Another way to put it for @d87d87 : even if you’re in the top 1-2% applicants you still have a 1 in 5 chance to get into zero med school.
That’s why choosing a college is important: you need to be top 25%, top 10% perhaps, top 30% perhaps, but not top 5% and not mid 50% there… it’s a delicate balance, finding a place that meets academic needs with sufficient but not too much challenge.
And always have a plan B, and C, in mind. Odds are overwhelmingly against any premed making it into med school, even if they’ve always wanted to be a doctor.
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