3.56/3.60/25 = 96.6
I'm worried that these calculations are going to give me false hope haha
Metsa,
I think the biggest thing to remember is the schools you are applying to. Ignoring regional preference and assuming you are compatible with the school's mission, if you are one or more standard deviations out for one of the three main categories at a school (sGPA, cGPA, MCAT) then you are an underdog at that school.
For this we will use the overall matriculant data for a standard deviation:
0.26 for cGPA
0.30 for sGPA
3.14 for MCAT
So if you are applying to Western for example, they have a 3.56 cGPA / 3.52 sGPA / 28 MCAT average (98.8) If your cGPA was < 3.30, sGPA < 3.22 or MCAT < 25 you are probably an underdog here. Additionally, if you are more than 3 points below the schools score, or a 95.8 in this case, you are probably an underdog there.
The reverse is also true, assuming you are compatible with the school's mission and have solid ECs if you are at or above a schools score with no stats 1 standard deviation below a schools average matriculant you are competitive there. If you are 3 pts or above a schools score with no stats 1 standard deviation below a schools average matriculant you are very competitive there. And if you are 6 pts or above, with the combined assumptions above, you will most likely get an interview since you are extremely competitive at that school.
I.E. 3.5 cGPA / 3.5 sGPA / 32 MCAT applying to AZCOM = extremely competitive
In cases where the applicant's score falls between underdog and competitive at a school the applicant is marginally competitive, such is your case if you choose to apply to Western.
underdog < school score - 3 (or -1 std dev in cGPA, sGPA or MCAT)
school score - 3 <
marginally competitive (cGPA, sGPA or MCAT within 1 std dev of school) < school score
school score <
competitive (cGPA, sGPA or MCAT within 1 std dev of school) < school score + 3
school score + 3 <
very competitive (cGPA, sGPA or MCAT within 1 std dev of school) < school score + 6
extremely competitive (cGPA, sGPA or MCAT within 1 std dev of school) > school score + 6