Avg. 2015 MCAT score for DO?

[runanteldat]

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Anyone have an idea on what the avg MCAT score for the DO route?

 

[radian313]

Anyone have an idea on what the avg MCAT score for the DO route?

Average DO matriculant or just average score for the DO applicant pool?

I assume you are speaking of the old scoring format


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[samac]

With absolutely no evidence what so ever I'm going with a 25. Because I like that number.

 

[SlugMD]

It was 27.2 with 27 being the median this year and I assume it will stay around that, maybe up to 27.5

Source: http://www.aacom.org/docs/default-source/data-and-trends/2014_Mat.pdf?sfvrsn=12

If you are referring to the new 2015 mcat average I expect ~505.

Obviously we won't know for sure until next year.

 

[samac]

It was 27.2 with 27 being the median this year and I assume it will stay around that, maybe up to 27.5

Source: http://www.aacom.org/docs/default-source/data-and-trends/2014_Mat.pdf?sfvrsn=12

If you are referring to the new 2015 mcat average I expect ~505.

Obviously we won't know for sure until next year.

I thought he was talking the previous cycle that is entering this fall where there is no data yet because classes aren't set. That's why I just said a number, because it's not known yet.

 

[Gandyy]

It was 27.2 with 27 being the median this year and I assume it will stay around that, maybe up to 27.5

Source: http://www.aacom.org/docs/default-source/data-and-trends/2014_Mat.pdf?sfvrsn=12

If you are referring to the new 2015 mcat average I expect ~505.

Obviously we won't know for sure until next year.

I have been hearing talk of DO admissions getting ridiculous and it might even hit a 28.

There are just a few schools DO schools that are pulling that average down hardcore. However, gone are the days where you can be confident about getting into DO school with a 24 and a 3.3 gpa. (Unless of course you go through an SMP in which case some people with abysmally low stats will get accepted if you kill your SMP)

 

[darknecrosforte]

It was 27.2 with 27 being the median this year and I assume it will stay around that, maybe up to 27.5

Source: http://www.aacom.org/docs/default-source/data-and-trends/2014_Mat.pdf?sfvrsn=12

If you are referring to the new 2015 mcat average I expect ~505.

Obviously we won't know for sure until next year.

Several schools I have applied to specifically state that 504 (68th percentile) is the number they consider average while some are purely using the percentiles and have stated 61st percentile (or 503).

 

[SlugMD]

True the MCAT floor seems to be 25-26 (~500-502 on new version)

Still, I have been told that applying day 1 (~June 3rd) with a 3.2/26 should get you in somewhere if you apply very broadly (15-20)

 

[PhillyBoy22]

I think even late July / early August can still be considered very early. Especially this cycle since there's a new app system and new mcat.

 

[AlbinoHawk DO]

Honestly, a 25 should be hard minimum across the board. Same goes for at least 3.0 for both c/s GPA.

Average will continue to go up. I know a lot people don't believe it, but with the Caribbean door closing, those borderline students that were going to Carib will be applying to DO. Hopefully we get to the day where these money making scams in the Caribbean will close down and DO is forced to meet ACGME standards.

 

[mk04447]

Honestly, a 25 should be hard minimum across the board. Same goes for at least 3.0 for both c/s GPA.

Average will continue to go up. I know a lot people don't believe it, but with the Caribbean door closing, those borderline students that were going to Carib will be applying to DO. Hopefully we get to the day where these money making scams in the Caribbean will close down and DO is forced to meet ACGME standards.

Combining residencies has a huge effect too. The MD doesn't give the average premed dead set on a specialty a huge advantage anymore.

 

[Gandyy]

Combining residencies has a huge effect too. The MD doesn't give the average premed dead set on a specialty a huge advantage anymore.

Actually it might . Md students might push DO students out of specialty spots that were originally DO only. It could make things worse for DO.

It's all speculation though since no one know for sure. Only thing that is for sure is that Caribbean option might literally get destroyed

 

[mk04447]

Actually it might . Md students might push DO students out of specialty spots that were originally DO only. It could make things worse for DO.

It's all speculation though since no one know for sure. Only thing that is for sure is that Caribbean option might literally get destroyed

DOs are on the rise. More schools = more graduates. DOs are being sought today.

 

[deleted407021]

Actually it might . Md students might push DO students out of specialty spots that were originally DO only. It could make things worse for DO.

It's all speculation though since no one know for sure. Only thing that is for sure is that Caribbean option might literally get destroyed

I don't get this idea. Why would formerly AOA residencies all of a sudden start gunning for allopathic grads once they're allowed to take them? I would think that they'd maintain a bit of loyalty to DO grads, but maybe I'm idealistic.

 

[Gandyy]

I don't get this idea. Why would formerly AOA residencies all of a sudden start gunning for allopathic grads once they're allowed to take them? I would think that they'd maintain a bit of loyalty to DO grads, but maybe I'm idealistic.

Because MD students are "better" than DO students, which is a load of horse**** especially when you consider grads from top tier DO schools have extremely similar incoming MCATs and GPAs

But again no one actually knows what's going to happen. It's all speculation

 

[mk04447]

I don't get this idea. Why would formerly AOA residencies all of a sudden start gunning for allopathic grads once they're allowed to take them? I would think that they'd maintain a bit of loyalty to DO grads, but maybe I'm idealistic.

They won't. There will be an ineffective period, similar to what occurs in a company thats been recently acquired by another. Eventually affirmative action-esque bean counting will ensure a 50/50 split. The media, liberals, and everyone who should have nothing to do with such decisions will make sure the system is "fair". Welcome to the constitution-less America.

 

[deleted407021]

They won't. There will be an ineffective period, similar to what occurs in a company thats been recently acquired by another. Eventually affirmative action-esque bean counting will ensure a 50/50 split. The media, liberals, and everyone who should have nothing to do with such decisions will make sure the system is "fair". Welcome to the constitution-less America.

Well, that escalated quickly.