28 MCAT, 2.9 GPA, chances of getting into Med School?

Seniors are getting accepted into med schools as of Monday.

He will probably get waitlisted at some lower tier programs. Might get in if he gets lucky, but I doubt it. 28 isn't in the good range, and 2.9 is a pretty bad GPA.

If your roommate really wants to go to medical school, I think there are programs that allow for conditional acceptance. In these programs, you are technically not a medical student but you take classes at the medical school and you work for the medical school. If you do well enough, I believe you are grandfathered into your medical school class.

I think another good strategy is to get a masters in a health science at where you go to medical school. Also, there are DO schools too. If you are driven to get in, you will get it in.

not even close. he won't even get an interview with that gpa. if he had scored >33 on his mcat, he might have a chance.

Maybe down in the Caribbean somewhere.

not even close. he won't even get an interview with that gpa. if he had scored >33 on his mcat, he might have a chance.

Make him take a look at this chart.

https://www.aamc.org/download/157958/data/table25-w-mcatgpa-grid-white-0810.pdf.pdf

His chances are MUCH lower without doing any of the extra stuff. I knew 3.9/34 that had a hard time without doing the extra stuff to their own in state school. If he doesn't do anything to make himself stand out he had no chance. Masturbating isn't something noteworthy to put on the application.

28 is much below the average acceptance for the MCAT. The average acceptance is 30.xx.

I wouldn't even bother talking to him. He seems like a waste of space. If you can't put in the minimum effort to at least average B's in undergrad it'll be hard to suddenly get the work effort to survive medical school.

Highly unlikely. Not only are the grades lower than average, but he is likely going to have some d's or f's, which scream as red flags. It's one thing to be a consistently b student, quite another to average b's with a few failures (which is essentially what a d is). Most schools don't want to invest time and money in trying to turn a guy with a track record of failing into a success story. It's be one thing if his grades were suffering because of the time he spent running a homeless shelter, or had some other compelling story, but sounds like that's not the case.

But then again, if he has money to apply and travel to several dozen of the lower ranked schools (carribean schools, osteoapthy schools, etc), and is able to connect with an interviewer just once, he might get lucky. Stranger things have happened.

He can be like me and be an amateur gynecologist.

According to that chart posted above, someone with a sub 2.4 and a sub 21 MCAT was accepted. I guess maybe he can get lucky via a clerical error just like this fellow.

I think the best part of that chart is that 6 people with a sub 2.0 and sub 15 MCAT actually bothered to apply. Also, I like how someone with a sub 2.2 managed a 39 to 45. That's really impressive. 3.8 to 4.0 with a sub 15 is also quite impressive I suppose.

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Your friend will have a difficult time with MD admissions, but is a reasonable candidate for DO school. As a rule of thumb, 3.6/30 is a good "minimum" to have in mind when applying. Lower than these, and you've made things hard on yourself. A solid MCAT with a mediocre GPA or vice versa can sometimes do the trick, but right now he has a mediocre MCAT and a bad GPA.

The most optimistic reading of that chart: Get a 2.0 - 2.19 GPA, and a 33-35 MCAT: 100% success rate, only GPA/MCAT combination to do so.

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According to that chart posted above, someone with a sub 2.4 and a sub 21 MCAT was accepted. I guess maybe he can get lucky via a clerical error just like this fellow.

I suspect that the OP's friend is not as quotafied as the applicant you cited.

Actually, the chart is regarding those self-identified as white.

Considering how entitled his roommate seems I made the assumption he is white. They have other charts for different ethnicities. Normally you can make up for a bad GPA under 3.0 by having some excuse like medical illness or death in the family if you have several semesters showing that you can pull off good grades. DO schools aren't THAT much easier than MD schools to get into. MCAT average is still 27ish for most school and GPA is 3.4-3.5. His best chance is to go Caribbean if he really wants to go to Medical school. A US medical school is not going to waste money on someone like him.

I know several doctors, and my own brother is currently a resident. Your friend should look more logically at being a PA, or nurse possibly. He doesnt have anywhere near the pedigree to get into med school, let alone one that is quality where he will have much options on where to do residency.

Med school acceptance is even more than just GPA (his is VERY low for possibility), and MCAT (a mediocre-at-best score). And along with his apparent attitude, if he even got an interview, it would go poorly. Tell him to look at another area of medical work. Besides, someone like him wanting to be a doctor is bad for the work, as people must be observant, hard working, and very dedicated when they are dealing with peoples lives, and he wouldnt survive 30 hour rounds, or any of the boards. Personally, based on what youre saying, your friend sounds like an asshole, and should not seek out working in medicine.

Many who have 3.5 or better GPA, and get a 30 or better on MCAT get rejected from Med School or waitlisted and have to re-apply. And, if your state has its own med school, you wont even be considered in some neighboring states.

It seems, your friend is not made out to be a doctor. Move on. NEXT!