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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Go to Alabama for free. [/quote]
Not a smart move if medical school is the goal (or a great education, for that matter): https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-feeders-medical-school[/quote]
Meh, I don’t think this is across-the-board true. If you had the stats to get a free ride to Bama, then you had a good SAT/ACT score and should be able to do well enough in the pre-med classes. [b]GPA and MCAT score are the primary factors[/b] to getting into a MD program. You can make it known on the app that you got a free ride to Bama. [/quote]

GPA and MCAT scores are very important, but I wouldn't call them "primary" factors. You need to have a complete pkg - GPA, MCAT, volunteering, clinical experience, research, strong LOR...[/quote]
What is your source for this? I disagree. A lot.

MCAT score is incredibly important. Your app won’t make it through to a holistic review if it’s too low. It’s a dealbreaker. Therefore saying it’s a primary factor is very true. It is waaaay more important than SAT/ACT score for undergrad. [/quote] Big disagree. A 4.0/1600/nothing else student may get rejected by top schools, but will get in somewhere decent for undergrad. Not true for a 4.0/528/nothing else premed - they will be rejected everywhere.[/quote]
This doesn’t make any sense to compare in this manner. Nearly everyone who applies to undergrad gets in to an undergrad program. That is not true with medical school. There is just nothing useful to be taken from this comparison. [/quote]

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