Updated April 12, 2016. These days you may need just a tetanus shot, or a vaccination against tetanus, diptheria and pertussis. Tetanus is a bacterial infection of the nervous system, also known as lockjaw. Symptoms include muscle stiffness, difficulty swallowing, muscle spasms and seizures.
The average MCAT score each year is somewhere around a 24 (8 in each section). A good (competitive at most MD schools) score is around 30 and a stellar score is somewhere above a 34 to 36 (competitive at the top medical schools in the country). A score of 36 or better would put you in the top 2% of the country.
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.]