My friend told me this... is it a myth, or true?

[neurocatgirl]

I was told by a friend that if you are above a certain GPA (she says a 3.6), you are put in a separate pool of applicants when it comes to medical school admissions looking at your apps?

Is this true?

I have also heard that if you are below a certain GPA, your app will be thrown out.

I am unsure if these are true statements or not, and I figured this is the best place to ask.

Thanks so much!

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[Goro]

Your friend is either an idiot, or a liar.

Schools do have minimums

 

[mk04447]

What he said. The short answer is that's absolute hogwash. In the end, they have to sort you somehow.

 

[LizzyM]

Essentially, if your GPA is < 2.20, it is unlikely that anyone will take the time to review your application with any vigor.
Only 25% of the matriculants at medical school in the two most recent years had GPAs < 3.60. With far more applicants than interview slots, schools do have to narrow the pool to those who are most likely to be offered interview after a more thorough review of the application.
It takes about 20-30 minutes to thoroughly review an application. A school receiving 5,000-10,000 applications does not have the resources to make a thorough review of that many applications and they have to screen in a way to narrow the pool. Some schools will screen on state of residency first and then on academics. Others will screen on academics first and may prioritize those with GPA > 3.5, etc. How would you do it?

 

[Lawpy]

I was told by a friend that if you are above a certain GPA (she says a 3.6), you are put in a separate pool of applicants when it comes to medical school admissions looking at your apps?

Is this true?

I have also heard that if you are below a certain GPA, your app will be thrown out.

I am unsure if these are true statements or not, and I figured this is the best place to ask.

Thanks so much!

Does your friend work in medical school admissions? If not, what is the source of her information?

 

[21Rush12]

Take some time to look through the forums and get an idea of your actual competitiveness, look at AAMC published data about matriculants.

 

[HomeSkool]

Your friend is either an idiot, or a liar.

@Goro, these things are not mutually exclusive. You know that.

If not, what is the source of her information?

(She's talking out of her arse.)