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given your gpa and mcat scores. How do you go about picking 20 schools to apply to.(listing web resources would be helpful)
I picked up the princ review medical school book and listed all schools that i thought were a poss given gpa and mcat scores. I added "safety" schools and only a couple reach schools. Then i discriminated based on location and came up with about 27 schools and then i went to talk to my health advisor and narrowed it down to 10 less.
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Hope has some good advice. You don't have to narrow it down so low unless money becomes an issue, though. Additionally, look at match lists and the type of curriculum each school employs vs what works for you.
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I ignored GPA and MCAT and applied to any school I'd be excited to go to based on rankings and locations... I wasted many dollars, but got a couple interviews at top 10 schools that I was told I had *no* chance at. You'll never know unless you apply, but I think 20-25 is more reasonable and choose the top schools carefully. Stanford and Cornell are two that stick out as looking beyond numbers based on my experience.
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i couldnt completely ignore gpa and mcat since i did need to curb some of my spending. but i applied to the couple of dreams schools i wanted to attend without regard to their averages (ucsf, ucla etc...) because who knows right?
where i used more of the gpa and mcat is for the schools i felt i would be competitive at as an applicant. got a list of that and then looked at the website to see if i could get a feel for their philosophy and see if i liked it or not. also location was a factor in applying as well. if i couldnt see myself live somewhere for at least 4 years i tended not to apply there.
where i used more of the gpa and mcat is for the schools i felt i would be competitive at as an applicant. got a list of that and then looked at the website to see if i could get a feel for their philosophy and see if i liked it or not. also location was a factor in applying as well. if i couldnt see myself live somewhere for at least 4 years i tended not to apply there.
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Go to the school's web sites and read through them thoroughly. Pay special attention to previous classes stats to see if you would have a chance.
Check out the school's location by reading chamber of commerce sites for the location. See if it is a place you want to spend 4 years of your life.
Check out housing sites and see if the costs are something you can afford.
POST ON SDN and ask lots of questions about the school for students already going there.
http://www.aamc.org/members/listings/msalphaae.htm
http://www.aamc.org/students/applying/start.htm
http://www.academicmedicine.org/
For DO schools http://www.aacom.org/colleges/
Check out the school's location by reading chamber of commerce sites for the location. See if it is a place you want to spend 4 years of your life.
Check out housing sites and see if the costs are something you can afford.
POST ON SDN and ask lots of questions about the school for students already going there.
http://www.aamc.org/members/listings/msalphaae.htm
http://www.aamc.org/students/applying/start.htm
http://www.academicmedicine.org/
For DO schools http://www.aacom.org/colleges/
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