Medical School/Nursing School

[The Truth]

Getting into medical school is not an easy thing. I am working on my application as we speak. I am senior in college. My gpa is 3.9


Here is my understanding:

On average, 33% of total people applying to medical get accepted.

Average GPA of someone getting accepted is 3.7 or so.

You must be in the top 1/3 of country on the mcat. This translates to about a 30. You can get in with a 28, but its kinda chancy. My advisor reccomends not even applying without a 27.

Other experiences and letters of rec are good, but MCAT score is the biggest factor.

GPA and other things all combined are not as important as your overall MCAT score.

You can go overseas with much lower scores.

blake

[CD56]

dont go overseas, it will haunt your career for as long as you practice, it is extremely hard to get a decent residency spot with an overseas degree, and any of the more competitive fields are pretty much off limits

you are better off talking to the admissions offices of US schools and finding out what it would take for them to accept you

[7ontheline]

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dont go overseas, it will haunt your career for as long as you practice, it is extremely hard to get a decent residency spot with an overseas degree, and any of the more competitive fields are pretty much off limits

you are better off talking to the admissions offices of US schools and finding out what it would take for them to accept you

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Wise words.

[gamblore99]

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You must be in the top 1/3 of country on the mcat. This translates to about a 30. You can get in with a 28, but its kinda chancy. My advisor reccomends not even applying without a 27.

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This sounds pretty easy. Is it very rare for someone to take MCATS in the US? here large number of undergrads take them. No i can't be more specific.