What do you think they saw into that student

[ibcdude]

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So we all hear that there are a couple students in each medical school class that get accepted with extremely low mcat scores (Low 20s). What do you think they have that got them in? What do you think made the admissions committe say, lets not lose this student, lets give them an acceptence!?

 

[toomeyti]

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[medhearter]

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[vickpick]

these students are fooling u all.. the only reason they might have low stats because they were in through the 7 year MD program... so they took the mcat just for fun..

or maybe, they URM, with some more extra ordinary situations like an orphan of matyrs and so on..

 

[ibcdude]

Their last name rings a bell (if you get what I mean).

HAHAHA I love this explanation! If we were on Yahoo!Answers, this answer would be the winner 👍

 

[njbmd]

So we all hear that there are a couple students in each medical school class that get accepted with extremely low mcat scores (Low 20s). What do you think they have that got them in? What do you think made the admissions committe say, lets not lose this student, lets give them an acceptence!?

No medical school in this country "gives" anything. When you get your tuition bill, you will understand.

 

[SketchsaurusRex]

Their last name rings a bell (if you get what I mean).

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[URHere]

Seriously, there are a number of reasons why a school would accept someone with a low MCAT score, especially if that person shows evidence of being a fantastic clinician. What if you have an applicant who worked as a nurse for years, and was nominated multiple times for healthcare provider awards? Wouldn't it be reasonable to give someone like that (who has reliably demonstrated an excellent bedside manner and dedication to medicine) the benefit of the doubt? What about a single mother who worked multiple jobs to afford night classes and childcare costs? Would that kind of hard work and devotion cancel out a lower MCAT score?

Personally, I think it does. I'm not saying that all "underdog" stories have to be anything like this. I'm just saying that sometimes people might not have the option of taking prep classes and setting aside large blocks of time to study. That doesn't make them stupid or under-qualified, and I don't think it should be enough to halt their med school aspirations.

 

[FeatherPen]

md app test

 

[bruceleehiiiyaa]

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Their last name rings a bell (if you get what I mean).

 

[Stixman28]

Their last name rings a bell (if you get what I mean).

(i don't)

is this some sort of racist comment?

 

[Charles English]

(i don't)

is this some sort of racist comment?

legacy. fame. $$$.

 

[funkydrmonkey]

(i don't)

is this some sort of racist comment?

Nope. the poster means (I think) as in their parents are who the school of medicine or some other school/ building is named after them, or their parent is on the head of the admissions committee, etc...

 

[Stixman28]

Nope. the poster means (I think) as in their parents are who the school of medicine or some other school/ building is named after them, or their parent is on the head of the admissions committee, etc...

gotcha, sorry bout that.

 

[da8s0859q]

So we all hear that there are a couple students in each medical school class that get accepted with extremely low mcat scores (Low 20s). What do you think they have that got them in? What do you think made the admissions committe say, lets not lose this student, lets give them an acceptence!?

Something. This thread is going to go straight to mental masturbation, but something is all anyone can say (excellent GPA, stunning interviews, amazing extracurricular goings-on, and so forth).

 

[GoSpursGo]

these students are fooling u all.. the only reason they might have low stats because they were in through the 7 year MD program... so they took the mcat just for fun..

I think this is the most likely explanation by far. I don't think legacy would carry nearly enough weight to outweigh a low 20s score.

Seriously, there are a number of reasons why a school would accept someone with a low MCAT score, especially if that person shows evidence of being a fantastic clinician. What if you have an applicant who worked as a nurse for years, and was nominated multiple times for healthcare provider awards? Wouldn't it be reasonable to give someone like that (who has reliably demonstrated an excellent bedside manner and dedication to medicine) the benefit of the doubt? What about a single mother who worked multiple jobs to afford night classes and childcare costs? Would that kind of hard work and devotion cancel out a lower MCAT score?

Personally, I think it does. I'm not saying that all "underdog" stories have to be anything like this. I'm just saying that sometimes people might not have the option of taking prep classes and setting aside large blocks of time to study. That doesn't make them stupid or under-qualified, and I don't think it should be enough to halt their med school aspirations.

While I'm not going to argue that these people you're talking about might be qualified, I don't think an adcom would see it that way. The fact is that if they didn't do well on the MCAT, it's questionable for how they're going to do when they have to tackle the qualifying exams; seeing as the cost of training a medical student is actually much higher than what a student pays in tuition (so essentially, med schools take a loss for each student that they train), they don't want to risk losing the money they invest in training a medical student who they're not sure can handle rigorous standardized testing. Again, I'm not saying that's how *I* would see it, but I think that's how adcoms see it.