Hello everyone,
I am currently applying to med school, and am wondering to what degree emails from diversity offices should influence the school to which I will be applying. I registered for Med-MAR when I signed up for the MCAT, and I've steadily been receiving emails from various diversity offices encouraging me to apply. I'm on a limited budget, and unfortunately, I did not qualify for the fee waiver. Thus, I'm trying to be as strategic as possible with my applications. I narrowed my list down to 15 schools, for which either my GPA or MCAT score at least meet the 10th percentile (as indicated on MSAR). My greatest concern is that I'm not sure if I should apply to schools on the sole basis of receiving communication from their diversity office. For a few of the schools, my stats are within the 10th to 90th percentile, so I've added those to my list. But for others, I do not meet this criteria, is it still worth it to apply? To what degree does minority status weigh into admissions decisions? Has anyone else been in or going through this? Any advise gladly appreciated.