Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Medical school acceptance rates by race Part 3: GPA and MCAT scores by race/ethnicity Part 4: Will race impact my admissions odds? Part 3: GPA and MCAT scores by race/ethnicity The controversy surrounding race and medical school admissions doesn’t stop at acceptance rates. GPA Science. GPA Science.

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 1, 2024

2021 32,914 6.9% 2021 27,828 5.1% 2021 5,086 17.1% from the Class of 2021. Here’s what you’ll want to focus on to boost your chances: Target GPA Yale’s admitted students boast an average GPA of 4.1 , which means high grades are just the starting point. If your GPA isn’t quite there, don’t panic.

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BestColleges

APRIL 5, 2023

Data Summary Check According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the average college GPA was 2.9 1] Check The Department of Education (ED) estimated that the average GPA for first-year students was 2.6 of students earned a GPA of 3.0 Note Reference [2] Check Men had an average first-year GPA of 2.4.

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Admissions Village

JULY 22, 2022

Just as notable, some universities saw significant drops in their admit rate from only one year earlier – New York University, for example, went from a 21% acceptance rate in 2021 to a 12.2% First, from Compass Prep, The College Board reported that over 60% of college applicants in the class of 2021 obtained a 4.0 admit rate in 2022.

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AdmissionSight

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

On top of that, well cover key details like deadlines, GPA expectations, and tips to help your application stand out. 2021 35,100 9.2% 2021 Undisclosed Undisclosed 2020 29,455 11.0% 2021 Undisclosed Undisclosed 2020 2667 37.9% Target GPA While Northwestern doesnt officially set a minimum GPA, the standards are high.

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Niche

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Broad interest trends by GPA Business programs appeal most to students with GPAs between 2.0 Career/trades programs decline in appeal as GPAs increase. Fine or performing arts programs decline in appeal as GPAs increase. Health sciences programs vary little in appeal until GPAs get above 3.5, We looked at over 3.2

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Ivy Central

APRIL 26, 2023

Student Cohort: As of 2021, the university has a total enrollment of approximately 17,000 students, of whom approximately 7,500 are undergraduates. Admission · Acceptance Rate: The acceptance rate at Chicago University is highly competitive, with only 6% of the nearly 38,000 applicants being admitted to the university in 2021.

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Peterson's Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

down from 2021’s average composite score of 20.3 , according to ACT.org. In 2021, the average SAT score was 1060 , according to the College Board. In 2021, the average SAT score was 1060 , according to the College Board. 1050 2021 20.3 compared to 19.5 In 2022, ACT composite scores were 19.8, 1024 2023 19.5

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Ivy Central

APRIL 20, 2023

GPA and Testing Requirements: There is no minimum required GPA, but competitive applicants generally have a GPA of 3.5 Faculty-Student Ratio: As of Fall 2021, the faculty-to-student ratio at MIT is approximately 3:1. When MIT was test-optional they got 33,796 applicants which is a lot more than this year.

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 16, 2025

2023 23,974 6,189 26% 2022 24,930 5,961 24% 2021 28,457 5,435 19% 2020 25,957 6,271 24% UCLA transfer acceptance rates fluctuate per year. The number of applicants varies as well, but the number of admitted students usually stays near the 6,000 markexcept for 2021, which had the most applicants but the fewest admitted.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The universitys decision marks a departure from the test-optional policy it implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-2021. PENNS RETURN TO REQUIRED TESTING Beginning with students applying for fall 2026 admission, Penn will once again require applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MAY 19, 2023

Discover the exact GPA and MCAT score to aim for to become a competitive applicant, plus MCAT percentiles What is a good mcat score? Check out our list of the average GPA and MCAT score of matriculants at every U.S. Adcoms use the combination of your MCAT score and your GPA to measure your ability to perform academically.

