<p>So if it doesn’t have those designations, chances are it won’t count as Biology.</p>
<p>As for getting into med school with 35/3.2, I have no clue but I doubt an MCAT can compensate that much for GPA unless it’s in the upper 30s or 40+.</p>
<p>National accepted applicants, Duke accepted applicants
% accepted: 44.8%, 70.8% for seniors + alumni applicants (84.5% for seniors)
CUM GPA: 3.73, 3.55
BCPM GPA: 3.68, 3.38
MCAT VR: 9.7, 10.9
MCAT PS: 10.3, 11.5
MCAT WS: P, Q
MCAT BS: 10.7, 11.3
MCAT Total: 30.7P, 33.7Q (slightly under 90th percentile)</p>
<p>Seniors not accepted: 3.23 CUM GPA, 2.97 BCPM GPA, 30.9 MCAT</p>
<p>In general, 3.5+ CUM GPA, 3.3+ BCPM GPA, plus good MCAT scores and you will be fine from a numbers perspective of getting into a medical school. As you can see, Duke applicants have deflated GPAs but MUCH higher MCAT scores than the national applicant. Your ECs, LORs, interviews, research, AMCAS essay, secondary statements, etc. are equally important, if not more, once you get past the numbers screen. Of course, if you are aiming for a top medical school, the numbers become more important, and so will your research involvement.</p>
<p>Medical schools matriculated in 2007
UAB: 2
U of South AB: 1
U of AZ: 1
U of AR: 2
UCLA: 1
UCSF: 1
UCI: 1
USC: 1
UCSD: 2
UCD: 1
U of CO: 1
Yale: 3
Georgetown: 4
GWU: 1
U of FL: 3
U of Miami: 8
U of South FL: 1
Emory: 5
MCG: 3
RFUMS: 2
Univ. of Chicago: 4
UIC: 4
Loyola: 2
Northwestern: 5
Rush: 2
U of IN: 2
U of KS: 1
U of KY: 2
U of Louisville: 1
Tulane: 5
JHU: 4
UMD: 2
BU: 3
Harvard: 1
Tufts: 3
U of MA: 1
U of MI: 4
U of MN: 2
U of MO: 1
WUSTL: 6
Dartmouth: 1
UMDNJ-NJMS: 2
SUNY Buffalo: 2
Columbia: 6
Cornell: 2
NYMC: 2
NYU: 3
U of Rochester: 1
MSSM: 6
WFU: 3
Duke: 20
UNC-CH-19
ECU: 2
U of Cincinnati: 1
OSU: 1
CWRU: 5
U of Toledo: 2
Jefferson: 2
U of PA: 6
U of Pittsburgh: 8
Temple: 1
Penn State: 1
Drexel: 3
MUSC: 8
U of SC: 1
U of TN: 4
Vanderbilt: 3
BCM: 4
TX A&M: 1
UT Southwestern: 6
UT Houston: 3
UT San Antonio: 3
UVA: 4
VCU: 4
EVMS: 2
U of WA: 4
WVU: 1
Marshall: 1
MCW: 1</p>
<p>Looking at the stat posted by leejwwc, i don’t think i have a chance even if i can pull 35 on mcat. Although I like duke a lot, but often wonder if i have better chance just simply go to state school instead. I am very frustrated now.</p>
<p>If you just want to be a doctor (not physician-scientist, w/e), the medical school you go to doesn’t have that great of an impact. A degree from Harvard and one from your state school both say you have an MD and you can become a doctor same as someone who graduated from Harvard. I wouldn’t be so worried about it. Also, some state schools are quite good…</p>
<p>^ I think ikyy51 was saying whether he/she would have been better off going to state school for undergrad. Not that he/she is worried about what type of med school to get into. Honestly, I think it’s a LOT easier to get into med school going undergrad at State U as opposed to Duke or any other elite school without huge grad inflation in the sciences (assuming an equivalent person). That is, somebody who got into Duke but chose State U has a better chance of getting into med school (and even a decent one), in my opinion. It’s so much easier to have a high GPA. The Duke stats show this pretty clearly - it shows that Duke students are very high quality (much much higher MCAT scores than national average), but their GPAs are much weaker even though they are better students. Yes, I realize med schools take that into account to a certain extent; but I know countless people who struggled to get a 3.4 at Duke, while people who are not nearly as intelligent or motivated pull 3.8s in the same major at a state school, score slightly worse on the MCAT, but are still in better shape than the 3.4ers at Duke. Just my opinion…</p>
<p>you’re absolutely right bluedog; essentially the majority of the people who get weeded out as pre-meds at Duke would be doctors if they just went to State U. I’ve met countless people like that. That is a fact of life most people find out too late about. I’m sure many parents get frustrated too when they spend 50 grand a year just to see a C on the transcript in a premed class.</p>
<p>Medical school admissions doesn’t consist of a formula based on MCAT scores and GPA. Things like courses taken will change what the admission committee thinks of your GPA. Also, where your courses were taken will also alter the weight of your grades. Further, all A’s in elective courses and less impressive grades in your other courses will mean a lot less than A’s in your science courses and lower ones elsewhere. </p>
<p>You have chosen a good school for pre med. It should give you a good chance to get involved in research and clinical volunteering early. </p>
<p>I would suggest you also keep an open mind about potential career paths. Not all the decisions made by 17 year olds are correct and you are about to be exposed to a world of opportunities that you may not have known existed.</p>
<p>so that means a third of duke applicants who get into med school go to a top 20 school, if that doesnt mean a duke gpa doesnt help, then what doesnt?
even if a lower gpa is set off by a higher mcat, then it doesnt explain why then someone with a 35/3.5 from duke gets into a better school than someone from a state school with a 32/3.7 gpa. I know for sure a third of state school matriculants for sure dont go to top 20 schools.</p>