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He Was Accepted to 9 Medical Schools with a 505 MCAT Score | Mission: Accepted S1 E5
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- Опубліковано 4 січ 2021
- This medical school applicant was able to turn decent stats-505 MCAT and 3.7 GPA-into a waterfall of interview invites and 9 med school acceptances. Today we take a look at his full AMCAS application and pick apart what helped him succeed.
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In this episode, we discuss:
• Why this applicant believes he was successful during this application cycle.
• His status as a permanent resident-how does that affect admissions?
• What he did right with the ending to his disadvantaged essay.
• How and why he transferred credits from his degree in Nigeria to the U.S.
• His C and W in his History classes, and how he discussed them in interviews.
• His biggest mistake with how he planned and approached MCAT prep.
• How he used stories effectively in his activity descriptions.
• How he could've improved his activity descriptions even more.
• The pattern of leadership on display in his activities.
• What he did right in the opening and closing of his personal statement.
• How he's choosing which med school to attend from his 9 acceptances.
If you like Mission: Accepted, be sure to check out my other series Application Renovation, in which I give feedback to students who got rejected from medical school. We follow a similar format with full, detailed application breakdowns: applicationreno...
This dude is balling. Man save some acceptances for us, sheesh.
Right?! :)
The silver lining is this guy can only go to one medical school! Haha unless.... 🤔
This future doc sounds like such a pleasant, good guy. I wish him all the best.
Decades past one of my 2 best buddies/med school classmates was a guy from Nigeria that already had an advanced degree and had been teaching pharmacology at a US medical school but was rejected as an applicant to the same school. I recall shaking my head wondering how they deemed him good enough to teach their students but not good enough to become a student there. We knew lots of super smart people from multiple countries, multiple walks of life that could not get in.
you seem to assume getting into medical school is about being super smart... There are at least 1000 universities and colleges that prepare their graduates for medical school. Assuming we only consider the top 5% of graduates based on GPA, there are tens of thousands of "super smart" graduates each year. Let's say only 20% have the med school science pre-reqs.... we're still talking tens out thousands! And most of them go into consulting, finance., law school, MBA school, or academic graduate programs So clearly being "super smart" means little in terms of "why do you want to be a doctor?" Maybe they didn't even know themselves why they wanted to be a doctor.
@@larrydunn4626 I would say grades is a major determinant but not sole determinant. In the case of my former classmate I would think teaching pharmacology to said medical students would bode well towards becoming one of those same students.
@@s96822 It means he's qualified academically. it doesn't mean he has demonstrated he actually wants to be a doctor, is a good fit to be a doctor, or would even like being a doctor.
@@larrydunn4626 Becoming a teaching faculty member, MCAT, and applying sort of hints-suggests he wants it, could be a good fit and as far as liking being a doctor we don't realistically know until we are in the situation.
It's counter productive to critique a extremely successful application and what you found wasn't helpful to it. I feel we would have gotten more value with you actually dissecting the strengths of this application instead. One of the more important questions missed here is how this person went about picking which schools to even apply to with a 505. Since he ended up with this many interviews and acceptances. Reddit is full of 3.4gpa 518 mcat rejected from all schools. Which is why I would have liked what this man did right highlighted more. Keep it coming though I subbed.
100% agree!!!!
You can’t expect to get into med school with a 3.4 gpa
@@jamescrawford2547 lol definitely possible
@@TheMiniWumbo yeah if you’re a transgender Native American first generation grad student
@@jamescrawford2547 My friend got in Harvard Med with a 3.5, and he is none of the above that you listed...just sayin'
Sir, your book isnt just for medical students. I am very glad and grateful to have met your acquaintance in youtube and on your "channel." You have opened my eyes to the horrid mistakes I often made thinking I have accomplished a written a great CV, personal statement including writing up work experience job description and a clear plus concise, personal experience at that role. Sir, without you, I would not find "new peace and strength" of living life, not to talk or envision the possibility of watering hope. Thank you very much, Sir. And, May your good works and deed continue to change people's lives all over the world starting from wherever you're, right now.
At the moment, I don't have a job but you've conjured a living nut that is unravelling itself. I am insanely thankful cause you've saved me. Thank you, for turning my "deliberate observer" to operate my active love for learning and further development.
The flexibility of your mindset is amazing
stories like this make me strive harder! congrats on your acceptances & naija we dey!! :)
This guy's extracurriculars are fantastic - no surprise that he did so well in this cycle! No doubt that he will be an awesome and compassionate physician some day. Congratulations!
