<p>Of course, the MCAT is a major factor in medical school admissions.</p>
<p>Other factors that may differ between the schools:</p>
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<li>Net price. Medical school is [expensive[/url</a>], so avoiding undergraduate debt and saving money can be important. Pre-meds are lucky to get into one medical school (half of those who make to applying are rejected by all), so they may not have any choice between medical schools to choose a less expensive one. High debt in medical school can make it difficult to afford going into a lower paid medical specialty like the primary care ones.</li>
<li>Convenience of pre-med extracurriculars, such as shadowing and volunteering in medical contexts. E.g. how much of a commute is it from the student’s residence to the hospital one shadows or volunteers at?</li>
<li>Higher [url=<a href=“http://www.gradeinflation.com/]grade”>http://www.gradeinflation.com/]grade</a> inflation](<a href=“https://services.aamc.org/tsfreports/select.cfm?year_of_study=2014]expensive[/url”>https://services.aamc.org/tsfreports/select.cfm?year_of_study=2014) relative to the selectivity of the school. Being a pre-med at Princeton (average GPA of [3.28</a> in 2008](<a href=“http://www.gradeinflation.com/Princeton.html]3.28”>Princeton University)) is likely tougher than being a pre-med at Brown (average GPA of [3.61</a> in 2007](<a href=“http://www.gradeinflation.com/Brown.html]3.61”>Brown University)).</li>
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