What the other people said about the cutoff is generally pretty accurate , so make sure you ' re at least 90 % and up . That being said though , make sure you ' re still at around the 95 % range because if you and another person have the exact same score on your supp app reviewed by several people and given a score from 17 then averaged and judged by that averaged score , they will take your grades into account to make the decision . As for extracurriculars , you don ' t need to do much tbh . I went overboard and did 10 extracurriculars all throughout high school , ending up as prez for 3 of them I originally intended to do business so kind of overexerted myself on ECs there but didn ' t end up writing any of them except for one activity where I didn ' t even talk about my leadership experiences on the supp app . What they ' re looking for on the supp app is if you ' re a good person like you honestly care and are passionate about healthcare andor helping people and if you think uniquely . Essentially , they ' re trying to see if you ' re a good fit for the signature health sci courses like cell bio where you have to deduce a conclusion from a given case study , Sherlock Holmes style and inquiry where you ' re supposed to question everything and metaanalyse . So demonstrate in your supp app that you have these qualities and make your supp app stand out the prompt in my year was a lot more openended than your year ' s but a couple of people got in with a poem and one guy got in writing about cooking macaroons , you don ' t have to go that far but don ' t make it your standard cover letter . Best of luck !