University of Connecticut School of Medicine
MD program · public · Connecticut
Median GPA
3.76
entering class
Median MCAT
513
entering class
Acceptance rate
~3.7%
approximate
Class size
114
68% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
68% of the last entering class were Connecticut residents, which leaves about 36 seats for everyone else.
Connecticut resident
~31%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~2%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.76) and MCAT (513), from AAMC and AACOM applicant outcomes and this school's published figures. Where you live makes a big difference here. Estimates, not guarantees.
What they look for
- Service26%
- Academics25%
- Clinical experience23%
- Research17%
- Leadership9%
UConn states that it evaluates GPA and MCAT alongside academic programme difficulty, intellectual growth and development, and the quality of extracurricular activities, so a demanding course load and an improving trajectory are read directly rather than inferred. The committee weighs interests, achievements, abilities, motivation and character across the whole application. The Urban Service Track / AHEC Scholars programme, run jointly with UConn's dental, nursing, pharmacy and social work schools and Quinnipiac's PA programme, trains students specifically for urban underserved care through interprofessional practice, making it a strong fit for applicants oriented to primary care in cities.
Watch out: Quality of activities is named, so a long list of brief involvements reads worse than a short list of deep ones. The Urban Service Track suits a specific applicant, and claiming it without urban underserved experience is unconvincing.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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