3.64 cGPA 3.49 sGPA MCAT 1st: 503, 2nd: 501

[suhdude]

Undergrad School: Private average midwest school, NON URM (Indian)
Country/state of residence- California
Cumulative GPA- 3.64
Science GPA–sGPA 3.49
UPWARD TREND 4.0 last two years
MCAT Scores- 1st MCAT 503 (127/123/126/127);
2nd MCAT: 501
Research–Neurosurgery at Stanford (200+ hours) - Published 2nd author.
Working on another publication and chapter summaries.
Volunteering (clinical)
- Lots of Clinical volunteering and patient contact.
-Over 1000 hours (700 hours at Veterans Hospital)

Non-clinical volunteering-
-Lots of underserved community work - such as tutoring and campus kitchen, educating low socioeconomic patients on basic health education.
-Over 200 hours
Extracurricular activities-
-Founded religious club, delegate for social justice organization
-Over 300 hours physician shadowing (ophthalmology, neurosurg, geriatrics, Emergency Med)
-Shadowed a DO too - anesthesia
Employment history-
-Academic Tutor
- Lots of awards for academics and volunteering


Really prefer allopathic schools, but I understand beggars can't be choosers.

GAP YEAR: I am taking a gap year (just graduated) and I will be doing an MHS at Johns Hopkins University where i will science classes/m1 classes.

School List
St. Louis
Loyola (Stritch)
Missouri
Rosalind Franklin
Tulane
UC Davis
UCSD
UCLA
UC Irvine
Illinois
Loma Linda
Eastern Virginia
MC Wisconsin
Virginia Tech (Carilion)
Albany
New York MC
Virginia Commonwealth
Oakland University (Beaumont)
UC Riverside - I am not from Inland Empire
Rush
Cal Northstate
Temple
Michigan State MD
Missouri - Kansas City
Western Michigan
Stanford - done research here for 6 years and outstanding LOR from M.D. Principal Investigator.
Drexel
Toledo
Wake Forest
Cooper
quinnipiac
Georgetown
Hofstra
Tufts
UCSF


DO:
Touro - California DO
New York Tech DO
Western DO
Kansas City DO
Des Moines DO
A. T. Still - Arizona DO
Michigan State DO
Chicago - Midwestern DO
Arizona - Midwestern DO
Philadelphia - Pennsylvania DO
TouroCOM - New York DO

@Goro @gyngyn @Faha

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Undergrad School: Private average midwest school, NON URM (Indian)
Country/state of residence- California
Cumulative GPA- 3.64
Science GPA–sGPA 3.49
UPWARD TREND 4.0 last two years
MCAT Scores- 1st MCAT 503 (127/123/126/127);
2nd MCAT: 501
Research–Neurosurgery at Stanford (200+ hours) - Published 2nd author.
Working on another publication and chapter summaries.
Volunteering (clinical)
- Lots of Clinical volunteering and patient contact.
-Over 1000 hours (700 hours at Veterans Hospital)

Non-clinical volunteering-
-Lots of underserved community work - such as tutoring and campus kitchen, educating low socioeconomic patients on basic health education.
-Over 200 hours
Extracurricular activities-
-Founded religious club, delegate for social justice organization
-Over 300 hours physician shadowing (ophthalmology, neurosurg, geriatrics, Emergency Med)
-Shadowed a DO too - anesthesia
Employment history-
-Academic Tutor
- Lots of awards for academics and volunteering


Really prefer allopathic schools, but I understand beggars can't be choosers.

GAP YEAR: I am taking a gap year (just graduated) and I will be doing an MHS at Johns Hopkins University where i will science classes/m1 classes.

