Hi SDN, I have an interesting situation here. Below are my stats which I know are sub-par than that of what is usually accepted into U.S. medical schools. I have pretty much ruled out allopathic U.S. schools. I was wondering if I could get your guys' input on what my chances would be at an Osteopathic or Carribean (big 4) medical schools. I know most of you think "do post bacc and re-take MCAT". My main thing is I want to avoid these mainly because of the time that will be lost. If I do a post-bacc that will be a year long, then I'll get to apply, then the glide year. That will be about 2-3 years gone and I'd like to avoid that all costs. If that's the only option I have, even to get into Caribbean, then perhaps I'll do that. But I'll cross that bridge when I get there.
I really just want to be a doctor that can practice in the U.S. I have some pretty unique EC's ( I hope) and I am the first in my family to attend a 4 year university. I am pretty successful in an interview setting .My biggest concern is just getting one due to my stats. I took an upper division science class last quarter and got an A and taking another one this quarter.
Throughout my UG, I was a coach and camp director for an AAU basketball program back home, (I went to school 30 minutes away from where I live) which was about 20 hours a week, volunteered at a hospital, and shadowed an MD. I was also working a full-time job and taking classes while studying for and taking the MCAT after I graduated.
Also, I was wondering if anyone could give me an in-depth reply about my chances for SGU, Ross, and AUC specifically if they knew anything about it. Of course anything regarding DO would be appreciated as well!
Stats:
cGPA: 2.8
sGPA: 2.7
MCAT: 25 (9 PS, 8 VR, 8 BS)
EC's: President and treasurer for fraternity for 1 and 2 years respectively, 300+ hours of clinical volunteering, 100+ hours of MD shadowing at USC: KSOM, AAU basketball coach (4 years), and currently working as a Sr. Research Technician in a microbiology and chemistry laboratories for a large corporation. First in my family to attend a 4 year university, besides my younger sister...
I really just want to be a doctor that can practice in the U.S. I have some pretty unique EC's ( I hope) and I am the first in my family to attend a 4 year university. I am pretty successful in an interview setting .My biggest concern is just getting one due to my stats. I took an upper division science class last quarter and got an A and taking another one this quarter.
Throughout my UG, I was a coach and camp director for an AAU basketball program back home, (I went to school 30 minutes away from where I live) which was about 20 hours a week, volunteered at a hospital, and shadowed an MD. I was also working a full-time job and taking classes while studying for and taking the MCAT after I graduated.
Also, I was wondering if anyone could give me an in-depth reply about my chances for SGU, Ross, and AUC specifically if they knew anything about it. Of course anything regarding DO would be appreciated as well!
Stats:
cGPA: 2.8
sGPA: 2.7
MCAT: 25 (9 PS, 8 VR, 8 BS)
EC's: President and treasurer for fraternity for 1 and 2 years respectively, 300+ hours of clinical volunteering, 100+ hours of MD shadowing at USC: KSOM, AAU basketball coach (4 years), and currently working as a Sr. Research Technician in a microbiology and chemistry laboratories for a large corporation. First in my family to attend a 4 year university, besides my younger sister...