Nice guy. Clearly, has pushed HARD to succeed, which comes through on his application. Good luck!
This man is what I aspire to be in my application cycle! Wish me luck for next year 😰😰
how did it go? its a year later, I wish you the best of luck, I'm rooting for you.
I hope you did well!
I think he nailed all these interviews partly due to his well written personal statements and his experiences and clinical exposure showing off who he is as a person. Of course i think that his race & disadvantage story and unique experiences('walmart') does play a significant role in his current success.
Love ittt, congrats to you!!! Representing West Africa :))
do u hv to make this so racist
@@johnalthomas what's "racist" here? The word Africa?
Lol how is this racist 😂 she said Africa
@@johnalthomas how is this racist lmao. is africa a slur now
Kudos Bro! Nigerians are among the most educated set of immigrants here in the US!. I am proud of you and proud of that stat!...🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
Was kinda hoping we would get to see the school list at the end
!!!!!
Does the med school you get into really matter at the end of the day. You can become a doctor from any medical school right?
@@szymongwozdz2338 the school list probably would've helped ppl with similar stats find schools that would be more receptive to them instead of just shooting in the dark at schools that may filter out scores like 505 (speaking as someone who got a similar score and doesn't really know where to apply hahaha)
so true like if 7 of his 9 acceptances was hbcus like
@@kbriney1443 There aren't even 7 hbcu medical schools in the country. Please take your bigotry elsewhere.
He is such an inspiration. Yes o omo Naija. Love to see it 😍 this is so encouraging.
Very
The "I LEARNED THAT FROM YOU DAD" had me rolling 😂😂.
Omg what’s the time stamp lolll
@@JF-ct5sg 19:34
Dude is the man! I’m happy for him.
Guy's solid. They say the Nigerian immigrants do so well here, and he's definitely an example of one!
Can you explain more on how to convey the impact of an experience rather than the traits or qualities you gained from it? It is confusing to me because isn't "becoming more compassionate" (as he wrote in his application) an impact of the activity? Thanks!
Also, congrats to this pre-med!!!
Would it be possible to start showing the list of medical schools where they applied and mention which ones they got interviews and acceptances at? I love these videos, but personally, I think this addition would be really helpful.
How does it feel to be god’s favorite? Lol CONGRATULATIONS MAN! I don’t even know you and I’m so hella proud of you!!
Man this guy is awesome! He's gonna be a great physician for sure
URM and disadvantaged is a huge difference. Good work though.
How do you explain his GPA then?
@@DFOlover1 An Asian/Indian with a 3.7gpa and 505mcat would not get a sniff from MD schools much less 9 acceptances, unless the app has tremendous clinical, volunteering or other experiences + a disadvantaged situation.
@@krishnancom There are literally videos of white applicants with worst stats than this guy getting accepted 😂😂. Also, it sounds like you can't compete in today's applicant pool.
Lastly, those Asian/Indians that were qualified to "get a sniff" have Black people during the civil rights era to thank for CCing them into having rights when their family moved to this country. They weren't harrassed just for existing. So go cry elsewhere.
Also from TX with 12 instate schools that require 90% of all matriculates are in state.
@@DFOlover1good thing affirmative was outlawed
Affirmative action
Hateraide quenches your thirst
Best pre-med interview I've seen on UA-cam.
Do people honestly think that if admission into medical school was purely based on MCAT scores and GPA, that this would be better for patients overall? How many of those high MCAT and high GPAs will actually serve the areas that need it most? How many will go into those urban hospitals and serve a predominantly black or Hispanic community?
And let’s not forget the implicit bias already evident in our current medical system. Look at the black maternal mortality for example. Black mothers are 3x more likely to die after childbirth than their white counterparts. Of course there are other factors that contribute to this, but historical context and access to pre and postnatal care play a factor. Will filling med schools with high MCAT scorers fix this issue?
Lastly, why do applicants who have higher stats but don’t get in always seem to think that applicants like this young man significantly reduced their chances of getting into med school? You do realize that black students make up around 5% of acceptance when you remove the HBCUs right?
Is affirmative action perfect? Far from it. I believe socioeconomic status should be taken into account. A black applicants with at least one parent who is a doctor is not disadvantaged compared to a poor white or poor Asian applicant.
But let’s not reduce the achievements of this young man to just “it’s because he is black.” We still know nothing about the schools he applied to, we know nothing about his letters of recommendations, we know nothing about his secondary essays, and we know nothing about his interviews. To only focus on his MCAT and GPA and completely ignore the rest of his application and the stuff we didn’t see is just dumb.
