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I noticed that Howard's med school has slightly lower average GPAs and MCAT scores than other schools for accepted students.
My question is, are these averages lower, simply because Howard accepts a lot of URMs, or are these averages a useful guide for non-URMs applying to Howard, as well?
I'm a non-URM and I'm interested in Howard because it is close to home and is in DC, where I will likely be practicing medicine for the rest of my life, so going there will train me to practice medicine in under-served communities, which DC has a lot of. However, it is hard for me to gauge just how good my chances are of admission because while my stats are slightly higher than their averages, I'm also non-URM (I'm "asian").
Anyone know?
My question is, are these averages lower, simply because Howard accepts a lot of URMs, or are these averages a useful guide for non-URMs applying to Howard, as well?
I'm a non-URM and I'm interested in Howard because it is close to home and is in DC, where I will likely be practicing medicine for the rest of my life, so going there will train me to practice medicine in under-served communities, which DC has a lot of. However, it is hard for me to gauge just how good my chances are of admission because while my stats are slightly higher than their averages, I'm also non-URM (I'm "asian").
Anyone know?