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What counts as a good GPA and MCAT?

Roughly, the average matriculant has about a 3.7 GPA and an MCAT score around 511 to 512. But those averages hide enormous variation, and DO and mission-driven schools regularly accept students below them. The numbers are a starting point, not a verdict.

Do not fixate on hitting one magic figure. Admissions committees read your whole application, and a strong upward grade trend, a compelling story, and real clinical experience can outweigh a lower stat. The more useful question is not whether your numbers are good enough in the abstract, but which schools actually fit them, which is exactly what the MSAR is built to answer.

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