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[KUMC_MD]

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ALL ELSE BEING EQUAL, WITH NOTHING SIGNIFICANTLY GOOD OR BAD ON THE APPLICATION,

will a 3.3gpa and 30mcat as a kansas resident give me a good shot at getting into kumc ??

thanks again all!

 

[ajennings]

According to what I've heard, your GPA is right at/below their average. That being said, your MCAT is above KU average. KS residency definitely helps and I'd say you at least have a pretty good shot at an interview.

Of course, you never can tell about these things. I'm at a 3.55, 27 mcat, waiting for my august score to come back, KS resident, employee at KUMC. But, who knows.

Holler if you hear anytime soon about an interview!

 

[velouria]

hi,

for what it's worth (which is not much) i heard that KU is all about the numbers. a faculty member there told me that the mcat score would make or break your application. how much of that is true, i have no idea.
but your mcat is higher than their average, which i believe is 27-28, so i think you should stand a good chance!!

good luck!!! i'll keep my fingers crossed for ya, and the rest of us 🙂

 

[KUMC_MD]

hmm... ok well here is my whole app, now what do you think??

kansas resident
3.3gpa
30mcat
associate of engineering
bachelors of science electrical engineering
masters of science electrical engineering
masters theisis on bio-medical-engineering
bachelors of science biology
pharmacy technician for the past year
tutored students in mathematics
licensed professional engineer
licensed patent agent
licensed pharmacy technician
Engineering Club Research Officer
Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society
Solar Car Team Design and Competition
Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society
Battlebot Design and Competition
Student Council Technology Committee
Full Member of Mensa IQ Society
Campus Crusade for Christ Volunteer
Honorary Order of the Engineer in Ethics
oh, and i play the Violin 😉

did my chances go down or up any with that listed above?

 

[velouria]

battlebots should put you over the top 😉

there are obviously no givens in this process, but it looks to me like you are quite accomplished. you should be proud of your achievements and be ready to sell the hell out of 'em in your interview!

 

[KUMC_MD]

thanks velouria, you have always been very supportive in all of my questions and postings.

 

[DALABROKA]

Is your 3.3gpa for undergrad or all inclusive?

As you probably know, more emphasis is placed on the undergrad gpa. Also, my class' average gpa was ~3.65, not 3.3. As far as the MCAT goes, 30 is good relative to the class average of just over 28. You have a good list of ECs, so that will help a lot as well.
Overall, you probably have a good shot, as long as you have good letters (which can make or break you at KU) and aren't a tool at the interview. Good luck!

DALA

 

[KUMC_MD]

yea i just have a 3.5g-gpa... i figured it didnt really mean much. will the 3.3 really hurt me?

what kind of letters do they favor over others??

thanks again.

man... i hope i dont come across as a tool.. lol...

 

[KUMC_MD]

if i can take a bunch of post bacc classes to get the u-gpa up to about a 3.65... will it be worth it to the kansas adcoms or will they only look at the ugrad gpa??

 

[DALABROKA]

I don't think that you necessarily need to take a bunch of classes to boost your GPA. The above average MCAT will compensate for the lower GPA somewhat. At this point, I would say apply and see what happens.

In reference to the letters, my advisor told me once; good letters boost your chances marginally, average letters are a check in the box, and poor letters are a dagger through the heart of your application.

One other thing, KU really likes clinical experiences. The more clinical exposure you have, the higher your chance of admission. I see that you were a pharmacy tech, but you should really try to get a part-time gig as a blood sucker, EKG tech, clinical research assistant, or a ton of shadowing and volunteer stuff. You can draw your own correlations, but a very large portion of my class had these types of experiences.

Good Luck
DALA

 

[KUMC_MD]

cool... thanks for all the nfo...

i really wanna be like as far above average as i can, to greatly improve my chances for admission... that is the thing with my gpa... will post bacc help or not?? any ideas??

thx a mil!

 

[elias514]

I have a 3.93 GPA from UT Austin and an MCAT score of 36. I'm a resident of Kansas and I'm unsure if KU is the right place for me. I'm concerned about residency placement and the quality of clinical rotations at KU. How do KU grads do in the match? What do students think about their clinical rotations? I can't find this info anywhere. Any responses would be great.