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 3, 2024

2021 44,073 4.7% Target GPA Let’s be real: your GPA is one of the first things admissions officers will notice. According to Stanford’s Common Data Set for 2023-2024 , the average GPA of admitted students hovers around 3.9 If your GPA isn’t quite at that level, don’t panic. 2026 56,378 3.7% 2025 55,471 3.9%

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BestColleges

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Bryan (@ib2_real) October 1, 2023 The California Community Colleges Transfer Guarantee Pathway to Historically Black Colleges and Universities program guarantees any student in the California Community College system admission to partner HBCUs as long as they have a minimum GPA of 2.0 Certain HBCUs will require a higher GPA for acceptance.

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AdmissionSight

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

2021 20,497 22.2% Target GPA Carnegie Mellon doesnt explicitly state a minimum GPA requirement, but lets be honestyoull be competing with some of the best students out there. According to Carnegie Mellons 2023-2024 Common Data Set , the average GPA for admitted students is an impressive 3.91 2027 33,707 11.4%

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Students who hope to compete at the DI or DII level will still be required to maintain a minimum GPA for core-courses to be eligible. Prior to the pandemic, the NCAA required student-athletes to earn a specific score on either the SAT or ACT, dependent on their GPA, to qualify to compete. for DI schools and 2.2 for DII schools.

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 5, 2025

Historical transfer acceptance rates Lets dig into the numbers from the past three years to get some context: Year Applicants Admitted Acceptance Rate 2023 3,254 187 5.75% 2022 3,008 341 11.34% 2021 3,039 448 14.74% Whats the trend? Here are some tips to help your application stand out: Crush it with your GPA. GPA or higher.

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Ivy Central

MAY 4, 2023

Student Cohort: As of the 2021-2022 academic year, Princeton University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,428 students and a total graduate enrollment of 2,847 students. Acceptance GPA: Princeton University does not release information on average acceptance GPA.

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BestColleges

OCTOBER 6, 2023

2] Check Food-insecure students had an average GPA of 3.33 while food-secure students had an average GPA of 3.51. [3] Correlation Between Food Insecurity and GPA A 2018 Nutrients study surveyed 692 undergraduate and graduate students during fall 2016 at a rural university in Appalachia. September 2021. Brito-Silva, F.,

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AdmissionSight

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

2021 21.9% Their recs can give the admissions team a real sense of who you are beyond your GPA. So, what GPA do you need? Brown doesnt officially publish recent GPA stats, but in past years, accepted students had an average GPA of around 3.9. 2027 13% 3.9% 2026 14.6% 2025 16% 4% 2024 17.5% 2023 18.2% 2022 21.1%

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HelloCollege

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Choosing the right AP classes can set you up for successbut choosing poorly can tank your GPA, overload your schedule, or weaken your college applications. Also, taking AP classes can boost your GPA. This can raise your overall GPA and make you more competitive for college admissions. Advanced Placement (AP) classes are the U.S.s

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 24, 2023

However, unlike the Ivies , for which overall acceptance rates sat below 7% across the board in the 2021-22 application cycle, some of the top-ranking liberal arts colleges exhibit more generous numbers. increase in applications between the 2020-21 and 2021-22 cycles and a decrease in acceptance rate from 8.74% to 6.93%; Pomona saw a 4.9%

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 19, 2024

2021 32,724 8.3% 2021 29,554 6.9% 2021 3,170 21.9% Now, lets talk strategy: Target GPA Brown doesnt hand out exact GPA stats, but historically, admitted students have had an average GPA of around 3.9 And if your GPA isnt hitting that 3.9 Think a GPA around 3.9, 2027 51,302 5.1% 2024 36,794 6.9%

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 19, 2025

The trend continues, with over half of all 2021-2022 medical school applicants holding degrees in biology or biological sciences. Consider your GPA. Does GPA matter? And like it or not, the data suggests a strong correlation between GPA and success in medical school. Absolutely.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

