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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One thing frequently parroted is wherever you can get the highest gpa and costs the least. Solid advice. However, everyone seems to ignore that fact that while gpa is very important, there is a huge disparity between average MCAT at an Ivy/elite and other schools. So, the 4.0 or 3.9 may also coincide with a 522 and a 502.[/quote]

Students admitted to elite schools are more likely to have a demonstrated ability to score high on standardized tests than those at less elite schools, and the MCAT is a standardized test.  If the student admitted to the elite school attended a less elite college, it probably would not alter their MCAT score.[/quote]

Yes, this. If a kid got into MIT and instead attended Alabama, their MCAT score will be high. It's not the school, it's the individual potential.  I'm the second Ivy mom (not the obnoxious one ;) ) and TBH, there's not a huge variation in the orgo or bio material between schools.  At the top schools,  the competition will be fierce because the kids are in general smarter.  I also do not agree that it's easy to get an A at the Ivy, there's very little grade inflation in the core science classes and some do not grade on the curve at all. Some professors are so egotistical and enjoy destroying the kids' chances to go to med school.  Mine did well in orgo because my mom has a PhD in chemistry and she helped them a lot; the teaching was not fabulous. 
A ton of kids take a gap year, even those with great grades and high scores. They get the recommended hours, do research,  and enjoy a little break before the hard years.  [/quote]

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