keepontruckin Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Hey guys, so I just got my MCAT score back recently 34R VR: 8 BS: 15 PS: 11 My composite is ok, but do US schools have hard cutoffs for each section like UWO? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardParker Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 As far as I know, most US schools don't have hard cutoffs for each sections. Anything below 7 may be a red flag for some schools, but there definitely isn't a ridiculously high cut off like UWO. Good Job with the 15 on BS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmer08 Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Congratulations! You have a good score for the US schools! Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moo Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 There are no hard cutoffs. I know people who have gotten in to great schools (Vanderbilt) with as low as a 6 in VR. US schools generally consider the whole package, including life circumstances (an African American who was raised by a single parent and had to work multiple jobs supporting family while trying to maintain a good GPA will get looked at much more favorably than a typical Asian/white kid who has lived a stable life, and has never worked but has a great GPA/MCAT.) Which is why, in general, I think the Canadian process of hard-cutoffs for GPA/MCAT is wholly unfair and discriminates against people from poor backgrounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepontruckin Posted September 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 thanks so much for the feedback everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filter105 Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 That is true, I agree with moo. Although high standards for admission, academic-wise is certainly a good thing (you would rather be treated by smart, intelligent doctor than not), I do feel that road to medicine is restricted to middle/high class family with connection to medicine (Dad/mom is a doctor or close relative is a doctor) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepontrying Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Bottomline is, adcoms in Canada don't want to spend the resources to hoslitically review each applicant. The pool is full of qualified applicants anyway, so why would they bother using a different selection method? Using high academic cutoffs is useful only if medicine is purely objective, but unfortunately it's not. Do you want to be treated by a genius doc who can't communicate or show any compassion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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