For people in Med School

bluedevilmike
Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:50:19 +0000

His SAT score is very strong. (I don’t know anything about ACTs.) You will notice that it is 160 points higher than the number I was working with, more than 50 points higher per section. I can’t in good conscience recommend that he retake, especially if he thinks the 750 might go down. If I recall correctly, my brother had the same (or close) overall score. He’s here currently.

A 3.75 is probably problematic. That implies either that Case has incredible grade inflation - shocking grade inflation, to be frank - or that its seniors must jump over a very high bar to be admitted to medical school. Again, Duke’s average GPA is a 3.54 for people admitted to medical school - .2 points lower. This is the difference between straight A-'s and half-A’s-half-B’s. It’s a big deal that theirs is so much higher, and it’s a very bad sign.