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<p>It is not true that non-Calif grads at many non-Calif universities with med-school-worthy stats have to go thru 2-3 cycles. In other states, those with a 30+ MCAT and a 3.6 cum/BCMP GPA usually have an 80% chance of acceptance to at least one US MD med school.
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<p>Let me clarify… The first part was addressing the questioning of whether Calif does have a lot of resident applicants to med schools. 5300 is a LOT…and it’s the reason that a lot of stats don’t apply to Calif premeds.</p>
<p>In other states, a premed with a 30+ MCAT and a 3.6+ cum/BCMP GPA would have about an 80% chance of acceptance to at least one MD med school (assuming that the app list was reasonable, and not only the top 20 MD schools…lol). That stat does not apply to Calif premeds. </p>
<p>For an OOS premed, there is no reason to go to a UC. It is like borrowing trouble. There are far more pluses going elsewhere, including his own instate school (TCNJ). </p>
<p>For instance…If this student goes to TCNJ and gets an (equivalent on the new MCAT) MCAT 32 and GPAs around 3.8, and he has a reasonable app list, he will very likely have at least one MD acceptance. That cannot be said if he goes to a UC.</p>