Stop thinking high MCAT and high GPA means you deserve an interview or an acceptance. Shitty doctors can have better stats too.
Yes, you should get an interview if you have worked hard to get top scores! Are you kidding me?? I’m not saying this gentleman doesn’t deserve his acceptances but a disadvantaged background and a good personality also does not guarantee a good doctor!! If I am going into surgery, I want the best guy in the room. I don’t need a friendly chatterbox or need to know if he was disadvantaged growing up!!
Then why have an mcat and gpa requirement? Just make it all about extracurriculars and interviews.
A few things to note: Yes, he's black, and yes, it makes a significant difference. But he also worked really hard, and submitted a good application. He clearly wants to be a doctor, and will take it seriously. Grades and scores don't mean as much as we tend to believe
is it too harsh for you to know that others with his Mcat score would not have a chance. I just feel sorry that the BLM movement does not help our fellow Americans in this case.
@@Peter-uo8zr such an ignorant and uninformed comment.
@@msdentalmom0208 Truth always hurts. But he is not an African American!
@@Peter-uo8zr ignorant and incorrect
URM opened the door, he walked through.
This guy is very very good at dealing with people.
Are there any technical or practical reasons why so many applicants submit the first week or so of June but not on the first day of June? From what I understand, the system opens in May and primaries can be officially sent to schools on June 1st. That means you’re able to access the application system and put in all of your information ahead of time in May and just submit on the first of June, correct? I haven’t really seen any 6/1 or 6/2 submission dates on this channel it seems but tons between 6/5 - 6/10. Realistically, I’m sure it doesn’t make much of a difference, I’m just curious to know if there’s any particular reason. Are you not able to start filling things out until 6/1?
Warm congrats to this student on all his hard-earned success this cycle. Dr. Gray, thank you for making these videos.
Mostly just nerves. Students checking and checking everything one more time. Some may be waiting on last minute grades to be finalized from the previous semester. But, no, nothing technically stopping students from submitting day 1.
@@MedicalSchoolHQ Thank you!
Everyone of you here are awesome. You didn't need my input but I must say it just so I can add to cortisol Level - I will still have to calm it down by having a cold shower after I break my Lent fast this evening after a long great day I have had.
Thank you very much and see you fellow brothers and sisters, including more inspiring moments like this one I had today watching this masterpiece.
Congratulations this is amazing!!!
I never see any East Africans pursuing higher education... we gotta step it up haha
Love all my West Africans and many success to all
I am East African though😂 it is true
Income can be a major limiting factor for alot of people.
@@daveyjones3016 yeah true. For you to take MCAT from East Africa, you have to travel to South Africa! The venues are limited
Untrue. Please do not say never and stereotype yourself, because others do not place such a label. As a non-African and an immigrant, most of the African friends I met pursued higher education. They came from well-educated families. E.g. One of them, even her parents had higher education, one parent graduated from MIT. They are not well-known figures in their country due to the "prominent" education, but just middle-class folks, frugal, and live a modest life. I say that because we were roommates for 2 years, we were both "cheapskates", she was hardworking, great moral, and easygoing.
Excellence! Gonna be an asset wherever he lands! I see you bruh.
It's the CHEMISTRY between you guys for me.
who else is watching this when they should be studying?
Here from Puerto Rico. I hope to be interviewed by you soon!
My MCAT test is on march 13 and I will apply for 2022. Let's see how it goes!!!
Any tips and motivation, will be amazing!
I wish you the best!
You got it bro, law of attraction
Hey howd the test go? :-)
How’d the test go
@@imbatmanlol thnks for asking!
If I tell this nobody would believe me... but I took it in march 13 and after CHEM/Phys and CARS the test glitched and did not eanted to upload... so I got a new test date for march 26 and I TOOK IT! Now waiting till april 26
Congratulations bro. You made it
Thank you so much for these videos! I have a couple of years until I plan to apply and actually getting to see a successful applicant’s application truly eases my worry about the whole thing
This series is so helpful 🔥
So happy for you! Lots of A!!!!
You seem so happy doing this episode.
Loved this one!!!
So why is it that he needed to provide transcripts from Nigeria, a non US nor Canadian institution? Is that because he earned an entire Bachelors in NIgeria? I completed the first two years of my undergrad in Lebanon, but I have been told by the AAMC that they will only require a transcript from my current US institution that has already accepted my foreign transcript and transfer credits.
