The PDr Chance Predictor was created to help guide medical school applicants as they begin to determine their own candidacy and the range of schools that they should consider applying to. It takes into account the most consistent top factors in medical school admissions criteria based on retrospective analysis. We understand that there are many other personal and unique components to an applicant, and unfortunately these cannot be represented in this tool. PDr does not guarantee any admission decisions and does not advise applicants on where to apply based solely off the PDr Chance Predictor. Select your performance below!
Applying to medical schools as an in-state resident often improves your chances during the admissions process, as many state schools accept less than 20% of students from out-of-state (OOS). Often, in-state tuition also tends to be lower. The PDr Chance Predictor takes these factors into account by inputting state of residency.
- No OOS This school accepts 0% of applicants from out-of-state
- Minimal OOS This schools accepts less than 25% of applicants from out-of-state
- Moderate OOS This schools accepts between 26-50% of applicants from out-of-state
- Majority OOS This schools accepts more than 50% of applicants from out-of-state
Your GPA, MCAT, state of residence, and ethnicity were used to create an individual ProspectiveDoctor Predictor score based on an algorithm that we created. Each school is also assigned a ProspectiveDoctor Predictor Score. Your score is then compared to schools’ scores to help decide the following categories.
- Target This range is your sweet spot. You have the best chance of getting accepted into a medical school when your range more closely mirrors the range that they accept. There are no “safety schools,” and being overqualified for other schools is not necessarily an advantage. Apply to more of these.
- Reach These are the schools that you are still in contention for, but your success will rely more on the other strengths of your application. Apply to a small handful of these.
- Undershoot Apply to a small handful of these schools if you feel weak in some areas of your application. Based on your medical school credentials you have a fairly competitive shot at acceptance at one of these schools.
- Far undershoot These schools are numerically too low to be considered a safety school. Don't apply to significantly lower-tier medical schools as they may reject overqualified applicants to save interview spots. Apply to them sparingly.
- Far reach If you apply to these schools, you'll need to have significant strengths in other areas of your application to be considered. It's recommended to apply to these schools cautiously.
Average Medical School Statistics
School | Type | Science GPA | Cumulative GPA | MCAT | BS | PS | SS | CA | State | State Factor | Chance | PDr Score | |
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School | Type | sGPA | cGPA | MCAT | BS | PS | SS | CA | State | State Factor | Chance | PDr Score |