Pre-med at Cornell or UW

[norcalguy]

<p>It took me 10 minutes to find this:
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In 2006, the national average GPA of those matriculating to allopathic medical schools was 3.64 with an MCAT of 28.7; from the College, 3.50 with an MCAT of 30.2.
This clearly indicates that the professional schools appreciate and understand the rigor of the curriculum you have experienced here.

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<p>This is actually a substantial break. In fact, I think med schools might have overcorrected for the difficulty of UChicago. </p>

<p>[Preprofessional</a> Stats - MIT Careers Office](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/career/www/infostats/preprof.html]Preprofessional”>http://web.mit.edu/career/www/infostats/preprof.html)
Average GPA for MIT was 3.7.</p>

<p>Duke and Princeton have also posted their med school data online (with average GPA of around 3.55 for accepted applicants). So, there should be no excuse for a UChicago kid not making it to med school because they are cut as big a break on their GPA (or even more!) as applicants from its peers. This all goes back to premeds blaming their failures on their school or supposed grade deflation (which doesn’t even exist). It’s time they take responsibility for their own ineptitude.</p>