<p>MCATs are super important. I think med schools would be more likely to consider someone with a lower GPA (depending how hard the undergrad school was) and higher MCAT scores than the reverse.</p>
<p>A couple people I know who were accepted to med school had SAT/ACT scores around 1400/32 ish (95+ percentile?) One was a NMF. Their MCAT scores were around 50th percentile for accepted students. (Their math/science grades in college were quite good–3.8-3.9ish) Students go from being at the very top of the heap–then they’re thrown in with all those other top students–and suddenly they’re just in the middle of the pack. There are a lot of smart docs out there who barely passed their boards and graduated in the bottom 10% of their med school classes, too.</p>
<p>A doc I know had an ACT score of 27 (before prep was a big deal). Kinda surprised it was that low. </p>
<p>I started the thread on the med school forum. IMO, students who got below 25-26 ACT would be unlikely to survive the curriculum with a decent GPA. And it is unlikely they could get a decent enough MCAT score to get in. 24 ACT and under? I don’t think it is possible. I’d like to hear if anyone did it. Even under 28-29 is a long shot. Anyone can call themselves pre-med, but many of those students are dreaming.</p>
<p>There are several new medical schools opening soon (and a few opened last year)–so it might get slightly less competitive in the next few years.</p>