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Why Are Overqualified Students Rejected or Waitlisted By Colleges? In general, it just doesn’t make sense for a school to turn down a student because their GPA is too high or their test scores were way above average. After all, schools want to accept bright students with stellar academic abilities.
To get a better sense of that, let’s review the academic data among accepted students: Average GPA: 3.9 GPA and 520 MCAT score. There are no hard numeric cutoffs; applicants with an MCAT score or GPA below the 10th percentile are often invited to interview if other areas of their application are strong. Average MCAT score: 520.06
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