GPA and MCAT question

[Miss155]

What is considered an high GPA and MCAT for an avera Osteopathic school?

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[Lady Tokimi]

it varies dependin on the school you're applyin for, but it's mostly around 3.2 for GPA and 25 for MCAT. Of course, correct me if i'm wrong.

 

[billiam]

I don't know if anyone else has seen it, but I had a medical school admissions book released by Pfizer for 2003 or 2004. It discussed both MD and DO schools, and it stated average GPA and MCAT for each type as well as statistics for each school. From what I remember, the average MCAT for MD was 29.X while the average MCAT for DO was 25.X. Even more interesting, the average cumulative GPA listed for DO schools was 3.49, while the listed GPA for MD schools was 3.48. The science GPA was slightly higher for MD schools, maybe .2 or .3. Obviously, these reported averages seem to vary depending on the source, but the average cumulative GPAs were surprising nonetheless.

I suppose this doesn't really help you too much Miss, but this topic reminded me of the book. There is variation of course, but solid academic numbers would seem to be 3.4+ and 24+ for most DO schools.

 

[crys20]

Average GPAs are anywhere between 3.4-3.6...The average DO school MCAT average is paround 26 or so...There are some 25s, 27s, even some 29s

 

[medicine1]

From the following website: http://www.kcom.edu/faculty/chamberlain/ranmcat.htm

Osteopathic Medical Schools listed in descending order by total MCAT

Western University of Health Sciences / College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (Pomona, CA) MCAT: 10.00, 9.00, P, 9.00 total= 28; acceptance rate=21%
University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (Fort Worth, TX) MCAT: 9.20, 8.72, O, 8.49 total= 26.41; acceptance rate= 11%
Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University; MCAT: 9.01, 8.61, O, 8.76 total= 26.38; acceptance rate= 18%
Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine (San Francisco, CA) MCAT: 9.01, 8.95, NR, 8.04 total=26 ; acceptance rate= 4%
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey UMDNJ - School of Osteopathic Medicine (Strattford, NJ) MCAT: 9.00, 9.00, Q, 8.00 total= 26; acceptance rate= 11%
Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine MCAT: 9.05, 8.34, O, 8.45 total=25.84 acceptance rate=15%
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (Maine) Average MCAT: 8.5, 8.4, Q, 8.4 total= 25.3; acceptance rate= 27%
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine (Des Moines, Iowa) Average MCAT: 8.7, 8.2, O, 8.2 total= 25.1; acceptance rate=25%
Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State Univ. College of Osteopathic Medicine (Tulsa, OK) MCAT: 9.0, 8.0, O, 9.0 total= 25; acceptance rate= 33%
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences/Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (Kirksville, MO) Average MCAT: 9.0, 8.0, O, 8.0 total= 25; acceptance rate= 17%
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine MCAT: 8.7, 8.0, O, 8.2 total=24.9; acceptance rate= 12%
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (Philadelphia, PA) Average MCAT: 8.31, 8.04, P, 8.20 total= 24.55; acceptance rate= 13%
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (Kansas City, MO) Average MCAT: 8.64, 7.76, Q, 8.09 total=24.49; acceptance rate= 24%
Ohio University Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine (Athens, OH) Average MCAT: 8.46, 7.80, P, 7.76 total= 24.02; acceptance rate= 9%
Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine MCAT: 8.0, 8.0, P, 8.0 total= 24; acceptance rate=22%
Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine (FLA) MCAT: 8.26, 7.76, N, 7.87 total= 23.89; acceptance rate= 27%
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (Lewisburg, WV) Average MCAT: 7.4, 7.0, N, 8.1 total= 22.5; acceptance rate=21%
Pikesville College School of Osteopathic Medicine (Kentucky) MCAT: 7.64, 7.04, O, 7.78 total=22.46; acceptance rate= 8%
New York Institute of Technology New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (Old Westbury, NY) MCAT: Not Reported.
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (Erie, PA) MCAT: Not Reported
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine- (Bradenton, Florida campus)- too new to get data
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - (Duluth, Georgia campus)- too new to get data
Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine- (Las Vegas, Nevada campus)- too new to get data
MCAT from all reporting schools; mean= 24.99; median= 25. Acceptance rate from all reporting schools; mean= 17.7; median= 17.5.

Medical School information from The Princeton Review http://www.princetonreview.com/home.asp (accessed 4/14/05)
Revised 4/21/05