MD & DO 27 MCAT, sGPA 3.13, cGPA 3.34

[jt21]

Hi SDN,

New member here but have been lurking for some time. Applying this cycle (DO and MD) and am looking for input on my application.

The basics:
New York State resident, non-URM
2012 grad of Stony Brook University, BS in Biology
Undergraduate TA, Deans List, decent LOR x3

The numbers:
MCAT: 24 (VR 8, PS 8, BS 8) and 27 (VR 9, PS 11, BS 7)
3.13 sGPA and 3.34 cGPA with very strong upward trend. I nearly dropped out after my first semester due to family crisis.

Experiences:
Medical scribe, Feb 2013 to present, 3200+ hours
Current Chief Scribe for an urban hospital system in Upstate NY, 115,ooo+ visits per yeah
Worked primarily in the ED but have experience in Pulm/CC (ICU), outpatient cardiology, and as part of an admissions team working with hospitalists.

I have applied to 33 programs this cycle. I like my DO chances but am looking for input on my MD choices. Since I consider myself sort of between long shot and borderline maybe for MD, are there any other schools where a guy like me has a decent chance?

MD programs:
Stony Brook
Buffalo
Downstate
Upstate
U of Rochester
Albany
NYMC
Hofstra
Drexel
Virginia Commonwealth
EVMS
NEOMED
Temple

Thanks in advance for any advice!

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[gyngyn]

Have you already done the secondaries for these?

 

[Dr Turkelton]

NEOMED doesn't even take out of state applicants.

 

[jt21]

Have you already done the secondaries for these?

Hi! I haven't done any secondaries - AMCAS verified yesterday.

 

[jt21]

NEOMED doesn't even take out of state applicants.

Hey they took 1 OOS last cycle! In all honesty I didn't realize that until immediately after I paid for the app. My bad on that one.

 

[gyngyn]

Delete Rochester too.

 

[jt21]

Delete Rochester too.

Thanks doc - I figured U of R was my biggest reach.

 

[Faha]

You could add Quinnipiac, Oakland Beaumont, Western Michigan, Jefferson, Commonwealth (PA), Rosalind Franklin, St. Louis. Your chance for MD acceptance is approximately 20% on the MCAT-GPA grid so apply to a lot of DO schools (at least 10).

 

[jt21]

You could add Quinnipiac, Oakland Beaumont, Western Michigan, Jefferson, Commonwealth (PA), Rosalind Franklin, St. Louis. Your chance for MD acceptance is approximately 20% on the MCAT-GPA grid so apply to a lot of DO schools (at least 10).

Thanks so much for your input! I did look at that figure as well. I will look into those schools. I applied to 20 DO programs and would be happy for a chance to be a student at any one of them!

 

[jt21]

Bump/update - still open to any suggestions =)

Added the following schools:
Oakland University Beaumont
St. Louis University
Rosalind Franklin
Quinnipiac
Jefferson

Thanks!

 

[user3]

Bump/update - still open to any suggestions =)

Added the following schools:
Oakland University Beaumont
St. Louis University
Rosalind Franklin
Quinnipiac
Jefferson

Thanks!

I don't think you have much of a chance for MD without an MCAT retake (33+), and even then it would be iffy. I would focus on DO.

 

[Goro]

100% concur. Your GPAs are simply too low.

I don't think you have much of a chance for MD without an MCAT retake (33+), and even then it would be iffy. I would focus on DO.

 

[AlbinoHawk DO]

You have a 7 in the bio section with low GPAs. You need to change your expectations completely. Your applications should be focusing on the lower tier DO schools with 3-4 mid-tiers as reaches.