Questions For BigRedMed

bluedevilmike
Fri, 01 Sep 2006 22:00:22 +0000

Possible scenarios include:

1.) Um, dude, UW med school is one of the most prestigious/selective in the country.

2.) Messed up the application process in any of a number of ways: Blew his interview. Blew his essays. Had a bad letter of recommendation. Applied late.

3.) What you consider a “decent” MCAT score might not actually be all that good - you have to consider that only 1/4 of MCAT test takers will ever end up in med school, so the 80th percentile is really actually the 20th percentile. (This math is NOT perfect, which I know, but you get the idea.)

4.) Dean’s list, at least at my school, is not particularly difficult to get, especially if you’re taking easy classes.

5.) Reseach and EC’s are a big deal. A BIG deal.

6.) Or maybe he was too good, and the med school “yield-protected” him.