Medical schools for splitters

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Once again, ECs (research, shadowing and whatnot) are important for medical school but that’s not the topic here. I know that, on top of quality ECs, one might want to have both a high GPA and a high MCAT score. However, I’m sure these types of pre-meds exist (there are thousands upon thousands of pre-meds) so here goes:</p>

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<li><p>A splitter (even though I heard that term most often in the context of law school, the definition is still applicable to med school by only having to change LSAT for MCAT) is a student that has a high MCAT and a low GPA. A 3.3/33 student is an example of a splitter to my eyes. Are there splitter-friendly med schools (MD or DO, although I think splitter-friendly schools are likely to be DO ones)?</p></li>
<li><p>A reverse-splitter is a student that has a high GPA and a low MCAT, a 3.95/27 for instance. Are there schools that weigh GPA more than the MCAT?</p></li>
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<p>This chart may help you get an idea of the success rates of splitter or unbalanced applicants.
<a href=“https://www.aamc.org/data/facts/applicantmatriculant/157998/mcat-gpa-grid-by-selected-race-ethnicity.html[/url]”>https://www.aamc.org/data/facts/applicantmatriculant/157998/mcat-gpa-grid-by-selected-race-ethnicity.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I would say that both types on unbalanced students are seen at DO schools.</p>

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<p>Yes, about DO schools.</p>

<p>However, depending on what state you’re in, then sometimes some instate publics are forgiving as well. What state are you in? Are you male or female? Are you a URM?</p>

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<p>It’s not because I am myself applying to med school that I am asking that question, but because others on CC could benefit from the answer.</p>

<p>For the record, I am an Asian male (so that would play against me at many med schools in the US, MD or DO) that only had two of the medical prereqs (math and physics) and I didn’t take the MCAT myself either… and even if I wanted to, the only med schools I could possibly want to attend are not splitter-friendly by any means. I ruled out med school back in high school, and I do not intend to reconsider that stance for the time being.</p>