<p>Sure those people may have higher gpas and MCAT scores and the such, but they dont get in for a reason. Many of the people from MIT lack social skills. At a med school interview they detect this and they dont someone like that for med. school. You can have the highest gpa possible and awesome MCATs, but if you lack good social skills you wont get in. Case in point I know someone who got into med. school it a low gpa, medium MCAT score, and very good social skills. </p>
<p>Heres something talking about GPA leveling from UCONN:
"The GPA is separated into two averages on the application. The first is BCPM average. It averages your biology, chemistry, physics, and math scores. This average, statistically speaking, holds the single greatest weight in your application. Overall GPA ranks high as well. Some consideration is taken into account concerning your overall GPA with respect to your major and the colleges and universities associated with your education. UCONN is a middle tier school. Therefore, it is unlikely that the admissions committees will alter your GPA for this reason. An engineering major is considered slightly more difficult than other programs of study. Therefore, this is taken into account when the application is reviewed. "</p>