anonymous:
they accepted a 496 last year, they were bragging about it
top med schools purposely try not to set minimum MCAT's to let in nepo students or not screen out ppl who have no business getting in
Trust me if it was all about stats, every medical school would fill up within 5 minutes. It's more than stats buddy I think you're missing the point. They don't want robot 528's as doctors anymore with no compassion and just collecting check forced by their parents to pursue med.
anonymous:
Trust me if it was all about stats, every medical school would fill up within 5 minutes. It's more than stats buddy I think you're missing the point. They don't want robot 528's as doctors anymore with no compassion and just collecting check forced by their parents to pursue med.
man 528 is hard as balls, why are you stereotyping every high MCAT person as some robot grinder forced into med? If you can get a 528 you're smart enough to do any other career you want.
anonymous:
man 528 is hard as balls, why are you stereotyping every high MCAT person as some robot grinder forced into med? If you can get a 528 you're smart enough to do any other career you want.
there are less than 100 perfect scores every year
anonymous:
man 528 is hard as balls, why are you stereotyping every high MCAT person as some robot grinder forced into med? If you can get a 528 you're smart enough to do any other career you want.
because this guy probably has low stats and is a hater. It doesn't matter if he has interviews, the chip on his shoulder will see that he doesn't get any high-ranking A's lmao
anonymous:
man 528 is hard as balls, why are you stereotyping every high MCAT person as some robot grinder forced into med? If you can get a 528 you're smart enough to do any other career you want.
At this point you're just rage baiting. Log off bud and live life bud you'll get a II if it's meant to be
anonymous:
because this guy probably has low stats and is a hater. It doesn't matter if he has interviews, the chip on his shoulder will see that he doesn't get any high-ranking A's lmao
How am I the hater? you're the one saying low stat people have no business applying basically lol. The adcoms are smarter at choosing who they want for their med school than you bud. Just go cope elsewhere.
anonymous:
How am I the hater? you're the one saying low stat people have no business applying basically lol. The adcoms are smarter at choosing who they want for their med school than you bud. Just go cope elsewhere.
No, what I said was that being URM shouldn't save a bad stats app for a top school, unless you're truly something special and have a really good reason for underperforming. Also, I wouldn't use bud so much in your alleged interviews; it makes you sound like a teenager lmao
so confused by this debate idk which side im on LMFAO
anonymous:
No, what I said was that being URM shouldn't save a bad stats app for a top school, unless you're truly something special and have a really good reason for underperforming. Also, I wouldn't use bud so much in your alleged interviews; it makes you sound like a teenager lmao
Listen, bud, you're missing the statistical reality of the data. If being URM alone was enough to save a low-stat application at a T10, we would see significant numbers of low-stat applicants entering top MD schools every single year.
Instead, someone getting into UCSF with a 496 is an incredibly rare anomaly. This proves what you just said, adcoms only overlook metrics that low if the applicant is truly exceptional and has a compelling reason for underperforming. The data shows that URM status is not a free pass; holistic review means looking for extraordinary distance traveled, which is exactly what happened in that rare 496 case.
Also, appreciate the vocabulary advice, but rest assured, I know how to code-switch between an informal internet forum and a formal medical school interview bud
anonymous:
Listen, bud, you're missing the statistical reality of the data. If being URM alone was enough to save a low-stat application at a T10, we would see significant numbers of low-stat applicants entering top MD schools every single year.
Instead, someone getting into UCSF with a 496 is an incredibly rare anomaly. This proves what you just said, adcoms only overlook metrics that low if the applicant is truly exceptional and has a compelling reason for underperforming. The data shows that URM status is not a free pass; holistic review means looking for extraordinary distance traveled, which is exactly what happened in that rare 496 case.
Also, appreciate the vocabulary advice, but rest assured, I know how to code-switch between an informal internet forum and a formal medical school interview bud
Agree with you. Rather than looking at is URM being favorable, I prefer to look at it is they are contributing a diversity of experience to the healthcare field. As a doctor, our mission should be to target medically vulnerable populations, which happen to be URM.
When top schools evaluate, they consider scores as well as what else you bring to the table. A URM patient will connect easier and trust faster a URM doctor etc. A URM doctor is more medically motivated to care for and serve URM communities.
If we get high stats applicants without considering these factors, we are getting bots. It is also incorrect to assume that ORM can't bring diversity, or that URM getting in means they have lower stats. However, I would like to argue that you can be URM with many resources, and ORM growing up disadvantaged. My hope is that the admissions process is truly holistic, that they take into account your experiences, your privilege, your stats etc.