<p>Top medical schools do not cut any slack for Princeton graduates when they are compared with applicants from other top schools such as Harvard or Yale, because they are generally in the same pile for consideration. However, Princeton graduates do have slight advantage over second tier schools. The definition of “top tier schools” varies among medical schools. If your GPA and MCAT are not up to the top quartile of peer applicants in the pool, it will be a problem. Mid-tier medical schools may be more willing to take in low GPA Princeton graduates. Since USNWR ranking is the common yardstick to measure medical school success, it will have negative impact on ranking if a medical school takes in too many low GPA or low MCAT applicants. I notice that the average GPA from Princeton graduates of science majors is not competitive for medical school admission. When you have a GPA of 3.4-3.5, you are at the bottom 10% of most medical school matriculants. Other factors, such as strong EC, health related activism, research, leadership and strong references, need to come into play to stay in the game. Actually, regardless grade deflation or not, there is no lack of high GPA applicants from Princeton.</p>