Medical School Questions

triathludent
Sat, 08 Dec 2012 23:07:30 +0000

I understand that GPA and MCAT are the most important aspects when applying to med school, but do you think strong internships, good letters of rec, experiences outside the country(United States), being an athlete at a D1 school, being in many clubs and societies on campus, and a deep passion to become a doctor could possibly out weigh GPA/MCAT scores that are not at the universities standards? I am applying to a large number of schools that have varying averages for GPA and MCAT scores, however most of these schools have high standards. I am applying to UChicago, UPenn, Yale, Dartmouth, Cornell, Brown, Northwestern, Duke, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, Stanford, UCLA, and USC. Is this enough schools? I heard you want to apply to many universities because of how difficult admissions is for med school. Thanks for the help.