Medical School!!! Need Help

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>My friend is applying to medical schools this year and particularly in his state texas. He has a 3.7 GPA and a 24 on the MCAT ... he also has an extensive resume of volunteering, academic awards, and senior positions in clubs ... </p>

<p>He is interested in UT Southwestern and was wondering what his chances were.
He was unfortunatley plagued with a family crisis which took alot of attention and energy ... should he include this in his application?</p>

<p>ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT!</p>

<p>THX</p>

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<p>I've read on a lot of websites that a 27 or above on the MCAT is preferred. However, I'm only a high school senior, so pay me no mind.</p>

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<p>you can get a 9 on the MCAT and still go to Texas Tech University ( where i wanna go)
but i think he could DEFF get into UTSW</p>

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<p>It would be good to mention this in the application/essay....explanations can be put in from anything like such disasters to why a student may have gotten a low grade in a class.</p>

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<p>Well he also was accepted to UMKC medical school when he was a high school senior in CA (6 year program)</p>

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<p>i read somewhere a 30-32 was necessary....to get a good shot... one second i'll find some statistics</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/examineedata/table0403.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/examineedata/table0403.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>In 2003 a 24 would get u in the 40-46 percentile (not good)</p>

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<p>i found 2006
<a href="http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/examineedata/table0806.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/examineedata/table0806.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>it would be the 41.5-47 percentile</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.mcattestscores.com/usmedicalschoolsmcatscoresGPA.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.mcattestscores.com/usmedicalschoolsmcatscoresGPA.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>this site has average gpa's and mcat scores (only some schools list the total....but i guess some also list the score per section average).....your friend would be an 8 on the mcat for all 3 sections according to these averages for all medical schools CHECK IT OUT!!!</p>

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<p>well besides the MCAT he has a very strong resume ... and being accepted to a 6 yr BS/MD program should count for something?</p>