APRIL 25, 2024

Just 7 non-contract foreign students enrolled in Canadian institutions for their first year of medical school in 2021–2022. Canada’s GPA requirements are higher simply because the admissions process is more competitive in general—not because Canadian schools don’t care about your personal characteristics. Mean admission GPA: 3.93/4.00

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Ivy Central

MAY 8, 2023

Acceptance GPA The students admitted to William & Mary have an average high school GPA of more than 3.97. Applicants to Wellesley for entry in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 are not required to submit SAT or ACT test results with their applications. On average there are 17 to 20 students in a class.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

With an increasing number of applicants and limited number of spaces, even students with competitive GPA and MCAT scores are being turned away by admissions committees. You’re probably carefully researching every available option that will make it easier for you to get into medical school with a low GPA. In 2021, St.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MAY 20, 2024

overall GPA and 3.7 science GPA will be just as competitive of an applicant as a biochemistry major with the same stats. overall GPA and 3.7 science GPA as an English major rather than have a 3.6 overall GPA and 3.6 science GPA as a physics major. overall GPA and 3.7 overall GPA and 3.6

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Admitted

JULY 22, 2024

For these 186 public and private, not-for-profit four-year institutions, we spent two and a half years collecting detailed data on how colleges implemented test-optional admission during the 2021-22 admission cycle (the first selective college admission cycle after the pandemic began) using archived historical websites.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

For the fall of 2021, the UVA waitlist was about the same, 4,924 students, and 86 were accepted. GPA and complete 30 transferrable credits. Thats 0.14%. That is a ridiculously low percentage. Given the massive difference between a 6.3% waitlist acceptance rate and a 0.14% one, lets go back another year.

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CTK College Coach

MARCH 20, 2023

On March 1 it issued final decisions in the regular admission round, and its overall acceptance rate has dropped to 36% from last year’s 49% and 2021’s 62%. Due to the high stakes of yield protection, schools increasingly look beyond GPA and test scores to determine the likelihood the student will accept an offer. There is hope!

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 29, 2024

2021 7,339 568 7.7% Heres how to rise to their high standards: Target GPA Caltech doesnt publish a GPA cutoff, but the averages tell the story. Most admitted students have a GPA around 4.2 , boosted by weighted grades from advanced courses like AP or IB. A GPA of 4.2 2027 13,136 412 3.1% 2026 16,626 448 2.7%

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BestColleges

JANUARY 11, 2023

The average MCAT score for all test-takers in 2021-2022 was 501.5. [1]. The average overall GPA of applicants was 3.62, while those who enrolled had an average overall GPA of 3.75. for those who took the test between May 1, 2021 and April 30, 2022. May 2020-April 2021. May 2021-April 2022. in 2021-2022.

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StandOut College Prep

AUGUST 19, 2023

GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Is for high school seniors with a minimum GPA of 3.0. GPA and receive endorsements from qualifying farmers. February Honors at Entrance This one-year tuition waiver is awarded based on cumulative high school GPA (minimum 3.5). Applicants must have an unweighted high school GPA of 3.0

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MARCH 28, 2023

However, in November 2021, the University of California announced that it would go test-free for the foreseeable future. It’s worth noting that the GPA ranges given below are calculated according to the University of California’s unique “weighted, capped” GPA formula , which differs from standard weighted and unweighted GPA calculations.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In fact, the AAMC reports that 62,443 people applied to med schools during the 2021–2022 admissions cycle and only 22,666 eventually matriculated into a program (around 36%). The average GPA and MCAT score for recent matriculants were 3.74 Consequently, work completed in post-bacc programs can adjust a student’s undergraduate GPA.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MAY 7, 2024

Let’s take a look at the admissions statistics for the MD program’s graduating class of 2027: Applications: 5,495 Matriculants: 104 While Yale hasn’t shared further details regarding its most recent class, statistics for the class of 2024 illustrate Yale’s high expectations when it comes to academic achievement: Median GPA: 3.92

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