how to get into med school

bluedevilmike
Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:32:48 +0000

Grades usually have to be good, but they don’t have to be “beyond excellent.” The national average for students who get into medical school is about 3.6 – in other words, roughly two-third A’s and one-third B’s.

The toughest hurdle for most is the MCAT. The national average for the MCAT is something like a 31 – roughly the 70th percentile among test-takers. And that’s already the pool that has the grades for it.

Additionally, you need strong extracurricular activities, including hospital experience, and you need to manage the application cycle very well – mostly by writing good essays and writing them FAST. If you can get those four things done, you’re in good shape.