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I am noticing that there is quite a range for what people consider "mediocre scores"
bkpa2med said:Doesn't your socioeconomic status consider who's a minority or not? Why would an African American/Hispanic who comes from a mid-upper class family be considered a minority?
I heart Biology said:I am noticing that there is quite a range for what people consider "mediocre scores"
bkpa2med said:Doesn't your socioeconomic status consider who's a minority or not? Why would an African American/Hispanic who comes from a mid-upper class family be considered a minority?
somewhere2010 said:schools just don't care as much as you think about a 30 vs. 35 MCAT...i've heard it said (in so many words) while being addressed by admissions officers during interview days.
Orth2006 said:Which means that there may come a time when caucasians are considered the minorities in medicine and hispanics the majority or African americans the majority. It all depends on each groups proportion in medicine relative to their proportion in the entire population.
http://www.aamc.org/meded/urm/start.htm
Bernito said:Not likely (in medicine that is)
javert said:You could be right... I'm whitey mcwhiterson and i got into a top 5 school with a 30 mcat.... so who knows
bubbleyum said:wow javert, that's awesome. so what do you think helped you along the admissions process? great essays , special EC's?
i have a 30 mcat also and am sorely discouraged at this point. 20 schools, 2 rejections, no interviews... i knew i was "mediocre" but i thought since i took the april mcat and applied early i would at least get a couple of interviews. no such luck.
bubbleyum said:wow javert, that's awesome. so what do you think helped you along the admissions process? great essays , special EC's?
i have a 30 mcat also and am sorely discouraged at this point. 20 schools, 2 rejections, no interviews... i knew i was "mediocre" but i thought since i took the april mcat and applied early i would at least get a couple of interviews. no such luck.
javert said:I dont' think it was necessarily the essay.. i wrote it on the day of submission honestly.. i was the worst applicant.. but i did have published research and was in the process of thesis completion and i did some standard ECs with one unique-ish exception... i also had a high gpa... still don't know how i got into my school....
Bernito said:MSTP instead of MD?
silas2642 said:Hmmm. Is your ps weak, are you lacking clinical experience, or are you just unlucky? Don't worry, I'm sure you will get interviews somewhere soon.
beefballs said:I understand and empathize, remember it is still early NOvember people get interviews and acceptances thru march/april. just stay cool bubble yum
I'm in the same boat BubbleYum. Even thought the thought of taking that godforsaken test again makes me teary (it will be my 3rd), perhaps we could be virtual study partners.bubbleyum said:thanks for the encouragement beefballs
i wish you luck during this process as well!
for myself, i think i might start studying for an mcat retake in april if i don't hear anything positive by beginning of january.
gdbaby said:I'm in the same boat BubbleYum. Even thought the thought of taking that godforsaken test again makes me teary (it will be my 3rd), perhaps we could be virtual study partners.
Wait! what am I saying. I meant to say we can share a hotel when we go on interviews together in January!
javert said:You could be right... I'm whitey mcwhiterson and i got into a top 5 school with a 30 mcat.... so who knows
I'll pay for the whiskey shooters, you pay for the macademia nuts! Or wait...I thought Adcoms pick up the tab?bubbleyum said:hehehe. who's springing for the minibar?
gdbaby said:I'll pay for the whiskey shooters, you pay for the macademia nuts! Or wait...I thought Adcoms pick up the tab?
ExtraAverage said:Thank you Chopianista. I figure somebody needs to represent for the people without the 39 MCAT and 3.9 undergrad GPA.
Ditto Timmy. But if BubbleYum is successful perhaps we can all eat some Toblerone.TimmyTheWonderD said:I second that motion...and congrats again! Sadly I am still waiting to hear from all but 1 of the schools I applied to, and I applied fairly early (Aug-Sept). Sigh.
somewhere2010 said:you can check out my mdapplicants profile...28 MCAT, 3.6 GPA, but i've faired quite well in this application cycle! yeah, so i'm a black female, and you could say that's why i got in, but i'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that it's not!
you've got a solid chance with "mediocre" numbers, particularly if the rest of your application is strong. good luck
dreamcrusher said:I wouldn't someone with a gpa below 3.5 being my doctor.
gdbaby said:Ditto Timmy. But if BubbleYum is successful perhaps we can all eat some Toblerone.
