That's exactly what i tried to say before, thank you! yes, many URMs apply to places they shouldn't because they think it's going to help them more than it is. If you are underprepared, you are underprepared. I understand that with my GPA many people may think that about me, but there are extenuating circumstances which i explain well in essays and in person, and my MCAT score and experiences have shown that I'm capable and ready. These are things you don't see on my MDapps, so to the other poster who actually said i wouldn't have those interviews if i were white, maybe you shouldn't make assumptions, because i know EXACTLY why i have an interview at Brown, the one definitive reason, and I am confident that I would have it if i were white, asian, or purple. I'm done defending myself, but thank you TheRealMD for understanding what i was trying to say before about many times minorities having lower acceptance rates because they think it helps them more than it does.