Brachytherapy involves placing a radioactive material directly inside or next to the tumor. Brachytherapy, also called internal radiation therapy, allows a physician to use a higher total dose of radiation to treat a smaller area and in a shorter time than is possible with external beam radiation treatment.
1 Only 78.2% of applicants with an MCAT score between 39-45 were accepted. 2  There was a 53.7% acceptance rate with a score between 30-32. 3  GPA between 3.00 â 3.19. 4  Significant drop to only 30% acceptance rate if you score between 30-32 on the MCAT.
Last year, nearly 16,500 applicants vied for 5,600 first year spots. But overall, students accepted to osteopathic medical schools have lower average MCAT scores and GPAs than their allopathic counterparts. Last yearâs entering class, for example, had an average MCAT score of 26 and an overall GPA of 3.4. This compares with an average MCAT of 31 and overall GPA of 3.69 for allopathic students who matriculated last year. [Find out how to show commitment on a medical school application.]