<p>You’re sadly mistaken if you think it’s “getting into medical school is like a numbers game.” Are GPAs/MCAT important? Absolutely! Initially they tend to offer an arguably objective way to evaluate if an applicant can cut it in med school. Lots of applicants can cut it but still get rejected every year in large part because space is limited. Every part of your application will get scrutinized. Med schools like diversity. They don’t want to fill their incoming class with nothing but bio majors with the “numbers.” Will your app reflect something unique and make adcoms take notice? Will you be able to articulate in a PS compelling reasons why you want to pursue medicine other than you got a play stethoscope at Xmas as a 4 year old and you “just knew” you wanted to be an MD; or other than because you watch Dr Oz’s NY Med TV show and “just know”; or other than because you really want to help people? Will your ECs offer some evidence that you actually know what you getting into (e.g. shadowing, volunteering, etc)? Or applying to a research heavy institution will you proudly list your 2-3 college summer med research experiences not realizing that other applicants with similar or better stats have Masters, PhDs and extensive research/publishing backgrounds? Will you get profs to write you strong LORs? At interviews will you come across as robotic or will you actually be able to hold a conversation? Will you show up at interviews with cocky, arrogant, entitled attitude thinking that because I’ve got the numbers, I went to a good school, I’m in? Applicants with very strong “numbers” do get rejected on basis of poor interviews. A competitive med school is not merely a “numbers game” but entails many other aspects. All this assumes you survive the premed gauntlet and actually apply. Good luck.</p>