<p>Hi anyone who is in medical school or is already a doctor can you please give me advice on how you got into med school. Is it really hard?? Were your grades like beyond excellent please let me know.</p>
<p>By the way happy holidays everyone!</p>
<p>Grades usually have to be good, but they don’t have to be “beyond excellent.” The national average for students who get into medical school is about 3.6 – in other words, roughly two-third A’s and one-third B’s.</p>
<p>The toughest hurdle for most is the MCAT. The national average for the MCAT is something like a 31 – roughly the 70th percentile among test-takers. And that’s already the pool that has the grades for it.</p>
<p>Additionally, you need strong extracurricular activities, including hospital experience, and you need to manage the application cycle very well – mostly by writing good essays and writing them FAST. If you can get those four things done, you’re in good shape.</p>
<p>thanks bro your advice was very useful!</p>
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<p>I think BDM meant to say that the national average for accepted students is a 31, the national average for all students who take the mcats is around a 24. </p>
<p>Also if you want to shoot for a top medical school, you should strive for a 3.75+ and a 34+</p>