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two questions here:
1. let's say a certain school screens and has an MCAT/GPA Cut off. does receiving secondaries from such a school mean an applicant is now more likely to be considered for the next admission process more based on the secondary essays rather than just the MCAT/gpa.
I understand everything is going to be weighted holistically at the end of the day when it comes to choosing the applicant they want. My question is if a school decides to send a secondary to an individual post screening, does that mean anything in terms of their interest to keep such applicant in the next admission process or is it mainly because they want to make money or is this a bad question haha?
3.8GPA. good research, tons of leadership, volunteering, clinical ..etc but I'm expecting to receive around 504-507 and exam day is in 2 weeks. The school i want to go to is in state and their median, according to MSAR, is 506.
2. secondly, an irrelevant question regarding gap years. When ever i read about gap years, people are saying schools will ask what you did in the gap year. Im confused. Im currently a junior, if i decide to take a gap year, that means i will apply when I am finishing up senior year. So like my activities and such will continue to stay the way they are and my "gap" time will come after I have submitted my application. Am i missing something?
thanks
1. let's say a certain school screens and has an MCAT/GPA Cut off. does receiving secondaries from such a school mean an applicant is now more likely to be considered for the next admission process more based on the secondary essays rather than just the MCAT/gpa.
I understand everything is going to be weighted holistically at the end of the day when it comes to choosing the applicant they want. My question is if a school decides to send a secondary to an individual post screening, does that mean anything in terms of their interest to keep such applicant in the next admission process or is it mainly because they want to make money or is this a bad question haha?
3.8GPA. good research, tons of leadership, volunteering, clinical ..etc but I'm expecting to receive around 504-507 and exam day is in 2 weeks. The school i want to go to is in state and their median, according to MSAR, is 506.
2. secondly, an irrelevant question regarding gap years. When ever i read about gap years, people are saying schools will ask what you did in the gap year. Im confused. Im currently a junior, if i decide to take a gap year, that means i will apply when I am finishing up senior year. So like my activities and such will continue to stay the way they are and my "gap" time will come after I have submitted my application. Am i missing something?
thanks