Importance of prereq GPA after interview

[MedP111]

I have a very low pre-req GPA (slightly under 3.0), and although the rest of my GPA is high enough along with the rest of my application so that I think I still have a chance to get an interview, I'm wondering if the pre-req GPA itself will necessarily doom me for the post-interview ranking if I'm lucky enough to get there. I know it's supposed to be 20% of the consideration post-interview, which I feel is not much, but the website says "Applicants with a PrereqGPA below 3.0 or with an MCAT below 27 are rarely considered". Will my application essentially get thrown out because of my pre-req GPA, unless I rank like in the top 20 for interview performance? Does anyone who has been in such a position mind to share his/her experience with this? Thanks!

[Bambi]

I think you need to throw your hat in the ring, do your best and let the chips fall where they may. From what you write, although I have no knowledge per se, it looks like you have an uphill battle. Good luck!

[SunAndMoon]

i had significantly below 3, i think 2.3 or something, and i didnt make it after my first interview despite ranking top 15%. Like Bambi said, try your shot, but try to fix that in the future.

[MedP111]

Thanks for the replies guys!

@SunAndMoon I dug through some old posts (sorry for stalking haha ) and saw that you took the MCAT, so I'm assuming the 2.3 is without taking the MCAT into consideration (i.e. the actual score they considered for the 20% post-interview was higher)?

[SunAndMoon]

True, I forgot about that. I had a 32 MCAT score that year (10/11/11) and submitted it. I'm not sure whether it helped me or to what extent it helped me. If you remind me by PM I can dig through my emails later and find out exact ranks! I believe the MCAT was mentinoed on there.