Hello Dr.Gray, Thank you so much for this video. I have a question, if I did not transfer credits from the foreign university, do I still need to get transcripts from foreign country? I have a bachelor of medicine degree, and master of science degree from overseas, and I got a bachelors of science degree in the states.
Thank you so much for all these videos.
That's a lot of personal experiences and extracurriculars. What advice do you have for someone who wants to apply this Summer but whose extracurriculars have been totally cut off since March and is just now getting back into volunteering. My stats are a little better than the premed in this video.
Up your stats or do more extracurriculars. I was also going to apply this summer but because of COVID I'm basically where you are too. I decided to just apply next cycle so I can bolster my application, but thats because I'd rather just apply once and get acceptances than have to do the whole process again
Woot woot 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
I have a question regarding the disadvantaged essay, is this the place to bring up mental health issues? These issues did not necessarily affect my grades, but dealing with ADHD and depression had a large impact on my day to day life that I feel like really impacted my outlook on and relationship with the world
Personally I would refrain from mentioning any mental health issues. I've heard too many horror stories from people that got hung up in the application process because they dropped a hint that they were mentally unstable in the past in interviews or essays
Mental health issues should not be a part of any application ... Not just because you don't want to bring them up but also because bringing them up just shows poor judgement. I'm actually quite shocked by this question.
@@okreidieh Alright, chill out, you're being way to harsh. To be shocked by a legitmate question is a bit dramatic don't you think?
@@spencer8860 ok ... Let's not argue... If we're helping this lady out let's just all agree that no mental health issues should be on your essay ... Get help, talk to friends/ family/ counceling ... Keep it away from your application ... Good luck
What if some bad grades were due to depression or a traumatic experience? I had a dip in my grades after my first love left me and then I got raped almost immediately after. After that my grades suffered because I was super depressed and had no motivation and had constant flashbacks to the trauma
Great personality, not a typical robot applicant)
No need to go to a fancy school, just gotta get straight A’s at lower tier schools and you should be good!!!
I like this guy
Right!?
HALLELUJAH IM NEXT
Is there a way for Dr. Gray to review our essays/applications? It would mean a lot to see where I am going wrong or heading on the right path especially since my application would show the big impact the pandemic has had on my extracurriculars and shadowing which I have none of because of COVID.
I think that Dr. Gray wont personally review your app, but if you go to MedSchoolHeadquarters.com or whatever you can get people to help you in your app but you have to pay
Very likely does not have time to do that. He’d literally have thousands of students each year asking.
Yeeeess a low stat applicant. THANK YOU!!!
YAY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION!
@@JoeG2324 love how thats always a matter of deflection
Awesome dude.
Congratulations!!! 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
Can we know what medschools he applied to ?
great job
Awesome.
The ORMs arent gonna like this one. I wish you included the school lists like old application renovation videos
just an oversight that we didn't get to the school lists. Also depends on the student if they are willing to share it.
ORM/URM has nothing to do with this. This happens to be a URM. Go check my Insta Story. ORM with 505 crushed it as well. Stories matter.
Orms get mad yet ignore the 2,500 plus whites accepted with 3.5 and 510 while only 187 black accepted with the same stuff. They will never attack the 2500 because of racism. Plain and simple.
Went through this whole comment section to find atleast 1 hate comment. Can't find any. As an ORM im proud of this applicant, and shame anyone trying to plug race into his accomplishments. That includes those who bash on ORMs just to start some drama.
@@blueq4324 For whatever reason they aren't on this video but on the instagram post about this video they are all over.
Wow, for all the praise that premed students get for being so intelligent, this comment section shows how ignorant most of y’all are. This dude worked just as hard as anyone else applying. If the application process was solely based on stats, you might have a case, but you forget his personal statement, story, and personality all are reasons why some schools accepted him. He got in bc he’s a qualified and interesting candidate, something most of you are clearly not.
How do you avoid the selling ?
Goals 💪
I got 2. Nine is like out of this world good lord
Glazing
I would like help with my application as well! How do I get in touch with you?
Is applying in July already considered late? :(
I don’t discount his very good grades, average-decent mcat, likeable personality, well done application, and overall hard work. But there is no way an Asian gets in with that application, and to suggest that being from Nigeria doesn’t play a significant role is disingenuous.
who cares he deserves this
@@lalaramos7687 I would care if I got rejected with better stats. Deserving is also subjective. I wonder what the average acceptance mcat is for the schools he got into was? I don’t mind accepting someone for any reason as he does have a cool story, but at least own the reason.
