How to get a scholarship?

[Symmetry11]

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So for a nontrad ORM TX resident with currently a 3.1 GPA but who will probably have a >3.8 gpa in the last 88 credit hours and hopefully a >95%tile MCAT and with average EC's, what will it take to get a merit based scholarship? (Please just assume this will happen for arguments sake.) I understand GPA/MCAT are important, but what else if anything is necessary? Especially at TX schools. Should i just try and max out my MCAT? should i try and find the most meaningful/unique EC's or try and wow adcoms during the interview? or try and do all of these things? Which aspect of my app will give me the best shot at a scholarship? Or am I already out of the running because I have red flags in my app, apart from my GPA?

 

[NeuResurgens]

From what I've seen the people most likely to get merit scholarships for medical school are those with really high grades, good clinical experience and research experience. I also think some of the mid tier schools often use scholarships to try and sway those who are competitive for top tiers; also URM sometimes get scholarships. This is just what I've seen though, so others probably know better when it comes to the details.