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December 30, 2020

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Who Gets Accepted to Medical School?

Who Gets Accepted to Medical School?

So you want to become a doctor. You have definitely had an aunt at a family dinner tell you, “Medical school? It is way too competitive; try something easier!” Your aunt is right. Getting into medical school is notoriously difficult. In the 2020-2021 application cycle, there were 53,030 people who applied to medical school, but only 22,239 matriculated; more than half of applicants did not get in. 

Note: This article uses the AAMC convention and refers to the applicants applying to start medical school in Fall 2020 as “2020-2021 applicants” and applicants who began medical school in Fall 2020 as “2020-2021 matriculants.”

Few careers can match the intellectual stimulation, autonomy, and satisfaction you can achieve as a doctor. Getting into medical school is absolutely possible if you are committed and work hard. However, it is important to approach the application process with a realistic understanding of the metrics involved. In this article we will discuss MCAT scores, GPAs, and the impact these have on your application. 

The chart below summarizes the mean science GPA, non-science GPA, and MCAT scores of MD applicants versus matriculants of allopathic medical schools in the 2020-2021 application cycle based on AAMC data. 

Science GPA, non-science GPA, and MCAT scores for 2020-2021 allopathic applicants and matriculants

Science GPANon-Science GPAMCAT 
All applicants3.493.74506.4
Matriculants3.663.82511.5

Take note of the fact that those applicants who were accepted to medical school, on average, had an MCAT score that was 5.1 points higher than those who were not accepted. To put this in a different perspective, an MCAT score of 506 puts you in the 67th percentile, while an MCAT score of 511 puts you in the 82nd percentile. In other words, if you had a room filled with 100 people taking the MCAT, the average accepted applicant would score higher than 82 of those people. Consider the fact that the best and brightest are scrambling to become doctors and you have a recipe for intense competition. 

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