Medical School Acceptance Percentages

yoonjb
Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:30:02 +0000

Hey, I was reading through a US News World Report book on medical school acceptance rates, and it really surprised (and intimidated) me. UCLA Medical School accepts only 4.0% of the people who apply, for example. UCLA undergrad accepts 25% for comparison.

What I am interested in is the acceptance rates to UCLA medical school for applicants with specific GPA and MCAT cutoffs. For example, the acceptance percentage of applicants with an overall and science GPA of 3.9+ and an MCAT score of 38+ (this is what I hope to achieve).

I get the impression that the top medical schools only accept really unique people who have felt a calling for medicine for their whole lives. I fear that when I apply to med school in 4 years, I’m just going to be another cliched applicant who thinks he’s unique and passionate, but comes across as fake. :(