School List
St. Louis
Loyola (Stritch)
Missouri
Rosalind Franklin
Tulane
UC Davis
UCSD
UCLA
UC Irvine
Illinois
Loma Linda
Eastern Virginia
MC Wisconsin
Virginia Tech (Carilion)
Albany
New York MC
Virginia Commonwealth
Oakland University (Beaumont)
UC Riverside - I am not from Inland Empire
Rush
Cal Northstate
Temple
Michigan State MD
Missouri - Kansas City
Western Michigan
Stanford - done research here for 6 years and outstanding LOR from M.D. Principal Investigator.
Drexel
Toledo
Wake Forest
Cooper
quinnipiac
Georgetown
Hofstra
Tufts
UCSF


DO:
Touro - California DO
New York Tech DO
Western DO
Kansas City DO
Des Moines DO
A. T. Still - Arizona DO
Michigan State DO
Chicago - Midwestern DO
Arizona - Midwestern DO
Philadelphia - Pennsylvania DO
TouroCOM - New York DO

@Goro @gyngyn @Faha

Unless you retake your MCAT and get a 510+, I don't think you have much of a chance at MD. Doing worse on your MCAT hurts big time and your science GPA is a little on the low side, too. You have a shot at DO, but that MCAT still hurts.

 

[Goro]

I can't recommend any MD school and suggest that you apply broadly to DO, starting with Touro-CA and Western.

Undergrad School: Private average midwest school, NON URM (Indian)
Country/state of residence- California
Cumulative GPA- 3.64
Science GPA–sGPA 3.49
UPWARD TREND 4.0 last two years
MCAT Scores- 1st MCAT 503 (127/123/126/127);
2nd MCAT: 501
Research–Neurosurgery at Stanford (200+ hours) - Published 2nd author.
Working on another publication and chapter summaries.
Volunteering (clinical)
- Lots of Clinical volunteering and patient contact.
-Over 1000 hours (700 hours at Veterans Hospital)

Non-clinical volunteering-
-Lots of underserved community work - such as tutoring and campus kitchen, educating low socioeconomic patients on basic health education.
-Over 200 hours
Extracurricular activities-
-Founded religious club, delegate for social justice organization
-Over 300 hours physician shadowing (ophthalmology, neurosurg, geriatrics, Emergency Med)
-Shadowed a DO too - anesthesia
Employment history-
-Academic Tutor
- Lots of awards for academics and volunteering


Really prefer allopathic schools, but I understand beggars can't be choosers.

GAP YEAR: I am taking a gap year (just graduated) and I will be doing an MHS at Johns Hopkins University where i will science classes/m1 classes.

School List
St. Louis
Loyola (Stritch)
Missouri
Rosalind Franklin
Tulane
UC Davis
UCSD
UCLA
UC Irvine
Illinois
Loma Linda
Eastern Virginia
MC Wisconsin
Virginia Tech (Carilion)
Albany
New York MC
Virginia Commonwealth
Oakland University (Beaumont)
UC Riverside - I am not from Inland Empire
Rush
Cal Northstate
Temple
Michigan State MD
Missouri - Kansas City
Western Michigan
Stanford - done research here for 6 years and outstanding LOR from M.D. Principal Investigator.
Drexel
Toledo
Wake Forest
Cooper
quinnipiac
Georgetown
Hofstra
Tufts
UCSF


DO:
Touro - California DO
New York Tech DO
Western DO
Kansas City DO
Des Moines DO
A. T. Still - Arizona DO
Michigan State DO
Chicago - Midwestern DO
Arizona - Midwestern DO
Philadelphia - Pennsylvania DO
TouroCOM - New York DO

@Goro @gyngyn @Faha

 

[suhdude]

@Goro do I have a strong chance at good DO schools? If I retook the MCAT, what score would I need to get to be competitive for MD? And would that be worth it?

 

[gyngyn]

I don't see a single MD school on your list where your chances for an interview rise to good.
It would take a much better score to change this.

 

[maydaymalone]

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[Goro]

Why do you think you can magically get a much better score? You'd need a 513 + to get any traction, I think.

Apply broadly to DO schools, especially the newest schools. But I can't recommend LUCOM, and skip the coastal Touros, CCOM, AZCOM, KCU, and Western

@Goro do I have a strong chance at good DO schools? If I retook the MCAT, what score would I need to get to be competitive for MD? And would that be worth it?

 

[suhdude]

My practice scores were 509-512 and I just don't know what happened here. I was going to take a year before my next test and also do a masters program before taking it again. @Goro