{"id":18055,"date":"2019-08-21T08:20:45","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T13:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=18055"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:41:21","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:41:21","slug":"whats-the-average-gpa-for-medical-school-matriculants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/mcat\/whats-the-average-gpa-for-medical-school-matriculants\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the Average GPA for Medical School Matriculants?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Medical schools view applications holistically. This means that they\u2019ll look at all the elements of your application, from your MCAT score to your extracurriculars, as a package so they can understand each of your achievements in context. At the same time, medical school admissions can be an area where there is a great emphasis on numbers, especially the two biggest quantitative admissions factors: your MCAT score and GPA. Because these are two objective measurements that can be compared apples-to-apples across applicants, your MCAT score and GPA will play a large role in admissions officers\u2019 decision to move forward with your application.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Interestingly, by the time you\u2019re ready to apply to medical school, toward the end of your Junior year at the earliest, most of your opportunities to affect your GPA will be behind you. After all, you\u2019ll only have about a year or so of classes left, and those won\u2019t be reflected in your initial application. If you\u2019re reading this in your Junior year, it\u2019s important to remember that if your GPA isn\u2019t where you\u2019d like it to be, you can overcome a low GPA and gain admission to medical school. If you\u2019re reading this early on in your college career, know that the hours you put into these early classes will be the building blocks to a great application.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Luckily for applicants, information about average GPAs for applicants and successful matriculants is made public by the AAMC through their FACTS tables<\/a>. In addition to the information you\u2019ll find here, there\u2019s a lot more information you can find through the AAMC resources. One caveat: Medians, means, and averages are just that. Don\u2019t let these snapshots discourage you from pursuing your dream of becoming a doctor if your numbers aren\u2019t there yet.<\/span><\/div>\n
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What is the average GPA for medical school?<\/h3>
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\nWhen viewing your application, medical school admissions officers are actually given three GPAs. Your science and math courses are considered according to what is called the BPCM (Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Math) GPA, and your non-science courses (humanities, social sciences, language, etc.) are considered as a separate GPA. The third GPA that schools see is the overall aggregate.<\/span>
\nEach medical school has its own average GPA for the incoming class (information for MD programs can be easily found in the Medical School Admission Requirements guidebook and often on the school\u2019s own website), so it\u2019s important to do your research so you know where your own GPA fits in within the school\u2019s range. Are you right on track? Slightly below? Way ahead? Regardless of where you fall, you\u2019ll be able to make a plan for a competitive application with this information. <\/span>
\nThe national averages for the 52,777 applicants in 2018-2019 were as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n