how much does a good MCAT score make up for a not so good GPA/sGPA?

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Sorry I know this has prob been asked before but I'm a bit lost on how to pick schools to apply to because my MCAT score is 523 but my GPA/sGPA is 3.85/3.74. Should I base it only on GPA then and ignore MCAT or does my score help with my bad GPA? I did have a lot of mental and physical health stuff affecting my last 2 semesters of college but I don't want to talk about it in my app or use it as an explanation bc that doesn't feel like the right thing to do and I doubt adcoms will care.
Thanks!
 
Sorry I know this has prob been asked before but I'm a bit lost on how to pick schools to apply to because my MCAT score is 523 but my GPA/sGPA is 3.85/3.74. Should I base it only on GPA then and ignore MCAT or does my score help with my bad GPA? I did have a lot of mental and physical health stuff affecting my last 2 semesters of college but I don't want to talk about it in my app or use it as an explanation bc that doesn't feel like the right thing to do and I doubt adcoms will care.
Thanks!
I applied with almost exactly your split and got 17 interviews, mostly in the T30-T10 range.
 
Sorry I know this has prob been asked before but I'm a bit lost on how to pick schools to apply to because my MCAT score is 523 but my GPA/sGPA is 3.85/3.74. Should I base it only on GPA then and ignore MCAT or does my score help with my bad GPA? I did have a lot of mental and physical health stuff affecting my last 2 semesters of college but I don't want to talk about it in my app or use it as an explanation bc that doesn't feel like the right thing to do and I doubt adcoms will care.
Thanks!
Your GPAs are not bad.
 
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