Schools that give more appraisal to MCAT over GPA?

[Acheron]

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Here is my dilemma. I started out poorly in undergrad but finished strongly.

3.35 GPA

36O MCAT 13BS/13PS/10VR

My extracurriculars are decent: 2000 hours of volunteering at hospital, director of News department at college television station, and I've worked part-time as an EMT for a year and a half.

I want to know what schools, if any, put more stock into MCAT scores than GPAs... for obvious reasons.

I'm not trying to go to a top school rather just any school that you think will accept me in the United States.

 

[Contrarian]

what's your home state?

 

[Acheron]

what's your home state?

Rhode Island... unfortunately, Brown is private 🙁

 

[DRIN]

From the director of admissions at Michigan, the most important factors in order of importance are listed below:

1)MCAT
2)Science GPA
3)Overall GPA
4)everything else

He also said the LORs are way more important than your personal statement. Hope that helps you.

 

[Contrarian]

From the director of admissions at Michigan, the most important factors in order of importance are listed below:

1)MCAT
2)Science GPA
3)Overall GPA
4)everything else

He also said the LORs are way more important than your personal statement. Hope that helps you.

yeah, but you'll notice the people on the Mich thread who have been successful have an MCAT higher than 36. On their twitter, they say their interviewee avg. has been 38.

So I guess the point is, don't bank on Mich.

 

[DRIN]

yeah, but you'll notice the people on the Mich thread who have been successful have an MCAT higher than 36. On their twitter, they say their interviewee avg. has been 38.

So I guess the point is, don't bank on Mich.

Yes, but the question was which schools look at the MCAT as more important than GPA. I doubt UMich's class average will be 38 when it's all said and done. In 2008, it was just under 35. Plus, I'm sure many interviewees at UMich have had 36s. An average of 38 doesn't mean that everyone has a 38.

 

[JonBonesJones]

Yes, but the question was which schools look at the MCAT as more important than GPA. I doubt UMich's class average will be 38 when it's all said and done. In 2008, it was just under 35. Plus, I'm sure many interviewees at UMich have had 36s. An average of 38 doesn't mean that everyone has a 38.

Seriously; I know that the MSAR is the most credible and comprehensive guide out there, but SDNers need to stop quoting the median acceptance numbers. If every top school accepts all applicants applying with MCAT>38, than their average accepted scores rise. However, these 38ers can only fill one seat, and thus there are plenty of other seats to be filled by those with lesser numbers.

If the OP has a 36, and the average UMich student has a ~34.8, then the OP is looking fine (based on MCAT alone).

 

[longhorn09]

Hey how can all you guys forget about the ultrimate number *****: WashU?😀😀😀

 

[FallenHero]

caise western

 

[MSSM2013]

I would say Mt.sinai but our average GPA just rised to 3.8. sorry. (our median MCAT is 36)

 

[schrizto]

Hey how can all you guys forget about the ultrimate number *****: WashU?😀😀😀

WUSTL seems to like really high MCATs, it's true, but I remember the GPA avg being really high too (I don't have the exact number, don't have the latest US News rankings with me). So they probably like numbers in general, which means both strong MCAT and GPA.

 

[longhorn09]

WUSTL seems to like really high MCATs, it's true, but I remember the GPA avg being really high too (I don't have the exact number, don't have the latest US News rankings with me). So they probably like numbers in general, which means both strong MCAT and GPA.

I remember that's either 3.91 or 3.92...😳what a *****.