top school URM chances?

[Medx10]

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What are my friend's chances for the top schools?

Here is his info:

black male at top 5 school
psychology major

STATS

cGPA: 3.55
sGPA: 3.52
*C+ and 2 Ws
MCAT: 520

ECs

Paid clinical: EMT (50 hours)

Clinical Volunteering: clinic (70 hours), hospital patient aide (180), hospice (60 hours), 1 clinical mission trip

Non-clinical Volunteering: homeless shelters (60 hours), soup kitchen (40 hours), peer tutor (50 hours), habitat for humanity (45 hours)

Research: ~1.5 years neuroscience

shadowing: ~80 hours

Other: saxophonist in band, speaks Spanish, president of pre-med club

 

[gyngyn]

Very, very good.

 

[Medx10]

Very, very good.

Even good chances for Harvard/Stanford/Hopkins?

 

[gyngyn]

Even good chances for Harvard/Stanford/Hopkins?

Pretty much anywhere.

 

[Medx10]

Pretty much anywhere.

He didn't get a single A his first two years (all Bs, the C+, and the two W's), with about a 3.2 ish GPA. Is this not-so-stellar first two years a red flag?

 

[gyngyn]

He didn't get a single A his first two years (all Bs, the C+, and the two W's), with about a 3.2 ish GPA. Is this not-so-stellar first two years a red flag?

Nope.

 

[Medx10]

Nope.

Just curious. How much would his chances decrease if his GPA were a little lower? Say 3.47 cumulative and 3.45 science.

 

[gyngyn]

Just curious. How much would his chances decrease if his GPA were a little lower? Say 3.47 cumulative and 3.45 science.

Not much.

 

[Medx10]

Not much.

What should his list look like? Should he apply to most of the top 20?

 

[gyngyn]

What should his list look like? Should he apply to most of the top 20?

An authentic African American with the application you described could apply to any school with a reasonable chance at an interview.

 

[deleted480308]

do none of your friends have the internet? This is the third profile of a friend you've set up

 

[KnicksDoc]

lol @ "my friend"

 

[Medx10]

An authentic African American with the application you described could apply to any school with a reasonable chance at an interview.

Even at Harvard/Stanford?

 

[To be MD]

Even at Harvard/Stanford?

100% yes.

World of medicine fully needs more Black male physicians.

Not only is he AA, but he is also a stellar medical school candidate in his own right. S/He can go anywhere.

 

[WedgeDawg]

Apply to all top 20 (other than UCSD, UWash), state schools, and HBCUs and call it a day

100% of applicants with these stats from 2013-2016 were accepted to medical school. All 16 of them.

 

[Medx10]

Apply to all top 20 (other than UCSD, UWash), state schools, and HBCUs and call it a day

100% of applicants with these stats from 2013-2016 were accepted to medical school. All 16 of them.

So you think he has a good chance for Harvard/Stanford?

 

[WedgeDawg]

So you think he has a good chance for Harvard/Stanford?

He is a competitive applicant for both of these schools

 

[Medx10]

He is a competitive applicant for both of these schools

How about if the GPAs were as follows:
cumulative: 3.42
science: 3.40

Still a competitive applicant with a good shot?

 

[redsox93]

How about if the GPAs were as follows:
cumulative: 3.42
science: 3.40

Still a competitive applicant with a good shot?

https://www.aamc.org/download/321514/data/factstablea24-2.pdf

 

[Medx10]

https://www.aamc.org/download/321514/data/factstablea24-2.pdf

Yes, but even for top 10 schools?

 

[Frogger27]

Yes, but even for top 10 schools?

Dude, YES. an AA with a 520 can get into any school in the country, pretty much with any GPA above a 3.3+ and probably lower too

 

[efle]

Huh, started as a "chance my friend" thread and quickly became "I refuse to believe my friend is competitive for Top 10s"

 

[Medx10]

Not much.

How about with 3.39 cGPA and 3.36 sGPA? Just trying to see how much of an effect you think these decreases would have?

 

[nonamesleft]

What are my friend's chances for the top schools?
cGPA: 3.55
sGPA: 3.52
*C+ and 2 Ws
MCAT: 520

3.2 ish GPA. Is this not-so-stellar first two years a red flag?

Say 3.47 cumulative and 3.45 science.

cumulative: 3.42
science: 3.40
Still a competitive applicant with a good shot?

How about with 3.39 cGPA and 3.36 sGPA?

Is your "friend" trying to figure out how far his GPA can drop before he is no longer competitive? because you might as well just list the whole range of numbers now and stop bumping this thread.
Based on the Harvard website: Admissions FAQs | HMS, there is no minimum cutoff GPA.
So.. guess you can tell your "friend" that he can bomb as many classes as he wants, and he'll still be a shoo-in /sarcasm