<p>The FACT sheets linked in post #47 should be required reading–shows students what is realistic. I think 6-8 carefully chosen med schools ought to be enough if some “safeties”
(lower ranked, less selective schools) are included.</p>
<p>The outliers on this chart really intrigue me. Who are those (extremely rare) students with both bad grades and really low MCAT scores who got accepted anyway? What was it that convinced at least one admissions committee that they deserved a chance?
AND who are those few students with both top grades and through-the-roof scores who were rejected? Did they have criminal records? Really horrible interviews?</p>