the acid equation...

[goldfish85]

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A while back i heard of the acid equation (well i dont know if thats what its called but it sounds cool so i will call it that for now on.) and I was wondering how accurate you would suggest it is......
so many of you probably know this:
GPAx10 + MCAT = X

What does X need to be for a DO school? and an MD school?

Ive heard >65 and your competitive for MD schools in general.

URMs add 2+

Large donations to the med school adds 6-8

Publications adds 1-3



Of course this is assuming a balanced mcat, good lors and the avg. ecs.


So what do you think?
PS of course this for admissions in general. there is always exceptions but this rule is mainly a trend observation of who gets in and doesnt.

 

[jc11011]

A while back i heard of the acid equation (well i dont know if thats what its called but it sounds cool so i will call it that for now on.) and I was wondering how accurate you would suggest it is......
so many of you probably know this:
GPAx10 + MCAT = X

What does X need to be for a DO school? and an MD school?

Ive heard >65 and your competitive for MD schools in general.

URMs add 2+

Large donations to the med school adds 6-8

Publications adds 1-3



Of course this is assuming a balanced mcat, good lors and the avg. ecs.


So what do you think?
PS of course this for admissions in general. there is always exceptions but this rule is mainly a trend observation of who gets in and doesnt.

The number of stipulations you identified should give you a good idea of exactly how effective this equation would be at predicting "who gets in and who doesn't." 😉

 

[Law2Doc]

The number of stipulations you identified should give you a good idea of exactly how effective this equation would be at predicting "who gets in and who doesn't." 😉

Yes, if you think that schools actually use such an "acid equation", you probably are the one on acid. (so the name fits 😀). There will possibly be more exceptions than not under your system, because apart from some general screenings and cut offs, the actual process is just not so objective at most places. People who are tied to the notion that everything is totally objective and that someone with X GPA and Y MCAT and Z ECs always gets in formulaically, will be the ones screaming about how "random" the process is in a few months. There will always be people with lower numerical scores who adcoms will consider better applicants, or offer more class diversity in terms of background. And there will always be people with very high numerical scores who will have no shot at med schools because of things like blemishes in academic records, bad LORs, negligible ECs, poor interviewing skills, or the school doesn't feel there will be a good fit. I suggest putting the formula away, and just try to get the best scores, LORs and ECs as you can and apply mostly to those schools where MCAS info suggests you would be most competitive.

 

[Centinel]

Actually the formula for all schools is (MCAT * pi)+(GPA * 11). Anything above a 186 guarantees you will get into any US Allopathic Medical School.

 

[riceman04]

No the actual formula is (MCAT * (pi)2) + (GPA * 1.45678943219037654321). Anything over zero guarantees a spot in medical school

EC's add -6
URM's add -20
study abroad people add -1
research publication add -6

 

[Centinel]

No the actual formula is (MCAT * (pi)2) + (GPA * 1.45678943219037654321). Anything over zero guarantees a spot in medical school

EC's add -6
URM's add -20
study abroad people add -1
research publication add -6

Of course by my formula, a 45MCAT and a 4.0GPA is below 186 😛

 

[jbrice1639]

Of course by my formula, a 45MCAT and a 4.0GPA is below 186 😛

of course i did the f***ing math first rather than just scrolling down to see your second post... 😀