once you get an interview...

[junkct]

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once you've gotten an interview and interviewed at the school, how much does gpa/mcat affect you after that? I mean, to have gotten an interview means that they liked your scores, but does it play a role at all once you've interviewed? Or is it a level playing field with all the interviewees?

 

[RoadRunner17]

once you've gotten an interview and interviewed at the school, how much does gpa/mcat affect you after that? I mean, to have gotten an interview means that they liked your scores, but does it play a role at all once you've interviewed? Or is it a level playing field with all the interviewees?

I would imagine that at the majority of the schools (if not all), they do continue to consider your numbers in making a decision; the extent to which schools do so will probably vary. They just have more information they can use to evaluate your application. It wouldn't make sense to completely throw out numbers after the interview.

 

[chemnerd89]

once you've gotten an interview and interviewed at the school, how much does gpa/mcat affect you after that? I mean, to have gotten an interview means that they liked your scores, but does it play a role at all once you've interviewed? Or is it a level playing field with all the interviewees?

nevermind, didn't read the question very well

 

[BluntSurgeon]

As far as I know, it really depends on the school. For some institutions, yes, everything gets you that interview and once you reach that point you are all on equal footing. The converse is true for some schools as well: sure the stats get you the interview, but then your performance on your interview becomes only one part of the entire package, which is then evaluated by a committee of sorts.

Honestly a lot of what you're asking is a blackbox in the medical school admissions process, and for a majority of schools you really will have no idea. I think the universal metric is that getting an interview is a good thing and at that point they are seriously interested in bringing you on as a student.