C3.64, s3.5, mcat 7/25/13 & 8/9/13

[zaxos]

Graduated this past May from a private institution in FL with an overall gpa of 3.64 and a science of ~3.5.

Took the mcat on july 25th and rescheduled to take it again in 5 days. My range was anywhere from a 27-31. I am applying everywhere in florida and need some help/thoughts on my school list for OOS. Are the schools I picked a stretch? and are they OOS friendly overall?

ECs include:
~130 hours volunteering in hospital
shadowed two physicians at ~50 hours ea
worked in a lab for 1.5 years--no publications
peer mentor for the pre-health office
100 hours community service at my church working with kids
phi-de member

Here is my list for both MD and DO: (Any thoughts and advice are greatly appreciated)

FAU
FIU
UM
FSU
USF
UCF
UF
NOVA (DO)
LAKE ERIE BRADENTON (DO)

OOS:
MICHIGAN STATE (DO)
Rocky Vista (DO)
Des Moines (DO)
PCOM (DO)
Midwestern AZ/IL (DO)
GW
George Town
Rosalind Franklin
Tulane
Wake Forest
Drexel
Penn State
Temple
University of Vermont
Virginia Commonwealth Univ
West Virginia

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[zaxos]

bump

 

[zaxos]

Does anyone have any thoughts or advice?

 

[Goro]

GPAs are fine for your list. Can't comment other than that without your MCAT scores. Why did you re-take so soon, without even knowing the 7/25 results?

I'd rule out WVa they prefer regional candidates, especially their own.

Graduated this past May from a private institution in FL with an overall gpa of 3.64 and a science of ~3.5.

Took the mcat on july 25th and rescheduled to take it again in 5 days. My range was anywhere from a 27-31. I am applying everywhere in florida and need some help/thoughts on my school list for OOS. Are the schools I picked a stretch? and are they OOS friendly overall?

ECs include:
~130 hours volunteering in hospital
shadowed two physicians at ~50 hours ea
worked in a lab for 1.5 years--no publications
peer mentor for the pre-health office
100 hours community service at my church working with kids
phi-de member

Here is my list for both MD and DO: (Any thoughts and advice are greatly appreciated)

FAU
FIU
UM
FSU
USF
UCF
UF
NOVA (DO)
LAKE ERIE BRADENTON (DO)

OOS:
MICHIGAN STATE (DO)
Rocky Vista (DO)
Des Moines (DO)
PCOM (DO)
Midwestern AZ/IL (DO)
GW
George Town
Rosalind Franklin
Tulane
Wake Forest
Drexel
Penn State
Temple
University of Vermont
Virginia Commonwealth Univ
West Virginia

 

[zaxos]

Thanks for your help! I wanted to retake at least once, and this Friday was the latest possible in the state of Florida. Bad idea?

 

[zaxos]

Any other thoughts? Thanks again for the help!

 

[gyngyn]

Thanks for your help! I wanted to retake at least once, and this Friday was the latest possible in the state of Florida. Bad idea?

Retaking tells the committee a lot. Mostly it's not good. Retaking a good score is arrogant (even if you add a point). Retaking a weak score and getting a statistically similar score shows poor judgement (bad self assessment or inadequate preparation). I think you know how a lower score will be interpreted.

Since you don't even know your score, the exact way in which this is going to be a bad idea is impossible to predict. At a minimum it's goofy.