Under Grad and Med School

[breit]

Im sure this has already been asked so let me apologize if its a complete repeat question, but how weighted is your under grad institution when applying to med school? As in factors of GPA, competitiveness, ranking in specific areas of study as well as overall ranking, etc. Besides speculating, is there anyone who actually knows of any specific examples when this has come into play?

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[armybound]

GPA = 99%

all other stuff = 1%

 

[breit]

I was under the impression that MCAT and GPA were if not equally weighted at least closely weighted?

 

[armybound]

I was under the impression that MCAT and GPA were if not equally weighted at least closely weighted?

right, but you were asking specifically about factors regarding the undergrad institution.

if you want to tie in ALL factors, then it's highly variable by school. some might say 35% MCAT, 35% GPA, 20% extracurriculars, 10% LORs... other schools may say 60% GPA, 30% MCAT, 10% ECs and LORs don't matter.

 

[breit]

alright, so just to clear it up once and for all GPA is the biggest factor regardless of where you got it?

 

[GoSpursGo]

alright, so just to clear it up once and for all GPA is the biggest factor regardless of where you got it?

Yes. Institution name might be a nice tiebreaker if all other things are equal, but that's about it.