My back-up plan is going to move back to Chicago and call the College of Automation: dial s-u-c-c-e-s-s....SUCCESS!
javert said:You could be right... I'm whitey mcwhiterson and i got into a top 5 school with a 30 mcat.... so who knows
Chicago native. I moved to Denver in 2001. I miss the College of Automation, Victory Auto Wreckers, Bud Roooooaaaaarman, and Harry Schmerler--your singing Ford Dealer. Chicago has the best local commercials!TimmyTheWonderD said:i think they still play that commericial...along with the one for Victory Auto Wreckers, which has not changed in over 10 years!!!! So you were originally a "flatlander"? That is what my friend from Denver calls me!!
gdbaby said:Forgot one more: 988-2300.. Empire!!!
Jammin: slightly higher gpa, slightly lower MCAT for me. Still waiting, still hoping, still not washing my hair until an acceptance comes my way.jammin06 said:I suppose my 3.4/30 isn't anything to really brag about. But HEY, I still got in! Woo hoo!!!
gdbaby said:Jammin: slightly higher gpa, slightly lower MCAT for me. Still waiting, still hoping, still not washing my hair until an acceptance comes my way.
yourmom25 said:dude jammin, basically same gpa, higher MCAT, how did oyu do it and not me? hahaha. jk man, congrats. i'm really happy for you while being completely green with envy.
congrats jammin...i remember you used to post on the mcat board back in the day....hahaha...jammin06 said:i honestly think it was the EC's for me. which college are you at?
I have met the Dean of Admissions. He is a man of great girth. I say go for it!ShyRem said:gd, I have seriously considered sending a package of homemade goodies to CU's adcom office with a note stating it is a no-holds-barred-bona-fide bribe for an interview. My husband says it might work (as he chowed down 2 dozen cookies today and then half a pan of rice krispie treats).
i was at will rice college.jammin06 said:i honestly think it was the EC's for me. which college are you at?
I heart Biology said:I am noticing that there is quite a range for what people consider "mediocre scores"
hoberto said:Me too. Seems that mediocre stats would be 27 and 3.4 or maybe less?
Here's the mean numbers from the AAMC for the 2004 season:
Applicants
MCAT: 27.3
GPA Science: 3.36
GPA Total: 3.47
Matriculants
MCAT: 29.9
GPA Science: 3.56
GPA Total: 3.62
bkpa2med said:Doesn't your socioeconomic status consider who's a minority or not? Why would an African American/Hispanic who comes from a mid-upper class family be considered a minority?
TimmyTheWonderD said:close, it's 588-2300, and they still have that old guy with the white hair...only computer generated! they're moving up in the world!
Wait a minute: Empire Carpet is not just a Chicago business? How does that old guy get around the country like that?!?!?Pepper1o1 said:WHOA that number is the same in DC and NY, too. They really do like their commercials....
gdbaby said:Wait a minute: Empire Carpet is not just a Chicago business? How does that old guy get around the country like that?!?!?
To keep with the thread theme, I believe I epitomize mediocre stats: 27Q, 3.68. 2 interviews, no acceptances. So I am waiting to hear more from my mediocre brothers and sisters, regardless of ethnic background. What can I say? I need constant reassurance through this process.
I would love to be on Hold somewhere. SOMEBODY HOLD ME!!!!Pepper1o1 said:Well I'd kinda like to know if there are more people like me (and it looks like jbrice, too, maybe?) who have the high mcat/low gpa problem? I'm at a 3.1 ish and a 37, and i have one interview, 4 rejections, and 3 pre-interview holds.... it's not looking too good! Is there any hope for a late insurgence of interviews? And how about getting of those pesky "hold" lists?
dreamcrusher said:I wouldn't someone with a gpa below 3.5 being my doctor.