Is Undergrad Really That Important?

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And what is the GPA is the same, but the MCAT for the state school student is 3-4 points higher?

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<p>I think it is generally agreed that 3-4 points on MCAT are worth a lot more than the school name. Some CCers claimed that the school name is worth about 0.1 or 0.15 GPA, but I do not know how much the school’s name is worth in terms of MCAT (My guess is 1 point at most.) I rarely see any applicants with a high MCAT struggle to get into a medical school, but I see applicants from a brand name school with a low MCAT struggle during the application cycle. (Granted, percentage-wise, more applicants from top schools apply with a higher MCAT.)</p>