Competitive MCAT Score

[deleted421268]

what is competitive mcat score for MD medical schools?

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[gyngyn]

https://forums.studentdoctor.net/th...e-who-applied-with-your-cgpa-and-mcat.888650/

 

[Goro]

30 or 510

what is competitive mcat score for MD medical schools?

 

[Lola222]

30 or 510

Isn't a 510 equal to a 32? I'm certain that 508 is the new 30

 

[ramifications]

I would gather >506 is probably better given everything else is in accord, but I'm still a newbie on that assumption. Correct me though if I am wrong tho cause that's just my inference.

 

[PossibleDOC?]

No magic number is going to get you in, get the highest score possible. Ideally over a 510-512 is good for a MD school but again try and get the highest possible and don't set a 512 goal set the goal to be a 528 and go for it

 

[Lola222]

No magic number is going to get you in, get the highest score possible. Ideally over a 510-512 is good for a MD school but again try and get the highest possible and don't set a 512 goal set the goal to be a 528 and go for it

Has it gotten more competitive? A few years ago a 30 was considered good, and that's a 508.

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

Yes it's gotten more competative. Depending on the state a 508 is solid but a 510 looks better in paper because of how weird humans are with rounder numbers. Ideally you want a 528 so shoot for that.

 

[PossibleDOC?]

Has it gotten more competitive? A few years ago a 30 was considered good, and that's a 508.

It is competitive but not nearly as good as the 510 also theres a lot of factors such as URM, ORM, high gpa, etc

 

[Jersanta]

It depends on the school, but I agree with PossibleDOC?. Just shoot for the 528 and do the best you can. Don't aim for "just good," whether it's a 508 or a 510.

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[Mcatbot]

@gyngyn @Goro @LizzyM

What's a competitive score for top schools for an applicant without special status/story? Would a 35 vs. 37 ever be a reason to pick one applicant over another?

 

[Riccardo]

I would get access to MSAR so you can look at all the percentile ranges for every school.

 

[Goro]

My own suggestions are to use 36 for the top of the top (Harvard, Stanford, WashU), and 35 for the near top (Keck, Duke, Pitt). My rule of thumb is that the higher up the pole you want to climb, the slipperier it gets, and the closer to a school's median stats you should be,

@gyngyn @Goro @LizzyM

What's a competitive score for top schools for an applicant without special status/story? Would a 35 vs. 37 ever be a reason to pick one applicant over another?

 

[Goro]

31 by my reckoning. See Efle's posts for his conversion stats.

Isn't a 510 equal to a 32? I'm certain that 508 is the new 30

 

[dreee]

Isn't a 510 equal to a 32? I'm certain that 508 is the new 30

Was just about to say the same. It's from my understanding a 506 is approx a 29, so I don't see how a 510 is the new 30.

 

[gyngyn]

Was just about to say the same. It's from my understanding a 506 is approx a 29, so I don't see how a 510 is the new 30.

inflation

 

[riya.rhino]

inflation

I'm confused…which score is considered a 30 by your school?

 

[Lawpy]

I'm confused…which score is considered a 30 by your school?

Just follow @efle MCAT Percentile Conversions found in my signature

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/thr...centile-comparison-conversion-tables.1143689/

 

[gyngyn]

I'm confused…which score is considered a 30 by your school?

508, people just like the look of 510 better.

 

[WedgeDawg]

510+ is competitive for MD (all other things including GPA being acceptable). 515+ is "in range" for top schools and highly competitive for non-top schools. 518+ is competitive for top schools.

Again, this is assuming that GPA is on par or better. If you have a high GPA/low MCAT or low GPA/high MCAT, it gets more complicated.

 

[Lola222]

510+ is competitive for MD (all other things including GPA being acceptable). 515+ is "in range" for top schools and highly competitive for non-top schools. 518+ is competitive for top schools.

Again, this is assuming that GPA is on par or better. If you have a high GPA/low MCAT or low GPA/high MCAT, it gets more complicated.

2 of my state schools have a 30 as being their median. So 508 is not necessarily bad i'm assuming? I know a few years ago it was considered what 32 is now.

 

[WedgeDawg]

2 of my state schools have a 30 as being their median. So 508 is not necessarily bad i'm assuming? I know a few years ago it was considered what 32 is now.

Depends on your GPA, your ECs, your state school's median GPA, and how favorable it is to in-state students.