easiest school?

[undecidedkev]

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Hi everyone:

Which school is easiest school in terms of admission? my GPA is fine but MCAT is only 21. the MCAT really kills me. Have anybody gotten in with this MCAT? Which school or schools is the easiest to get into? Any additional information is truly appreciated.

Thank you so much.

 

[TexasTriathlete]

Harvard

 

[donvicious]

Harvard

I disagree. I think I remember reading somewhere that Harvard was a difficult school to get into.

 

[KMG365]

Harvard

He's right. 🙂

 

[Jack Daniel]

Hi everyone:

Which school is easiest school in terms of admission? my GPA is fine but MCAT is only 21. the MCAT really kills me. Have anybody gotten in with this MCAT? Which school or schools is the easiest to get into? Any additional information is truly appreciated.

Thank you so much.

US News & World Reports has a list by their criteria. However, ya got to pay to see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/premiumonly_brief.php

Schools are selective in their own way--if you're weaker in some area, you need to be stronger in others. So apply far and wide. Good luck. 🙂

 

[GreenShirt]

With DO schools the informal rule is: The older the school the harder it is to get into. You can view school stats through AACOM's website. Some DO schools have MCAT averages as low as 23 or 24, so there are likely people with 21's getting in. However, you probably have to have a killer app and charming personality apart from the MCAT to help you out. Re-taking broaden your choices.

 

[Jpc984]

OP, what is your state of residency?

 

[bryce]

I disagree. I think I remember reading somewhere that Harvard was a difficult school to get into.

Fecal-ish-ous...😍

 

[Animus]

Hi everyone:

Which school is easiest school in terms of admission? my GPA is fine but MCAT is only 21. the MCAT really kills me. Have anybody gotten in with this MCAT? Which school or schools is the easiest to get into? Any additional information is truly appreciated.

Thank you so much.

What does this question even mean? How can you assume a school is "easy" to get in to? Are you the greatest interviewer ever? Numbers do not mean everything maybe you need to learn how admission works before asking a question like this...

 

[JaggerPlate]

Don't come on here asking what the 'easiest school' is to get into ... it's just weird. Kinda makes me think you just have to go to med school to please someone ... apply early and broadly. No school is 'easy,' we are studying medicine.

 

[BrianD]

I'd look into retaking your MCAT to open up your chances.

 

[spicedmanna]

I'd look into retaking your MCAT to open up your chances.

Agree.

 

[TexasTriathlete]

They are all easy. You don't even need to apply. Just show up on the first day of class and register through add/drops.

 

[Colbert]

I'd look into retaking your MCAT to open up your chances.

Agreed. A 21 really just isn't that good, no matter how you slice it. If every other part of your application is sparkling, it might help make up for it somewhat, but the admission committees are still going to be hesitant about a 21.

Study up, retake the MCAT, apply broadly. You'll be surprised that you don't get interviews some places you thought you would and that you do get them other places that you thought were a long shot. Good luck!

 

[Nasem]

if such easy school existed, then by time people answered this thread, it would no longer be so "easy" to get into since everyone would read this thread and say "oh school XYZ is easy !!!! *APPLY THERE*"

next thing you know, XYZ gets 20,000 applications this cycle and only 200-300 seats are available haha

there is no such thing as "easy" school, you have a 21 on the mcat, why don't you study your ass off and retake, getting something around 27-29ish would make your application SOOOOO much better (esspecially for DO schools)

 

[Meatwad]

They are all easy. You don't even need to apply. Just show up on the first day of class and register through add/drops.

That's the way it should be, like France. The way to keep quality of graduates up, however, is to weed people out. Only the top 15% of the class is allowed to move on to year 2; the rest are thrown out. They'd make a boatload of cash by having huge first year classes without compromising quality.

Will this be RVU's tactic? Time will tell.

 

[BrianD]

That's the way it should be, like France. The way to keep quality of graduates up, however, is to weed people out. Only the top 15% of the class is allowed to move on to year 2; the rest are thrown out. They'd make a boatload of cash by having huge first year classes without compromising quality.

Will this be RVU's tactic? Time will tell.

Wow, talk about survival of the fittest.

 

[shadowclaws]

community colleges are easy to get into. i dont think they even require the mcat.

 

[Meatwad]

Wow, talk about survival of the fittest.

