USArmyDoc]

If you a URM, Howard's average MCAT is a 24.

 

[Taj]

If you a URM, Howard's average MCAT is a 24.

whats is URM?

 

[USArmyDoc]

Under represented minority

It is worth a shot I guess

 

[IgweEmeka]

If he doesnt know what URM is, then he probably isnt one.

 

[boyz of 4d]

my friend got into USUHS with a 24 (off WL), but a 3.92 GPA. He was white and went to villanova undergrad.

 

[Taj]

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[YouDontKnowJack]

lemme guess. you bombed Verbal.

 

[tupac_don]

I was wondering if anyone has gotten into med school with a 24 on the MCAT? I took it three times and that was my highest (not most recent). I dont mind studying hard and taking it again in April, but I dont want to loose another year. I wanted to see if any school acutally accepts 24s. I would really appreciate it 🙂
Taj

OH yea I know of plenty of people. Who got into Carribian with that score 👍

 

[SpiritiualDuck]

D.O.

 

[thackl]

well I am indian (Asian) I think we are a minority on paper, but I dont think I fall under the URM category. ...Thakns for the replies guys..
taj (is a girl)

You're an ORM (over-represented minority)

 

[curlykid]

You're an ORM (over-represented minority)

i totally agree (i'm a desi too btw)

actually indians are the largest minority in the medical field in the US

i've been told that its harder to get into medicine being indian b/c there are so many of us

~it's awful, at my school, the first few questions i got:
(1) are you indian? (2) are you pre-med? (3) are your parents doctors?

yes, yes, and NO!!!!!! (i come from a long line of lawyers actually!)

 

[YouDontKnowJack]

yeah. it's a stereotype. and it's a very fitting stereotype.

lots of indians i've seen seem to not like medicine, but they do it anyway because daddy said so.

 

[hnbui]

Do School.

Or you can try your local state school.

 

[1Path]

The interesting thing about all the references to a 24MCAT = DO school is that when I was an undergrad 20 years ago, almost EVERYONE I knew entering med school at my HUGE state university had a 24 MCAT. Yet, I don't here anyone suggesting that these doctors who are probably now training or will train some of you, "step down" from their positions as MD physicians. 🙄

 

[hnbui]

The interesting thing about all the references to a 24MCAT = DO school is that when I was an undergrad 20 years ago, almost EVERYONE I knew entering med school at my HUGE state university had a 24 MCAT. Yet, I don't here anyone suggesting that these doctors who are probably now training or will train some of you, "step down" from their positions as MD physicians. 🙄

noticed i also said try your located state school..... 🙄

 

[pillowhead]

The interesting thing about all the references to a 24MCAT = DO school is that when I was an undergrad 20 years ago, almost EVERYONE I knew entering med school at my HUGE state university had a 24 MCAT. Yet, I don't here anyone suggesting that these doctors who are probably now training or will train some of you, "step down" from their positions as MD physicians. 🙄

Well that was 20 years ago. I think the average MCAT scores for allopathic schools are now quite a bit higher for whatever reason. Of course no one is suggesting that current MDs with MCAT scores <25 from 20 years ago should "step down." People are just trying to provide practical advice. For someone with a 24 MCAT, saying, "just go for US allopathic schools" isn't very practical advice.

 

[frank51]

Well that was 20 years ago. I think the average MCAT scores for allopathic schools are now quite a bit higher for whatever reason. Of course no one is suggesting that current MDs with MCAT scores <25 from 20 years ago should "step down." People are just trying to provide practical advice. For someone with a 24 MCAT, saying, "just go for US allopathic schools" isn't very practical advice.

I agree, but people should also note that unless this person has a good GPA to go along with his MCAT, he'll have a hard time getting accepted anywhere in the states (M.D or D.O).

 

[1Path]

Well that was 20 years ago.

Not sure what point you're making here. My point is that there's no difference from what I can see, between a physician with a 24 MCAT and one with a 34 MCAT no matter WHEN they finished med school.

For someone with a 24 MCAT, saying, "just go for US allopathic schools" isn't very practical advice.

Again, my point is simply that 24MCAT does NOT = DO UNLESS DO is your primary goal. Should a person with a 24 MCAT apply MD only? I think it depends on any number of circumstances that go far beyond the MCAT score. It certainily means without question that this person should apply to a wide range of MD schools, again assuming MD only is their goal.

