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2024-03-20 17:49:13 UTC - HELPFUL
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Many medical schools use a holistic admissions process. Relying on an 'applicant’s entire journey, experiences & attributes' rather than relying on MCAT scores or GPAs. Some are moving to “competency-based” admissions instead of prerequisite courses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOe6ut85yiM&ab_channel=CongressmanGregMurphy%2CM.D. https://www.prospectivedoctor.com/medical-schools-that-dont-require-mcat/ https://students-residents.aamc.org/ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/mar/19/republicans-go-all-out-ban-diversity-equity-inclus/ https://www.newsweek.com/removing-mcat-could-improve-diversity-medicine-opinion-1775471 https://www.aamc.org/news/eliminating-bias-medical-school-admissions https://bemoacademicconsulting.com/blog/list-of-medical-schools-that-don-t-require-mcat https://medicalaid.org/medical-schools-accepting-low-mcat-scores-in-2023/
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