What are the schools with lowest MCAT/GPA averages?

[SavoirFaire]

I am wondering which M.D. schools have the lowest average MCAT and GPA for accepted students.

I realize it will likely be state schools. If I remember correctly, North Dakota, Marshall, and West Virginia were some of the lowest I saw. But they did have significant in-state preference.

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[CodeBlu]

Pick up the MSAR. You can organize by MCAT, GPA etc.

 

[Doc of the Walk]

I have this pdf from 2010 with accepted GPAs and MCATs, I think Howard and Meharry are the lowest ones. (Not sure about Meharry)

 

[theWUbear]

Pick up the MSAR. You can organize by MCAT, GPA etc.

+1

But I'll give you the answer anyway, OP. Ponce, UPR, San Juan Bautista, and la Universidad Central del Caribe

 

[CodeBlu]

+1

But I'll give you the answer anyway, OP. Ponce, UPR, San Juan Bautista, and la Universidad Central del Caribe

You're too kind WUbear. Seriously. UMDNJ is yours!!!!

 

[SavoirFaire]

+1

But I'll give you the answer anyway, OP. Ponce, UPR, San Juan Bautista, and la Universidad Central del Caribe

Cool, I really have thought about applying to some of those schools.

I know Spanish to an extent. But I heard they do the interview in Spanish; I don't think I could articulate my motivations for medicine in Spanish.

 

[CodeBlu]

Cool, I really have thought about applying to some of those schools.

I know Spanish to an extent. But I heard they do the interview in Spanish; I don't think I could articulate my motivations for medicine in Spanish.

If you're worried about your GPA/MCAT being low... please remember the scores are AVERAGES. Not everyone has a 42S and a 4.0

Contrary to popular belief a 29-30 is a GREAT score, and so is a 3.6-3.7 GPA with some nice ECs. Sell yourself to the adcom, make them see that they cannot possibly go on without you.

 

[SavoirFaire]

If you're worried about your GPA/MCAT being low... please remember the scores are AVERAGES. Not everyone has a 42S and a 4.0

Contrary to popular belief a 29-30 is a GREAT score, and so is a 3.6-3.7 GPA with some nice ECs. Sell yourself to the adcom, make them see that they cannot possibly go on without you.

Thanks. I'm sitting on a 3.5 cGPA and 27 MCAT. I was told in two interviews that my PS was "inspirational", so I assume the rest of my application is strong. I do not want to go through the hell of taking the MCAT again unless I absolutely have to. The fact that people get accepted with my score is why I am going through the application process regardless.

 

[theWUbear]

But I heard they do the interview in Spanish

Not all of them. Search SDN for that information, which I can't remember off the top of my head (if you find it, it'd be great if you could relay it back to me)

 

[1TB4RKSB4CK]

If you're worried about your GPA/MCAT being low... please remember the scores are AVERAGES. Not everyone has a 42S and a 4.0

Contrary to popular belief a 29-30 is a GREAT score, and so is a 3.6-3.7 GPA with some nice ECs. Sell yourself to the adcom, make them see that they cannot possibly go on without you.

Prostitution alert!

 

[courtnes]

The WV schools do have significant IS preference. For WVU, their GPA/MCAT is misleading because OOSers have signficantly higher requirements to get an interview. With Marshall, you must be from a surrounding state and you'll also have higher GPA/MCAT requirements though they may be more willing to work with you if you have a genuine interest in the school/area.

 

[HH Holmes]

Thanks. I'm sitting on a 3.5 cGPA and 27 MCAT.

Let me preface this by saying I have not applied to medical school nor am I trying to give any 'official' advice, but from being on the site for a while, you are not in bad shape with a 27 MCAT and a 3.5 GPA. Sure, you may not be a contender for HMS or JHU, but you're a good candidate for most DO schools and some low to mid tier MD schools if you have good ECs/letters/PS etc...