Hackintosh Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 In their booklet they have this formula: 62.517Gpa + 6.757BS,MCAT + 12.122VR,MCAT. But in their admission statistics presentation the GPA scores do not go above 50. I'm sure I'm missing something obvious here. Can anyone help? I want to compare my application to figure out what to improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onamountain Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 Are you IP or OOP? The formula you mention applies to OOP only, to determine who gets a full file review. The top 250 scores using that formula get their transcripts scored again in the full file review, which is the GPA score out of 50. Oops, should have added that IP applicants get a score out of 50 on their academic record straightaway, no fancy formula required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackintosh Posted July 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 I am OOP. Another question: There are two GPA conversion scales in the guide. The letter grade scale seems to be much more forgiving than the percent scale (the percent scale is horrible: a 3.48 for an 80% is ridiculous!!). Which scale is used if your school has both systems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrogirl Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 I am OOP. Another question: There are two GPA conversion scales in the guide. The letter grade scale seems to be much more forgiving than the percent scale (the percent scale is horrible: a 3.48 for an 80% is ridiculous!!). Which scale is used if your school has both systems? I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that they use the percent, but don't quote me on that since I can't find it in the manual anywhere now. Not that it matters too much for me, because the only grade I have that's a percent was the one math class I took from Athabasca about 8 summers ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCC Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 It was the percent grade that counted for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apixaban85 Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 What's a safe score based on that formula for an OOP to get a full file review? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 What's a safe score based on that formula for an OOP to get a full file review?I remember reading that you needed a score of around 451 or above for an OOP to even be considered for an interview (on the basis of a full file review). But this may have changed in the past year's application cyle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xIcewind Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 I remember reading that you needed a score of around 451 or above for an OOP to even be considered for an interview (on the basis of a full file review). But this may have changed in the past year's application cyle. I think the cutoff this past cycle was around 452, if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquadon Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 So if I have a score of ~405 (OOP) I shouldn't even bother applying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloh Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Correct. Unless you believe that the cutoff will drop drastically by ~50 points (it won't). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosuperman Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Anyone know what sort of post-interview score an OOP (or IP) needs to have a decent chance? Edit: Nevermind I'll just peruse the accepted/waitlisted/rejected threads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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