<p>what is the point of being in a program if u still have to take the MCATS.
Alot of programs say u need to get atleast the national average.. what exactlly is the national average?</p>
<p>bump!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>national average is somewhere around a 27 (the total on the MCAT is 45).<br>
you are right in that you generally need above the national average to get into medical school anyway. but programs that include the MCAT as a requirement generally have gpa requirements of 3.4 or 3.5. With a 30 MCAT and 3.5gpa you will probably get into medical school somewhere but you have to go through the whole ordeal of writing essays, interviewing, and applying to tons of places in the hopes that you will get into a medical school. if you are in a program, you can get those exact stats and will be guaranteed a spot at medical school without any applying and interviewing and that whole hassle. that's a big benefit.</p>
<p>The national average for test takers is a 25, nowhere close to what you'll need to get into med school. So if a program's requirement is for you to get a 25, then that's still a significant advantage.</p>
<p>point in case, NEOUCOM. NorthEast Ohio Universities College of Medicine requires you to get a 24 and have a 3.2 gpa to matriculate. Undergrad campuses are Akron, Kent State, or Youngstown State (look up these schools if you don't know the caliber). i'd like to see where someone would get acceptance to (excluding their medical school) with those stats if not from BK (Burger King). life's easy for MD-seekers in Ohio who are not mildly retarded!</p>
<p>yea if they require the MCAT its usually a pretty low score, such as a 25 which you could get without studying</p>
<p>NEOUCOM reguirements are not easy at all. The program is very intense. They do not have summers off and cary a load of over 20 credit hours. They take MCAT in a second summer, some of them are still just 18, when other pre-meds in a country just getting ready for their sophmore year. Studying for MCAT and still maintaining 3.2 under these circumstances is not exactly a breather. However, a lot of them are getting 27-28 on a first try. MCAT and GPA are very dependent on the time available for studying, not just the level of intelligence. Taking MCAT without studying is probably a waste of time.</p>