My friend claims he got into harvard med with a 3.6 gpa and a 36 Mcat
His ECs weren't even good
how could this be possible?
His ECs weren't even good
how could this be possible?
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URM?
Uh, is he claiming this *this* year? Because Harvard is a non-rolling school. They haven't released any acceptances yet.
This was last year
I just recently asked him about his gpa
It was 3.6 science and he said around 3.7 cumulative
Well, his MCAT is average for Harvard and his cumulative GPA would be within Harvard's 10th percentile. So on a numbers basis it's possible. For whether or not it's likely or fair, that's a different question.
It gives me hope lol
I just was curious what sdners would say to this as I was surprised
Was he published in Nature for figuring out how to regrow human limbs?
In all seriousness, he could have had some incrdible experiences and back story. His numbers would not bring down Harvard's statistics significantly.
In all seriousness, he could have had some incrdible experiences and back story. His numbers would not bring down Harvard's statistics significantly.
Op is jelly, but doesn't want to admit it. Some people just are good with personal statements and interviews, OP.
A 3.6 is low for Harvard GPA wise, the MCAT is about average. If he wasn't a URM, my guess is that he probably had killer recommendations and extra curricular activities. An example of this would be multiple first author publications and/or significant research publications in major research journals.
Was he Chinese and did he volunteer in the Chinese community? Apparently that's all it takes (at least for girls).
You forgot the part about being happy.
Duno, but I got into a top 5 with a 3.6/37, so it's totes possible.
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That doesn't sound so weird to me, I personally know people who have received early interviews at Harvard with sub-30 MCAT scores. It sounds unbelievable, but it happens.
He's within the MSAR ranges for the school. Trust me, no one just "gets into" a school like that. First off, they are taking the top 20% of MCAT performers period. Like for real. Even that URM with a "low" 31 is still better than 80% of the test takers. Second, the experiences that these students have are amazing. Life experience, research, service etc. I've interviewed here btw.
So he probably did have ECs to compensate, but this is really overstating what would be necessary. Multiple first authorships? Really not needed. Probably that 3.6 GPA had a major upward trend in it, which would help too.
Do an mdapplicants search and see that your friend is not some outlier but right in range to be accepted. Also, have you considered that maybe this person has some measure of humility and didn't feel like reciting his or her CV in excruciating detail to justify a Harvard acceptance to you?
Have you seen the acceptance letter? He could be lying. He might have had a nice donation check in hand, too.
If he's really your friend how do you not even know where in the country he is right now? And if he's not your friend, why do you care?
Are you sure he doesn't go to Howard?
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/thr...d-as-har-ard-acceptable.821733/#post-10990725
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