I'd say in terms of academics, it's a threshold.

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I'D SAY IN TERMS OF ACADEMICS, IT'S A THRESHOLD I FOR ME, IT'S IF YOU GET A 5:15 VERSUS A 5:28 ON THE MCAT, LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE IF YOU GOT A 5:28 BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY GONNA MAKE YOUR APPLICATION MORE COMPETITIVE. I THINK IF YOU SHOW ME THAT YOU'VE GOT A 5:11, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO HAVE NO PROBLEM IN MEDICAL SCHOOL. SO, AND SAME THING FOR GPA. LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, 4.0 FROM A UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE BIG SCHOOL IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE, I WOULD SAY, BUT GPA, ONCE YOU'RE ABOVE A 3.7, I'D SAY THAT I THINK YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO CUT IT AS WELL.

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I'd say in terms of academics, it's a threshold. For me, it's if you get a 515 versus a 528 on the MCAT, like, you know, it's pretty impressive if you got a 528, but it's not necessarily gonna make your application more competitive. I think if you show me that you've got a 511, I know that you're gonna be able to have no problem in medical school. So, and same thing for GPA. Like, I don't know, 4.0 from a University of California, the big school is pretty impressive, I would say, but GPA, once you're above a 3.7, I'd say that I think you're gonna be able to cut it as well.