DO schools with lower MCAT averages

[Columbia09]

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What schools put more weight on the GPA ? Unfortunately my states 2 D.O schools Touro NY and NYCOM don't 🙁

 

[user3]

VCOM puts much more weight on GPA than MCAT. here is the latest matriculant data (c/o 2017) for reference (some is outdated though)--

Touro-Ca: 3.47/3.40/30.1
Touro-NY: ?/30
CCOM: 3.60/3.55/29
RVU: 3.6/3.57/28.33
DMU: 3.68/3.68/28.2
RowanSOM: 3.63/3.55/28
MSUCOM: 3.6/3.6/28
NYITCOM: 3.6/28
UNTHSC-TCOM: 3.57/3.46/28 (2016)
COMP: 3.56/3.51/28
COMP-NW: 3.55/3.49/28
AZCOM: 3.51/3.44/28
LECOM-B: 3.50/3.40/28
NSU: 3.49/3.40/28
PCOM: 3.46/3.37/28 (2016)
TUNCOM: ?/28
OU-HCOM: 3.65/27.40
KCOM: 3.56/3.47/27
UNECOM: 3.5+/3.45/27 (class of ?)
LECOM-E/SH: 3.48/3.35/27
ATSU-SOMA: 3.42/3.32/27 (2016)
PCOM-Ga: ?/27 (2015)
MUCOM: 3.57/26.25
OSU-COM: 3.61/3.54/26
KCUMB: 3.60/3.53/26
CUSOM: 3.55/3.23/26
WCU: 3.5/3.4/26
ACOM: 3.4-3.5/26
LMU: ?/26
PNWU: 3.40/3.31/25.76
VCOM-CC: 3.61/3.55/25 (2015)
VCOM-VC: 3.59/3.52/25 (2015)
WVSOM: 3.4/3.4/25
KYCOM: 3.5/3.4/24

 

[Temperature101]

What schools put more weight on the GPA ? Unfortunately my states 2 D.O schools Touro NY and NYCOM don't 🙁

The bad news is most DO schools put heavy emphasis on the MCAT ... Some are even 'obsessed' about high MCAT score according to posters on SDN.... Their MCAT average tend to be 27-30... The good new is: If your c/sGPAs are 3.3+, you should be ok with a 26+ MCAT score...

 

[NontradCA]

just study for the damn mcat

I agree with this.

 

[chizledfrmstone]

Even LMU now has an average of 26.

I emailed them a few days ago.

 

[Columbia09]

How about the newer schools? I heard they place more emphasis on the GPA.

 

[user3]

I calculated that the spots offered by schools averaging 26 or less MCAT make up about 1/3 of the total number of matriculant spots. That is a substantial percentage. This partly explains how people with average GPA's and 22-23 mcat are surprisingly successful at getting in.

 

[Dreamstoo]

Even LMU now has an average of 26.

I emailed them a few days ago.

Wow my family friend went there 5-6 years ago and said the mcat average used to be 24 ish

 

[Jazzy G]

Of course the school is looking for the best fit for their program too- which may favor mcat but is not limited to it. I've got an interview where I am 4 pts below the average.

Simply prepare the best you can, and then see what happens.