True that. I've heard French med students are stressed to the max. Probably worse than they are here. Imagine being told you've got to leave even if you had very good (albeit not top 15%) grades?

 

[BrianD]

True that. I've heard French med students are stressed to the max. Probably worse than they are here. Imagine being told you've got to leave even if you had very good (albeit not top 15%) grades?

Yeah, it must be hard to get help from your fellow classmates. 😉

 

[MaximusD]

US News & World Reports has a list by their criteria. However, ya got to pay to see: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/premiumonly_brief.php

Schools are selective in their own way--if you're weaker in some area, you need to be stronger in others. So apply far and wide. Good luck. 🙂

SDN Myth. You must be relatively strong in all areas. This is medical school admissions. Retake the MCAT and do better. It's one test... have you tried retaking?

 

[Jack Daniel]

SDN Myth. You must be relatively strong in all areas. This is medical school admissions. Retake the MCAT and do better. It's one test... have you tried retaking?

I think it's a crap shoot. If you're relatively strong in all areas, good for you. If you're not and don't want to spend the time, money and energy of retaking courses or tests, or adding degrees, then apply far and wide and maybe your total package will get you in.

 

[supersash]

SDN Myth. You must be relatively strong in all areas. This is medical school admissions. Retake the MCAT and do better. It's one test... have you tried retaking?

I disagree a bit. At NYCOM, myself, as well as others I've talked to have had stats that were a bit unbalanced, and we were accepted. Of course, this doesn't mean everyone in the class in the situation but it is possible. I can say that NYCOM definitly looks at the whole picture.

On that note, I do agree with MaxD and others saying that you should retake to maximize your options. If you've already applied with the score you've got, go for it, but I'd schedule to retake as well.

 

[MaximusD]

Of course you CAN get in. I had a 3.25 GPA with a 32 MCAT... obv the 3.25 gpa was subpar and the MCAT was competitive... however, my advice is going to be and will always remain that one should maximize their stats so that they have the widest breadth of options.

 

[hb2998]

Its one extremely over rated test. The material on it isn't really that hard, and studying for it is representative of how your life will be in medschool (100% dedication of your time to the up coming test). Ultimately what it comes down to is: Medschool is medschool is medschool -or- medschool = medschool = medschool. Its the same material everywhere, Harvard = Hopkins = Hollywood upstairs college of medicine. Having great numbers helps your changes to get into a school you like (close-by, nice campus, nice grading system.)

If you don't know how to study (not trying to insult you, I still don't know myself), then try your best to discover how you learn. Life is going to suck if you can't figure that out quick.

Remember that getting into medschool is just the beginning. It doesn't seem like that right now, but once you get in -- and I'm sure you will if you want it bad enough -- you'll see that.

The amount of material you need to know for the mcat, lets take exam krackers or Princeton review's material, its not any more than what you would cover in a month and a half in medschool. I'm in 4th week of medschool with 1200 pages of 4 slides per-page, double sided -- and it doesn't get any easier (and I'm not complaining, the material is fascinating).

If you don't know how to take tests, well improve those skills. Ultimately you whole college/medical education comes down to how well you can fill bubbles 🙄.

 

[Nasem]

Its one extremely over rated test. The material on it isn't really that hard, and studying for it is representative of how your life will be in medschool (100% dedication of your time to the up coming test). Ultimately what it comes down to is: Medschool is medschool is medschool -or- medschool = medschool = medschool. Its the same material everywhere, Harvard = Hopkins = Hollywood upstairs college of medicine. Having great numbers helps your changes to get into a school you like (close-by, nice campus, nice grading system.)

If you don't know how to study (not trying to insult you, I still don't know myself), then try your best to discover how you learn. Life is going to suck if you can't figure that out quick.

Remember that getting into medschool is just the beginning. It doesn't seem like that right now, but once you get in -- and I'm sure you will if you want it bad enough -- you'll see that.

The amount of material you need to know for the mcat, lets take exam krackers or Princeton review's material, its not any more than what you would cover in a month and a half in medschool. I'm in 4th week of medschool with 1200 pages of 4 slides per-page, double sided -- and it doesn't get any easier (and I'm not complaining, the material is fascinating).

If you don't know how to take tests, well improve those skills. Ultimately you whole college/medical education comes down to how well you can fill bubbles 🙄.

man... how do you study that much material ??? how much time do you spend every day studying ?

