MD & DO 3.83 cGPA, 3.76 sGPA, 29 MCAT. NY

[mddoidontknow]

3.83 cGPA, 3.76 sGPA with moderate upward trend. No grades under B with mostly As in senior year. Double major in political science and biology (interested in public health).
29 MCAT (7/10/12).
3 years clinical + lab experience (including 2 summers) with some abstract publications
Will be spending year doing full time research and publishing thesis
Excellent extra currics (volunteer, shadowing, leadership, etc.)
Many strong recommendation letters
NY resident

Obviously my MCAT physical sciences section is what killed me. I did get 10 credits of A in physics if that helps.

I originally wasn't planning to apply to DO schools but unfortunately taking the MCAT again is not a real option and I need to apply this year. I've already applied to MD schools regardless so I guess I'll see what happens there.

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[gyngyn]

Where's your list?

 

[mddoidontknow]

Sorry. So far I have applied to:

Albany Medical College
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Columbia University College of P & S
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Drexel University College of Medicine
Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medici
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York Medical College
Quinnipiac University SOM
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
State University of New York Downstate Medical Cen
Stony Brook University School of Medicine
SUNY at Buffalo Medical School
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Temple University School of Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago-College of Medic
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Den

I also plan to apply to DO schools in the NY/NJ area.

 

[gyngyn]

There are 10 or 11 schools on your list where you have a fair to good chance at an interview. That's not bad. You can delete Rutgers since you are OOS. I think you know the real reaches.
If you add DO schools you will be fine.

 

[Goro]

Goro suggests:

Albany Medical College
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Drexel University College of Medicine
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medici
New York Medical College
Quinnipiac University SOM
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
State University of New York Downstate Medical Cen
Stony Brook University School of Medicine
SUNY at Buffalo Medical School
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Temple University School of Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Den
TCMC

DO schools in the NY/NJ area.