@@strategic1710 You don't know what schools he applied to is right. Howard University's Medical school would definitely accept an Asian person with his same scores so please stop the non sense. He deserves it.
@@lalaramos7687 agreed, I don’t know what schools he applied to, and that would make a little difference, so I reserve a little judgement on that. My point is simply that he has an mcat score that is not usually associated with that many interviews and acceptances, but he makes up for it with a great personality, a cool and unique story, and being a disadvantaged applicant from Nigeria. There’s no need to pretend that he would have been accepted if he were a cookie cutter wasp or Asian applicant, he’s a unique story.
@@strategic1710 you were rejected with better stats cuz obviously by ur statement your attitude sucks.
this guy is from my county. What a small world
Nice job, he's got some good choices. I'd be interested to hear this fellow's take on what happened with the applicant who applied as a Black student even though he wasn't. Vijay Chokal-Ingam's book, Almost Black: How I Got Into Medical School By Pretending To Be Black is a fascinating cultural study of discrimination within the medical school system. And before everyone starts jumping up-and-down because they scanned the comments for the word Black - I'm not saying this guy isn't a solid applicant, nor am I saying he won't make an excellent physician. I'm just wondering at a system where - if the author's experience is to be believed - candidates of certain races (such as Asians and East Indians) are discriminated against, due to their racial group being "over-represented" in med schools. I suspect it may be too controversial a topic for this thread.
I'm White, I can't do that
Edit: I'm actually biracial, but my other half is Asian, which, needless to say, is not underrepresented in medicine either
not true at all. I talk to ORM students all the time with similar stories.
@@MedicalSchoolHQLOL ORM with a 505 MCAT score? Stop kidding yourself.
@@junwooo meanwhile: ua-cam.com/video/vYjlnszejUU/v-deo.html
@@daveyjones3016 although that’s nice, it seems like she is the exception, not the rule.
he has great stats and extracurriculars. the only reason you can’t do this is because you’re not trying hard enough. or you’re just waiting around to play victim
What school did he decide on?
Utmb
URM...of course
not of course
@@MedicalSchoolHQ Completely disregarding his URM status is wrong. He has an extremely well-written application, had the odds stacked against him and showed perseverance, and overall comes across as a happy, driven person that will be a great doctor. I think the biggest factor to note ORM vs URM, is all else being equal (immigrant, first-gen, great work ethic/experiences) the URM application with those stats will be read while ORM will most likely not be. If the application is read, I think both would get interviews. Great story nonetheless!
Hey, do you know if an immigrant from Bangladesh (Asia) who moved to the US In 10 th grade is considered URM? I’m still in high school and idk anything. Thanks 🙏
@@flora7447 no you’re ORM buddy welcome to the club!!
@@andrewd8108 you know if he was Asian or white, the person reviewing his application would have used it as toilet paper to wipe their ass
He had an average performance for a medical school matriculant. Based on his stats, that is not why he got 9 med school acceptances. Let's not sugar coat things- he got that many interviews because of his ethnicity. Average African American matriculant stats for entering med school are generally 0.2 GPA lower and 8 MCAT points lower than their white and asian peers. An asian with those stats, despite being a minority, would probably not get into med school.
Not trying to take anything away from this young man. 3.7 and a 505 are things to be proud of.
Not trying to take away from your statement but you sound like a hater.
@@chiamode you sound delusional. He's right.
@@chiamode dont be mad at us because we're telling the truth
@@chiamode I am in medical school and I have the utmost respect for my African American classmates and future physicians. I was just stating fact. The point of my post was not to disparage this applicant. This channel is for prospective students applying to medical school and they need to be given accurate information about their chances of gaining admission to med school. Saying this applicant got NINE interviews purely due to his stats is more than a bit misleading.
For comparison I’m an Asian applicant
511 MCAT 3.83 (2 interviews, 1MD, 1DO, 1 acceptance after two application cycles). My ECs were also generally better than this applicants’. Again I’m not complaining, but there should be a certain degree of transparency when offering admissions advice to new applicants.
Avg Asian matriculated:
3.72, 513.8
Avg African American matriculated:
3.39, 505.7
That’s taken straight from AAMC data:
www.aamc.org/media/6066/download
@@rebecav6151 First of all a 3.7 is only decent and a 505 by all measures is a very average MCAT when compared to other matriculates. Regardless of race, I’m sure he could have secured an interview because he does seem very personable, has good communication skills, and has good experiences that medical schools would value. But there is no universe where he would have gotten 9 acceptances if he wasn’t African American. Facts don’t care about your feelings. Sorry.
