<p>There are many people still accepted into med school with 3.0's and even a SMALL AMOUNT with under 3.0's. With a 3.7 you'd almost be accepted to every med school in the US.</p>
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I think it makes all the sense to have a very good GPA, because one never knows how one will do on the LSAT.
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<p>A very good GPA will keep you in the running, but it will not compensate for a poor LSAT score. A very high LSAT score, on the other hand, might compensate for a slightly below average GPA, but it's not guaranteed.</p>
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There are many people still accepted into med school with 3.0's and even a SMALL AMOUNT with under 3.0's. With a 3.7 you'd almost be accepted to every med school in the US.
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This is not true. People with 3.0s don't usually get into med school; the absolute lowest is around 3.3, and besides, the people with GPAs like that probably have something like a significant number of publications or amazing activities that might cause their lower GPA to be overlooked. The average person will not get into medical school with a GPA like that.</p>
<p>Having a 3.7 would not get you "accepted to every med school in the US", not by a long shot. It certainly makes you competitive, but that's it.</p>
<p>You seem to be greatly underestimating the difficulty of getting into med school; it's hard now, and it's only going to get harder in the next couple years.</p>
<p>I agree with GoldShadow. The MCATs are no laughing matter. Just because you scored in the top 98% on your SATs doesn't mean you'll do as well on a professional school entrance exam. Take a sample MCAT exam and you'll see what I mean.</p>
<p>you act like i'm still in high school lol. Comparing the MCAT to the SAT? Come on, give me a break.. I'll admit, I exaggerated when I said it will get you accepted to every med school, I know its extremely competitive.. hell the average is a 3.6 But do some research and you'll see low gpa's do get accepted more often than you think. Once again, I'm debating something I really don't give a **** about.. so I'll stop now :D</p>
<p>thats funny that people say you need a 3.7 to be competitive for med school. because my brother "only" had a 3.3 in college and got into his second choice med school. i dont know what his MCAT's were but htey werent out of this world. and he didnt even become involved with volenteering in the medical community until close to application time. but you know what, he KILLED his interview and did everything he dcould to show he really wanted it.</p>
<p>you people need to CHILL OUT. maybe they wont get into the top TOP med schools. but really the old joke kind of applies. what do you call a person who graduated at the bottom of their med school class.. DOCTOR</p>
<p>are med schools ranked? I know they don't rank dental schools.</p>
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thats funny that people say you need a 3.7 to be competitive for med school. because my brother "only" had a 3.3 in college and got into his second choice med school. i dont know what his MCAT's were but htey werent out of this world. and he didnt even become involved with volenteering in the medical community until close to application time. but you know what, he KILLED his interview and did everything he dcould to show he really wanted it.</p>
<p>you people need to CHILL OUT. maybe they wont get into the top TOP med schools. but really the old joke kind of applies. what do you call a person who graduated at the bottom of their med school class.. DOCTOR
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I'm referring to the most recent numbers, and currently, every medical school's median matriculant GPA is 3.7-3.8. Anecdotes do not change statistics.</p>
<p>That is the middle of the pack.. meaning there are lower ones and higher ones...</p>
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That is the middle of the pack.. meaning there are lower ones and higher ones...
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<p>Not necessarily. If every matriculant had a 3.7-3.8 GPA, the median GPA would still be 3.7-3.8.</p>
<p>Ohhhh that's it, so out of the thousands of applicants they are rejecting the 3.9-4.0 students so they can say their median gpa is 3.7-3.8 good one.</p>
<p>I didn't say that...</p>
<p>The definition of "median" is middle. Yes, there are lower ones, but if one wants to be competitive, their GPA should be at or above the median.</p>
<p>Remember, the median of a set of numbers like "3.6, 3.7, 3.7, 3.7, 3.7, 3.7, 3.8, 3.8, 3.9, 3.9, 4.0" is still 3.7. It doesn't necessarily mean there were a lot of 3.3s and 3.4s and 3.5s and 3.6s.</p>
<p>is it really true you can score an interview if you can impress them? i'm seriously thinking of taking a speaking class just to score interviews.</p>
<p>It depends on what kind of interviewer you get. Director, Professors, Graduate Students (yes they do these things too).</p>
<p>Some interviews are serious while others are just conversational just getting to know you like "talking to a friend" kind of dialogue. </p>
<p>I have a friend who was interviewed by a NYU grad student. She told me it was about 15 minutes and that girl was quite unprofessional. (Her cellphone rang and she picked up the call for about 10 minutes and then got back to the interview.) It just gave her a bad impression.</p>
<p>4321234, not only would it help with interviews.. but it would also help with any type of speaking skills such as dealing with friends, getting things you want, possibly future business prospects and hey.., even women.</p>
<p>not to make an arguement about the CURRENT stats or anything.. but my brother is just finishing up his first year of med school, this wasnt 10 years ago or anything.</p>
<p>his interview they talked about everything. he had a middle aged woman and my brother is very outgoing and "smooth" when he tries to be. guess you can say somewhat of a charmer. they talked about his voluenteer work, why he wanted to be a doctor, why he wanted to go to THAT particualr med school (he had very good reasons). strangely enough they also talked about his college frat and how they got kicked off campus his jr year for breaking rules and throwing too many parties. he said it was very casual and relaxed and felt more like a regular convo then someone deciding his future.</p>
<p>yeah... i've had great success with interviews where i felt comfortable with the interviewer, and it was just really casual and conversational. actually, sometimes i could tell right away if they were somebody i could get along well with, and that usually determined if i was going to get the job or not. i guess the interviews also depend on the interviewer, and if you want to work with them or not. people often forget that they need people too, so in a way, interviewers are trying to sell themselves too! that should lighten some people up a bit.</p>
<p>yes med schools are ranked. and you need atleast a 3.4 to be even considered to the lower tier med schools. Acceptance rates used to be like 45% or something couple years ago of everyone who applied, now its lower around the high 30s.</p>
<p>beanie, maybe your brother gave that woman a little extra.</p>