<p>Harvard and other ivy schools are know for grade inflation. Therefore a high GPA is not as impressive as other top schools like MIT, Duke, etc.
That being said here is what needs to be focused on…(for a top 10 medical school)
- Keep a GPA above a 3.7 (no real difference between a 3.8 and 3.9)
- Get an MCAT above a 34
- Do research, get published before the application comes around
- Get clinical experience, volunteering in the gift shop isn’t going to cut it, you need to have actually patient/ doctor contact (i.e. volunteering in an emergency room can provide this).
- Shadow a doctor so you can speak in the interview to what doctors do daily
- Be unique and show you are a real person (med schools don’t want robots who can take tests, remember being a doctor involves interacting with people, right?)</p>
<p>If you completed these activities you would have a good chance at a top med school. If you are content with any med school then obviously you could do lesser.</p>