| Student Organizations |
Factors That Determine Acceptance:
There are four primary factors that determine the success of an application to health profession schools, particularly medical and dental schools:
- An undergraduate GPA of well above 3.0 is a must to be considered by most medical schools. However, a GPA of 3.5 is a more realistic goal for a competitive application.
- Scores on the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT), Dental Admissions Test (DAT), Veterinary Aptitude Test (VAT)/GRE or other such tests for the specific health profession school. The average MCAT score for medical school acceptance in recent years has been above 9.0 in each section.
- Letters of evaluation from the College's health professions advising committee, faculty members, administrators or staff, as well as from persons outside the college who know the applicant well.
- The professional school interview. The GPA and the MCAT are usually weighted more during initial screening, but once these two academic ability factors are deemed satisfactory by admissions committees, the letters of evaluation and interview become critical for the final committee decision.
|
