80: What MCAT Score Do I Need if I Have a Low GPA?
The MCAT Podcast
Ryan Gray
4.6 • 529 Ratings
🗓️ 7 February 2018
⏱️ 10 minutes
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If you're GPA is low, you may have heard that the MCAT might save you if you get a good enough score. We tackle that question today on the MCAT Podcast. Links and Other Resources Check out my book about the MCAT, co-written with Next Step Test Prep: . Related episode: Related episode: Need MCAT Prep? Save on tutoring, classes, and full-length practice tests by using promo code “MSHQ” for 10% off Next Step full-length practice tests or “MSHQTOC” for $50 off MCAT tutoring or the Next Step MCAT Course at
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| 0:28.7 | MCAT when you need to. Again, that's BlueprintMKAT.com for all of those free goodies. |
| 0:35.5 | The MCAT podcast, session number 80. |
| 0:47.8 | A collaboration between the medical school headquarters and Blueprint MCAT. |
| 0:53.2 | The MCAT podcast is free MCAT prep to help you understand the MCAT, teach you how to break down questions, and give you the skills and confidence to get the score you want on your MCAT test day. |
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| 1:05.7 | Welcome to the MCAP podcast. |
| 1:07.6 | My name is Dr. Ryan Gray, your host here every week. I'm also joined by |
| 1:13.3 | Brian Snedeker, vice president for content development at Next Step, test prep. Today we have a |
| 1:21.4 | great episode, very common question that comes in about GPA and MCAT score. Brian, one of the questions that I see a lot is, |
| 1:33.6 | what MCAT score do I need to overcome a low GPA? |
| 1:38.6 | Or I have a 30 GPA, what MCAT score do I need? |
| 1:41.4 | I have a 33 GPA. |
| 1:42.6 | What MCAT score do I need? If a student comes to you or to next step, what's a common response that you give? |
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