Medical School Questions

WayOutWestMom
Sat, 08 Dec 2012 23:46:07 +0000

Many med schools use MCAT + GPA to screen applicants so it’s critical that your MCAT +GPA are within the range for the particular school. If it’s not, your ECs will never even get looked at.

AAMC surveyed US med school admissions directors and asked them to rank factors from most important (5) to least important (1). Below are the mean weighted results of that survey.

Here’s the results:



Importance of Application Data to Admission Officers at 113 Medical Schools in Their Decisions to Invite Interviewees and Offer Acceptances

Offer Interview Invitations
GPA: Cumulative science and math (3.7)
GPA: Cumulative (3.6)
MCAT Total scores (3.5)
Letters of recommendation (3.4)
Community service: medical (3.3)
Personal statements (3.2)
Medical/clinical work experience (3.2)
Community service: non-medical (3.1)
Leadership experience (3.0)
Completion of premedical requirements (3.0)
Experience with underserved populations (2.7)

Offer Acceptances
Interview recommendation (4.5)
Letters of recommendation (3.8)
GPA: Cumulative science and math (3.7)
Community service: medical (3.6)
GPA: Cumulative (3.6)
MCAT Total scores (3.4)
Personal statements (3.4)
Medical/clinical work experience (3.4)
Community service: non-medical (3.3)
Leadership experience (3.2)
Completion of premedical requirements (3.1)
Experience with underserved populations (3.0)



https://www.aamc.org/download/261106/data/aibvol11_no6.pdf

As you can see some of the things you’ve listed don’t even make the list–like participation in many activities or experiences outside the US.

Athletics could possibly be a small bump, but only if your academics and ECs are at an appropriate level for the school.