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is mcat required, and how stringent is gpa.
beware: probably a repeat question but im too lazy to search
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Folks, please stop feeding the troll.
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Yes, a current MCAT is required for application to all osteopathic medical schools. Applying to DO schools is essentially the same as applying to MD schools, although they use a different primary application service. Osteopathic medical schools use AACOMAS, while the allopathic medical schools use AMCAS. The average osteopathic medical school matriculant for 2005 had a 3.44 overal GPA and an average MCAT score of about 25.
Please read the FAQ, as it may address some of the basic questions you may have.
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sorry, idk why i said MCAT, i meant to say GRE. i know a lot of allied health professions require, GRE but i wasn't sure if it was required on top of the MCAT, even thought i know that OD and MD are approached the same way.
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You had a typo it is DO. No need to kill him for that. You do not need to take the GRE for medical school if you plan on getting an MD or DO degree. It may be required if you plan on getting a MD/MPH or a DO/MPH, MD/MS or a DO/MS in medical science while in medical school, or going for a MD/PHD or DO/PHD. That is school dependant. Some schools accept the MCAT instead of the GRE's for these programs. If you are going DO/JD or MD/JD you need to take the LSAT as well as the MCAT. If you are going for an MD/MBA or DO/MBA it is school depedant whether or not you need to take the GMAT's as well as the MCAT's. For the most part you will have to check with the school if you are looking into a joint degree program to see which other standarized tests are required.
If you are not sure, it is probaly a good idea to take ACT, SAT, LSAT, MCAT, GRE, PCAT and GMAT.
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DOs are doctors -- not the same as nurses, CRNP, PA, etc.
But you knew that anyway, troll.
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i wasn't trolling, i have a 109 valid posts. i had a question. sorry.
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your total says that you have 110 posts...so you admit that the post that started this thread was invalid/trolling...
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Maybe I was overly defensive, but c'mon saying a DO is an "allied health profession" is ludicrous and you should have understood the connotation of referring to DOs as being in that group.
There is nothing wrong with being a nurse, CRNP, or PA... PAs have a ridiculously hard courseload... but MDs and DOs are in a whole different realm of medical knowledge and expertise... without the others, however, the medical field would not function...
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Please tell me your not serious...a DO degree (not "OD") does not fall under allied health professions. If your trying to insult everyone by trolling your doing a good job!
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The only thing you need to apologize for is being a Yankees fan.
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i wasn't comparing it to allied health professions, sorry for the misunderstanding, and the spelling OD DO mixup, i type too fast for my own good. I was just curious if there was any leniency on the MCAT, a way around it sort of..early entrance, those kind of things..i questioned if there was a way around it that was comparable to allied health professions such as DPT, which requires GRE, probably a terrible analogy but apology on my part for not thinking before i typed out my question, rough week. I dont want to come off as a troll or a shmuck, just displaying some curiosity of the profession.
and the yankees won 9 in a row, woohoo.
and the yankees won 9 in a row, woohoo.
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I'm going to extend you some benefit of the doubt here and explain that shortcuts are not prevalent in the path of a physician. The MCAT is a required for US medical school admission, along with a host of other requirements and expectations. It's a path wrought with plenty of challenges and hurdles. In fact, the MCAT is but the first of many post-secondary standardized tests that those on the path of a physician must take. A licensed physician must take and successfully pass the medical board licensing exams that correspond to his or her degree, and most also elect to take the specialty board exams as well, which usually require renewal on an ongoing basis.
As far as I know, the only ways around the MCAT are if you are enrolled in a combined bachelor's and medical degree program, or applying to a foreign medical school, that doesn't require the MCAT. However, I think a majority of Caribbean programs now require the MCAT, too, particularly the more renowned and established ones.
Sorry, Bub, no shortcuts here, just hard work, dedication, and perseverance.
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No, you don't need the GRE unless you are applying to dual programs, such as DO/PhD or DO/MPH.
Most schools require at least a minimum 2.8 GPA and many will outright tell you that unless you have a fantastic MCAT score, your file won't get looked at unless you have a 3.0 (for the thread police - of course there are ALWAYS exceptions).
I second the advice on using the FAQ.
Most schools require at least a minimum 2.8 GPA and many will outright tell you that unless you have a fantastic MCAT score, your file won't get looked at unless you have a 3.0 (for the thread police - of course there are ALWAYS exceptions).
I second the advice on using the FAQ.