 

[1Path]

I agree, but people should also note that unless this person has a good GPA to go along with his MCAT, he'll have a hard time getting accepted anywhere in the states (M.D or D.O).

Gee wiz, I guess I should state the obvious in my posts. 🙄

I'm speaking of a 24 MCAT with a competitive GPA (3.7) , great EC's, fabulous LOR's, volunteer experience n clinical settings, research experinece, a slamin' personal statement, great interview, in state resident at a state school, a parent that's an alumni of that school, ect, ect,ect, ect,ect,ect,ect,ect, ect,ect,ect,ect,ect, ect,ect,ect,ect,ect, ect,ect,ect ecetera!!!!

And to answer the OP's question I know/know of a few folks that were accepted to allopathic schools with a 24 but they had VERY unique extracurriculars!! And everything I listed above! And they weren't all URM's either.

 

[pillowhead]

Not sure what point you're making here. My point is that there's no difference from what I can see, between a physician with a 24 MCAT and one with a 34 MCAT no matter WHEN they finished med school.
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I never said there was a difference between a physician based on his/her MCAT scores. All I was trying to say is that twenty years ago, perhaps a 24 MCAT was considered a good score for getting into an allopathic US medical school. Today, that isn't going to be adequate for most applicants. Is that fair? Is that right? Are physicians better today because of it? I don't know nor I do care. I was just trying to give practical advice for this particular applicant.

 

[Taty]

i am applying with 24P,i do know people who got to state schools with that score (with GPA more than 3.5 and good ECs)

 

[1Path]

i am applying with 24P,i do know people who got to state schools with that score (with GPA more than 3.5 and good ECs)

I know a fairly recent Harvard grad that had a 24P, an outlier I know. 😉

 

[YouDontKnowJack]

don't forget to try Meharry and say that you are 1/4 black.

 

[YouDontKnowJack]

I know a fairly recent Harvard grad that had a 24P, an outlier I know. 😉

are you sure you didn't hear Howard, instead of Harvard?

you know they sound alike, depending on who says it.

 

[1Path]

are you sure you didn't hear Howard, instead of Harvard?

The interesting thing here is that I've seen both a Howard AND Harvard MD diploma up close and personal but beyond the different names on them, couldn't tell EITHER of the physicians "apart". Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.. 😉

 

[Medikit]

I know a fairly recent Harvard grad that had a 24P, an outlier I know. 😉

Well gee, I guess everyone with a 24 should apply to Harvard. How many of them do you think will get in? What kind of point are you trying to make? A 24 lies outside the standard deviation for matriculants in 2004: http://www.aamc.org/data/facts/2004/2004mcatgpa.htm

There's a graph in the current MSAR that gives a better visual for the chances of a person with a 24.

The point is, the chance is there, it's just not very likely. The people posting in the thread are trying to direct the OP in the direction that has the greatest success rate.

 

[njbmd]

If you a URM, Howard's average MCAT is a 24.

Hi there,
This is very old information. Howard's MCAT average is much higher than this. The same is true for Meharry. Both schools might take a look at someone whose first language is not English if the GPA is very high with other aspects of the application competitive. URM does not matter at either school.
njbmd 🙂

 

[Taj]

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[m16surgeon]

I'm white and I feel like an URM at my school

 

[YouDontKnowJack]

I'm white and I feel like an URM at my school

yeah man. you're in the wrong field.

all the white people are now in law, learning how to sue physicians.

 

[DieselPetrolGrl]

hey with it

 

[PrincetonRocks]

Never heard of anyone with a 24 getting in before, but that's the national average...I'm sure there are a few peeps w/ 24s getting in.

Good luck !

 

[2tall]

How many people actually apply with a 24?
How many people matriculate with a 24?

Is the number of people who apply with a 24 large enough for any statistical relevance?

It seems like your answer or odds lie there.

Does the MSAR contain such data?

 

[2TIM4:7]

quite honestly, you probably won't make it into an allopathic/MD school on your first try.

your MCAT is way too low, your GPA is subpar, AND you're an Indian. Most of the Indians I know at my state school had GPAs of >3.7 and an MCAT of >28.

like someone said before, DO path is a better option. unless, you look into schools with rural med programs.

good luck 🙂