 

[hb2998]

man... how do you study that much material ??? how much time do you spend every day studying ?

Oh, you'll study it alright 😀. Its interesting, not hard. They said medschool is like drinking out of a fire hose.

Almost every weekday you study for 6 hrs (thats my personal goal), sleep for 6 hrs, be in class for 6 hrs, and "live" for 6 hrs.

I use activity tracker for igoogle to punch in for what i'm doing every second of the day)

So if I get up to get some coffee, I punch out of studying. School is out of my control. Sleep.. you gotta sleep. Min 5 hours. When I say live I don't mean going out to have fun. Thats just the time I cook, clean, shower, eat, drive, do laundry, go shopping 🙄 .... for..... groceries 🙁.

During the weekends you try to study more. (I set my goal for 10 hours).


I'm not super human, and don't always reach my goals. Some days you study waaay more.... 12 hours. I know people who are in the library every second its open. I know where to find them, willing to put money on it, they'll be there.

 

[hb2998]

man... how do you study that much material ??? how much time do you spend every day studying ?

oh yeah, (1) don't look at your numbers and think wow that guy is real motivated. Its not like that. You'll be motivated, and you'll study that much as well. You can't NOT study. You'll fall behind. If you have a 4 lectures on muscle on 4 consecutive days, well if you wait until the 4th day to start, forget it.

(2) Coffee is a beast, but you have to tame it cuz you'll need it. {ie. learn how much coffee you need, don't drink more. don't drink it for "fun" - its a seriously useful drug.. with genuine addictive properties and withdrawal symptoms (depression).}

oh yeah, sorry undecidedkev.. didn't mean to steal your thread... please ppl.. do discuss 🙂.

 

[TexasTriathlete]

I hate coffee. Increases gastric motility to the point of extreme discomfort. It also shifts my piss production into ludicrous speed.

 

[hb2998]

I hate coffee. Increases gastric motility to the point of extreme discomfort. It also shifts my piss production into ludicrous speed.

Yeah, I envy ppl who can drink a gallon of coffee and be okay. My problem is that if I learn something on a coffee buzz, to recall it well, i need to have coffee.

 

[TexasTriathlete]

I take ritalin when I study, which is probably why I hate coffee.

 

[Meatwad]

I haven't ingested anything with caffeine (at least to my knowledge...) for years. That includes any involving chocolate. I unfortunately plan on breaking this record an ingesting copious amounts of caffeine if/once I'm an intern.

 

[Nasem]

Oh, you'll study it alright 😀. Its interesting, not hard. They said medschool is like drinking out of a fire hose.

Almost every weekday you study for 6 hrs (thats my personal goal), sleep for 6 hrs, be in class for 6 hrs, and "live" for 6 hrs.

I use activity tracker for igoogle to punch in for what i'm doing every second of the day)

So if I get up to get some coffee, I punch out of studying. School is out of my control. Sleep.. you gotta sleep. Min 5 hours. When I say live I don't mean going out to have fun. Thats just the time I cook, clean, shower, eat, drive, do laundry, go shopping 🙄 .... for..... groceries 🙁.

During the weekends you try to study more. (I set my goal for 10 hours).


I'm not super human, and don't always reach my goals. Some days you study waaay more.... 12 hours. I know people who are in the library every second its open. I know where to find them, willing to put money on it, they'll be there.

omg...that doesn't sound good.... actually, im pretty scared right now... i have NEVER studied more than 2 or 3 hrs in a single day (maybe 2 days before an important exam, i'd do more but NOT EVERY DAY) ....

 

[hb2998]

omg...that doesn't sound good.... actually, im pretty scared right now... i have NEVER studied more than 2 or 3 hrs in a single day (maybe 2 days before an important exam, i'd do more but NOT EVERY DAY) ....

Don't worry, its very do-able. You can't possibly know everything before a test, so you just accept it, do your best. Its not like undergrad when you can actually know everything before a test. I was in a quarter system, so it felt real fast, but still, I think that medschool is just nuts. I'm really glad we have tests often in my school (I have one tomorrow morning) or else it would be real easy to be left behind. Some schools (allo- don't know about osteo-) don't even have exams/grades. They are technically "easier" no? ... I have no idea how I would be so motivated to study so much if there was no marks on my transcript.