The New MCAT

eadad
Thu, 12 Jul 2012 01:45:48 +0000

Scienceguy
At most Med schools, grades in the clinical rotations third year count double. Since it involves daily patient interaction it can and often does cause problems for those lacking in social skills and can be the great grade equalizer.

My S once told me a story about a fellow student he shared a rotation with. Said student was lamenting the fact that he had had straight As the first two years but had been unable to get anything above a 3 (on a 1-5 scale) in his 3rd year rotations.

As others have said, if you think it’s all about biology and chemistry you are sadly mistaken and are in for a shock-if you even make it to Med school.