lizzym scores

[Prism328]

Based on GPAx10+MCAT-1. I found these scores in a very old thread. I think these numbers are based on 2005 USNews rankings. Are these numbers still valid for 2010? Does anyone have the numbers for 2010?

Howard University 56.5
Southern Illinois 60.4
Mercer 60.9
East Carolina University 61.0
FSU 61.0
Wright State 61.8
Rosalind Franklin 62.0
University of South Carolina 62.1
Virginia Commonwealth 62.2
MSU 62.4
GWU 62.5
Texas Tech 62.5
University of Vermont 62.5
University of Tennessee 62.7
University of Arkansas 62.8
East Tennessee State 63.2
Uniformed Services U. 63.3
University of North Dakota 63.3
Medical University of SC 63.4
University of New Mexico 63.4
Albany Medical College 63.4
West Virginia University 63.4
UNDNJ 63.5
University of South Dakota 63.5
EVMS 63.8
SUNY - Syracuse 63.8
SUNY - Buffalo 63.8
University of Kentucky 63.9
University of Utah 63.9
University of IL - Chicago 63.9
NYMC 64.0
University of Kansas 64.1
UT - Houston 64.1
UT - Galveston 64.1
Texas A&M 64.2
Drexel 64.3
Northeastern Ohio U. 64.5
University of Oklahoma 64.6
Loyola 64.9
Medical University of OH 64.9
Temple 64.9
USF 64.9
University of Cincinnati 65.2
University of Arizona 65.4
Indiana University 65.5
UMDNJ - RWJ 65.5
University of Miami 65.5
Medical College of GA 65.6
University of Nebraska 65.6
Wake Forest 65.6
G'town 65.7
Rush 65.8
Creighton University 65.9
Jefferson 65.9
MCW 65.9
University of Connecticut 65.9
UC - Davis 66.0
University of MO - Columbia 66.2
University of Minnesota 66.4
U. Alabama - Birmingham 66.5
University of Maryland 66.5
OHSU 66.6
University of Iowa 66.7
University of Washington 66.7
University of Florida 67.0
Yeshiva 67.0
Stony Brook 67.1
Tufts 67.2
U. of MA - Worcester 67.2
U. Wisconsin - Madison 67.2
UC - Irvine 67.3
UNC - Chapel Hill 67.3
St. Louis University 67.5
Boston University 67.6
University of Rochester 67.9
USC 68.0
Dartmouth 68.1
Case Western Reserve 68.2
Brown University 68.5
UC - Los Angeles 68.5
University of Virginia 68.5
Ohio State 68.6
Emory 68.7
Mount Sinai 68.7
Pritzker 69.1
University of Pittsburgh 69.1
NYU 69.3
UC - San Diego 69.3
University of Colorado 69.4
Mayo 69.6
Stanford 69.7
Southwestern - Dallas 69.8
Northwestern 70.1
Vanderbilt 70.2
University of Michigan 70.4
Baylor College of Medicine 70.6
Cornell University 70.8
UC - San Francisco 70.8
Yale 71.3
Harvard 71.7
University of Pennsylvania 71.7
Hopkins 71.9
Columbia University 72.3
Duke 72.7
Washington University 74.4

note: some schools are not available.

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[LeftyUM]

I used LizzyM scores for the fun of it and I got an acceptance to a school that would have been a LONG shot. So I would not worry about this too much. Apply where you want to apply if you can afford it. Use the MSAR book and go from there. An excel spread based on a formula (are you kidding me) is prob not the best way to look at this. It might actually cause more depression if youre on the lower end of the spectrum MCAT and GPA wise so be wary. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Doodl3s]

It has the opposite effect too lol. I'm gonna troll-brag slightly and say [brag]I have a pretty high LizzyM score that says I'm matched with most of the top 20...[/brag] I have to remind myself that odds are i WONT make such schools, and that if I don't get in, I will end up being like WTF happened, I should have made it.

Take the scores as a general guideline based on past AVERAGES... and remember that there are always outliers to the average

 

[Prism328]

i guess my next question would be, how difficult is it now compared to previous years for getting into med school, with grade inflation and all

 

[LizzyM]

i guess my next question would be, how difficult is it now compared to previous years for getting into med school, with grade inflation and all

Well, with grade inflation and all, the LizzyM scores that schools are looking for (although they don't call it that) when offering interviews is higher now than it was back-when. My school (secret location, don't ask) has a score about 2-3 points higher now than what is shown in the table.

The point of the score is to help people target their applications so that they get some interviews. When I came here, I saw people applying to 20 schools but misdirecting the applications and coming away without any interviews.

 

[Chemdude]

What do you guys think of the chemdude score?

"GPA*10+MCAT-9"

If your chemdude score>LizzyM score of a school, you are very likely to get an interview there...

 

[LizzyM]

What do you guys think of the chemdude score?

"GPA*10+MCAT-9"

If your chemdude score>LizzyM score of a school, you are very likely to get an interview there...

That would say that if a school has an average gpa of 3.6 and an MCAT of 32 for a Lizzy score of 68 then someone who comes along with a 4.0/37 is likely to get an interview. Yes, likely. However, there are schools that will shun those applicants either at interview or in making offers with the idea that the applicant is going to go to a "better" school and the school can protect its "yield" (proportion of offers accepted) by putting that applicant on the waitist and making an offer only if the applicant begs.

Sometimes the "I'm well above this school's average" vibe comes across in the interview and can be the kiss of death as it is interpreted as arrogance.

 

[Penner]

That would say that if a school has an average gpa of 3.6 and an MCAT of 32 for a Lizzy score of 68 then someone who comes along with a 4.0/37 is likely to get an interview. Yes, likely. However, there are schools that will shun those applicants either at interview or in making offers with the idea that the applicant is going to go to a "better" school and the school can protect its "yield" (proportion of offers accepted) by putting that applicant on the waitist and making an offer only if the applicant begs.

Sometimes the "I'm well above this school's average" vibe comes across in the interview and can be the kiss of death as it is interpreted as arrogance.

Ooh wow, thank you for the heads up.