colleges (pre-med)

Bigredmed
Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:07:21 +0000

More impressive maybe, but all other things being equal (which they never are) the 3.9 still has a better chance of getting accepted. I know that’s antithetical for most CC prestige mongers, but a 3.2 raises a lot of eyebrows no matter where it’s from. No school is worth .7 GPA points.

I’m not saying that the UofC student couldn’t get an acceptance somewhere, just that if I was a betting man, based solely on GPA, I’d give the edge to the 3.9. However, this is a futile exercise b/c no one gets into medical school on GPA alone and med school admissions is probably the most holistic assessment of a candidate done by any graduate school. Simply having a poor interview is usually enough to ruin one’s chances at most places, even if you’re a super candidate on paper.