Average GPA: 3.7 and above
Average MCAT Score: 511
Primary Application:
- undergrad or post grad grades
- MCAT scores
- Personal Statement
- Use narrative based approach for personal statements
- Recc Letters:
- 2 from science professors
- 1 non-science professor
- 2 from extracurricular activities
- Work & Activities:
- clinical activities
- academic activities
- research activities
- extracurricular activities
Submit your application as close to 1st June or when allowed to submit b/c med schools have a first come first serve basis
Secondary Application:
- Specific to each medical schools
- Have some of their own essays
- personal biography
- issues in healthcare
- leadership role
- personal challenge or obstacle that was overcome
- Schools can have an initial cut on if they send secondaries based on GPA and MCAT scores
- Turn you secondary application in 2 weeks or less
- Pre-write your secondaries based off the last year’s writing prompts