Influence on Pre-Health Committee Letter

[itsallgood19]

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Hi Everyone:

I was wondering if anyone knows how heavily pod schools consider a composite pre-health committee letter say from the department of biology at the undergrad school (I am a bio major) as opposed to individual letters of rec. I am in the process of hopefully having one written for me as I have to collect individual letters of recommendation to be sent to the departmental committee as well as other materials (mcat, transcript, etc.).

If it is a strong committee letter does it have any influence on the prospect of receiving a scholarship from the pod school if you are also accepted? What are the factors that go into a pod school giving someone a scholarship?

Thanks in advance for any insight!!

 

[MBA2DPM]

Generally speaking, the primary criteria for scholarship consideration are MCAT score and GPA. The strength and source of your LORs likely won't have much impact on scholarship amount and/or consideration. To that end, it makes no difference if LORs are from a committee or individual faculty members.

 

[itsallgood19]

Okay thanks. So what GPA and MCAT marks are typical to land a solid scholarship offer in addition to an acceptance? I know there can be many different offers with different money amounts but what is a good GPA/MCAT combo?

 

[Da Ghost]

27+ MCAT with at least a 3.0 or a 3.5+ with at least a 25 MCAT should get you something somewhere

Just some hearsay ballpark figures

And yes your LOR's will never make or break you unless you flat out don't have any then they will break you

 

[itsallgood19]

Okay thanks...anyone else have experience with some stats that got them scholarships (any kind of money)? Are some schools known to be more generous than others? I'm really shooting for nycpm and am wondering what i need to get money from them lol