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Something I've been thinking about, especially since I'm retaking the MCAT on Saturday with a goal of 33-34.
Most people I know who are choosing the master's post-bacc route are doing so for GPA reasons--they usually fall in the 3.0-3.3 range for both overall and BCPM. There are people with high grades and low MCATs, but they seem to be more of an exception.
So what MCAT range do you think compensates for the lower GPA of a post-bacc student? Or are you counting on your MA/MS grades to make up for an average GPA and MCAT?
At my university, the premed advisor likes to see 30+ for regular premed students, and told me to get mine above 32 if at all possible because of the same lower GPA that's sending me to a master's instead of straight to med school. I'm curious as to how other people factor the MCATs into their post-bacc/premed plans.
Most people I know who are choosing the master's post-bacc route are doing so for GPA reasons--they usually fall in the 3.0-3.3 range for both overall and BCPM. There are people with high grades and low MCATs, but they seem to be more of an exception.
So what MCAT range do you think compensates for the lower GPA of a post-bacc student? Or are you counting on your MA/MS grades to make up for an average GPA and MCAT?
At my university, the premed advisor likes to see 30+ for regular premed students, and told me to get mine above 32 if at all possible because of the same lower GPA that's sending me to a master's instead of straight to med school. I'm curious as to how other people factor the MCATs into their post-bacc/premed plans.
