GPA matching MCAT scores

[maygirl]

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So I was wondering.... people keep mentioning how their MCAT scores match or don't match their GPA. I know there's no set numbers, but I'm kind of clueless as to how one determines this. For example, I got a 34P on the august mcat, so what kind of gpa range would "match" my mcat score?

Sorry for the stupid question, but I was just interested.

 

[spinestudent]

anything from a 3.75-4.0

 

[ventricle]

It would seem to me that this would vary a great deal from school to school. If mean the MCAT score for Harvard undergraduates who apply to (and matriculate at) a medical school is 34.7 and this group has a mean overall GPA of 3.57, wouldn't the match in this case be a good bit lower? Or are you talking about match in some other sense?

 

[Alexander99]

I think when people talk about their MCAT scores not matching thier GPA, they mean that one or the other is disproportionately higher than the other. In other words, one of the numbers is well above average while the other is well below average.

If you got a 34 on the MCAT, that's well above average. As long as your GPA is 3.5+, I would consider that matching. If your GPA was 3.4 or below, then perhaps your numbers are lopsided and your scores "don't match." Another case would be if you had a 3.7+ but got a 29 or lower on the MCAT. Then your GPA is pretty high but your MCAT score is somewhat low.

There's no set guideline of what your supposed to have if you have a certain GPA/MCAT score. I guess when the two scores don't match, then people start coming to the following conclusions:

1. High GPA, low MCAT = inflated grades
2. Low GPA, high MCAT = bright student but a slacker

Alexander