Admission to Undergrad v. Grad... So what's the BIG DIFF?

<p>As BRM said, it’s going to be similar across fields and across levels at that level of generalization, but the devil’s always in the details. UG admissions are generally more stats- and wholistically-oriented. Med school is probably the only post-BA/BS type of program where ECs outside the individual field to be pursued actually matter at all. Beyond college, it’s all about your career preparation; as a result, schools want to know how you specifically fit with their program and their field. They no longer care that much about things like how you’ll fit in the student body (obviously, if you totally don’t fit, that’s a different story and can have a huge negative impact on your admissions, but being a “great personality fit” doesn’t really give you much in terms of bonus points).</p>

<p>As BRM said, I’d deemphasize classes; GPA matters per course-type (science vs non science in med school admissions); research is helpful for med school (critical for other grad school admissions); and fit with the program’s goals matters a lot more.</p>