UCLA implements new sGPA and MCAT Cutoffs; 3.4 and 512

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If all else is considered equal between two applicants, and one has a 504 MCAT and the other a 514 MCAT then the 514 will have a higher chance of getting admitted.

So I think that’s what UCLA’s approach was. They have many applicants with high MCAT scores that come from low SES backgrounds, are of URM status, and have other major life obstacles that they saw this as a simple approach to having a much more efficient admissions process so that the nuts and bolts of each application can be more diligently evaluated.

 

[chlorocruorin]

I know y’all are not a huge fan of him, but Dr. pinesett, who was an adcom at UCLA and Stanford, said they used to have a specific adcom subcommittee for URM’s based on race. He has a video on this topic on YouTube

 

[OchemOficionado]

I know y’all are not a huge fan of him, but Dr. pinesett, who was an adcom at UCLA and Stanford, said they used to have a specific adcom subcommittee for URM’s based on race. He has a video on this topic on YouTube

According to the Dean of Admissions, it's a subcommittee to screen all the apps marked as disadvantaged. According to the comments under the article, it will still function after the new cut offs are implemented.

 

[bearcalbear2019]

According to the Dean of Admissions, it's a subcommittee to screen all the apps marked as disadvantaged. According to the comments under the article, it will still function after the new cut offs are implemented.

Where does it say that it is still functioning? Based off the petition seems like med students are trying to fight for disadvantaged committee to come back for the upcoming cycle

 

[Lucca]

I'm not assuming that. I'm just stating filtering people based on an standardized test score is just a bad idea. Especially when the score is extremely high, we all know having a high score doesn't automatically mean you'll be a great doctor and having a low score (to UCLA let's say 513) doesn't automatically mean you'll be a bad doctor.

I'm aware schools get a lot of applicants (like 15,000), but it is naive to think all of the top 10% of test takers applied to these schools so a school can have a holistic approach to an app when in reality the top 10% will be given priority despite whatever deficits they have in their app.

Also I say "schools" because we all know UCLA is just the first one to explicitly state a cutoff. I'm sure many school will follow suit to state their cutoffs.

UCLA and schools can be picky, I'm just saying it's not fair but it's the game we all chose to play.

Who is going to be a good or bad doctor is not really the relevant conversation here, Imo. The relevant conversation is who gets to be a medical student at UCLA. Not getting into UCLA, one of the most competitive schools in the country, is not an indictment on your abilities. The current students at UCLA fear it will impact diversity, which is a legitimate fear because that could impact the quality of education and experience at the school which is enriched by it and/or impact UCLAs mission to the LA community; others say it won’t because they will still be able to implement a holistic approach on the remaining applicants who meet the cut which is a “Ok we will see about that” proposition at this point.

Also, i used to think along the lines that there was way too much emphasis on stats not enough on the rest of the app but then I met the other applicants on the trail/on SDN and just feel blessed my app wasn’t thrown into a shredder instantly.

 

[OchemOficionado]

Where does it say that it is still functioning? Based off the petition seems like med students are trying to fight for disadvantaged committee to come back for the upcoming cycle

In the comment section under the article.

 

[bearcalbear2019]

In the comment section under the article.

I'm not sure if the "Marie Marie" person is a reputable source

 

[OchemOficionado]

I'm not sure if the "Marie Marie" person is a reputable source

Ok.