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Is 30 really the magic number assuming you get 10's across the board and a decent writing score of a P,Q or R?
Scewby Doo 1973 said:29 got me an interview for a md/phd program, but no acceptance. dunno if it was the mcat score, or maybe a lousy interview. it was probably the mcat score, since i come off fairly "smart" and "personable" face to face. with any luck, 31 will get me in.
Hollaback Girl said:Is 30 really the magic number assuming you get 10's across the board and a decent writing score of a P,Q or R?
jtank said:sorry to tell u this, but these days, its getting more and more competetive. for example, my cousin had an interview at george washington last yr, and she had 30/3.8, the interviewer said these exact words "..but ur mcat score is low" 😱
i swear im not making this up, i was surprised also. either 30 is not considered normal anymore or her interviewer expected higher standards, whatever the case, i think u would need at least a 30 to have a decent chance at any school assuming ur gpa falls within avg range.
(oh, and she was accepted there eventually)
jtank said:sorry to tell u this, but these days, its getting more and more competetive. for example, my cousin had an interview at george washington last yr, and she had 30/3.8, the interviewer said these exact words "..but ur mcat score is low" 😱
i swear im not making this up, i was surprised also. either 30 is not considered normal anymore or her interviewer expected higher standards, whatever the case, i think u would need at least a 30 to have a decent chance at any school assuming ur gpa falls within avg range.
(oh, and she was accepted there eventually)
Hollaback Girl said:Is 30 really the magic number assuming you get 10's across the board and a decent writing score of a P,Q or R?
junos187 said:My serious redflag is the lack of any biomedical classes (i.e anatomy and physiology)
Classes like A&P are not recommended for prep for med school. This won't count against you at all...junos187 said:My serious redflag is the lack of any biomedical classes (i.e anatomy and physiology) in my undergraduate years
junos187 said:Hi all,
I had a 31R on my MCATs and a 3.0 overall GPA. The 31R got me into an MD/MPH program at St. George, but not straight to medschool. I think if you get that score along with an upward GPA trend then you're set.