I kind of disagree with you a bit Ryan, I think the reason this student received so many interviews and acceptances was because he sold himself and applied medical schools 15 core competencies into his extra curricular activities
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The racists in this comment section are so disgusting..he worked hard and is very personable which is why he got 9 acceptances, not bc of “affirmative action “, stop trying to downplay his success
They are literally just being realistic. If you literally copy pasted his application but changed the race to be Asian he would not have that many acceptances.
I’m not even against URM advantage I support it, but I really dislike when people want to pretend like it doesn’t play a factor. It’s there, we all know it’s there, it’s not racist to acknowledge it. Grow up.
@@OrganicDolphin i hear ya, preach on, brotha
Very racist, black people literally only take up 5 seats at the MOST and that’s who they are upset at lmaoo.
@@OrganicDolphin grow up? Did u go to school? Do u not understand systemic oppression and how it affects minorities everyday? There’s a reason why black students only take up a few seats in medical school and why race is being used to help them...but it was always used against them
@@OrganicDolphin and I don’t know what you mean by copy and paste. His story is very unique and he is an immigrant which means he had to wrong 10x harder to compete with American applicants. Say u don’t want minorities to succeed and move on
my nigeran brother
Lol this dude...Watsup bright?
Heyyy what’s upppppp
Nigerians comin thruuuuu
*Black*
GOOD GPA. SOLID EXTRACURRICULARS. GREAT PERSONAL STATEMENT.
@@nikimohammadzadeh9409 Don't lie to yourself azizam. You should know better.
Medical school accept based on color
The irony in affirmative action is that it’s enactment was in order to combat wealth inequality that occurred because of “systematic racism”, but affirmative action is in fact systematic racism lol. Look, I don’t want to take anything from this guy. He busted ass and did what he had to do, but so long as people are getting in easier than others purely because of the color of their skin, there will be animosity in the applicant population. This isn’t some trivial matter. People are digging themselves into debt and then never getting an acceptance that they would get if they were black, effectively permanently altering the course of their life for the worse. Medicine is not a field where you should selectively lower barriers for entry. It's possible accepting a lower stat applicant in place of a higher stat applicant could result in a death down the road. I also think this is a great injustice to those URM that actually have objectively good stats when applying. Affirmative action is setting up a scenario where black physicians will have less respect in the academic and healthcare community because people know the standards for their entry were lower. I personally know an African American orthopaedic surgeon who had phenomenal stats all the way from the MCAT to STEP 2. But, that wont stop people from prejudging him because of the laws that have been enacted to lower the hurdles for URM. These laws are a lose-lose for everyone involved. “Collaboration, not Competition is key to your success”, is a nice slogan until you have to face the dark reality you may never be a Doctor because you're an ORM. I understand your why you take your stance on these issues Dr. Gray, but you have to sympathize somewhat with what I'm saying.
You assume that only black people get in with low stats which is not the case. I understand your argument but it is not an accurate representation
You nailed it. What disturbs me are these comments where people ignore all the obvious facts. I've already watched at least 5 videos where asians are getting rejected with scores above 518 or something and perfect GPAs. Only the best and brightest should be accepted to med school and if the best and brightest happen to be 90% asian then oh well. You're right, situations like this can and will result in a death or serious malpractice if we keep rejecting qualified whites and asians in place of other races with lower credentials.
@@ashleymutasa8610 you're wrong. The national average mcat score for Asians is somewhere around 513 and for blacks it is 505. technically, yes, more blacks get in with lower scores.
@@JoeG2324 he isn’t necessarily talking about blacks. Women, Hispanics, Native Americans
My question to you would be are you willing and passionate on going into urban hospitals and caring for the black community? Or Hispanic community? There are a critical shortage of doctors in these kinds of hospitals and black physicians are more likely to serve and STAY there. White physicians and other ORM physicians are more likely to work in non-urban or white communities. Plus, the medical bias that already exists against blacks and other URM which is already well documented in the medical field. We need more black doctors that want to care for black patients. If it weren’t for affirmative action, very few even highly qualified black premeds would be able to make it to medical school, it’s a simple numbers game.
@@ashleymutasa8610 He's talking about the average, and he's right.
Ik why after watching the first second LOL
Ah, racist admission policies. Gotta love em.
If he were white…
ooo, I know! he would get rejected
Good job 👏🏽
Affirmative action