Can someone give me hope, please?

[Soccer885]

I am really upset about my MCAT score that I just recieved: 8 PS, 7 VR, 9 BS; total- 24Q! I have a great GPA, it's a 3.88 overall and a 3.75 BCPM. I want to go to DO school but now I am worried that my MCAT score is too low to get in anywhere. I have been doing research for a year and I have Volunteered for a year and a half at a free clinic. I have not followed a DO yet however, so if any one lives in Tampa and knows a good DO to shadow please let me know!

So I was wondering if my stats are good enough to get in. I feel aweful starting another one of these. I am just so upset and wanted to know if I had a chance! I do plan on retaking in August!

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[Orthodoc40]

I am really upset about my MCAT score that I just recieved: 8 PS, 7 VR, 9 BS; total- 24Q! I have a great GPA, it's a 3.88 overall and a 3.75 BCPM. I want to go to DO school but now I am worried that my MCAT score is too low to get in anywhere. I have been doing research for a year and I have Volunteered for a year and a half at a free clinic. I have not followed a DO yet however, so if any one lives in Tampa and knows a good DO to shadow please let me know!

So I was wondering if my stats are good enough to get in. I feel aweful starting another one of these. I am just so upset and wanted to know if I had a chance! I do plan on retaking in August!

MCAT score is fine for DO schools. The school with the highest average is a 28. Those are averages.

 

[CCEMTP2DOC]

I am really upset about my MCAT score that I just recieved: 8 PS, 7 VR, 9 BS; total- 24Q! I have a great GPA, it's a 3.88 overall and a 3.75 BCPM. I want to go to DO school but now I am worried that my MCAT score is too low to get in anywhere. I have been doing research for a year and I have Volunteered for a year and a half at a free clinic. I have not followed a DO yet however, so if any one lives in Tampa and knows a good DO to shadow please let me know!

So I was wondering if my stats are good enough to get in. I feel aweful starting another one of these. I am just so upset and wanted to know if I had a chance! I do plan on retaking in August!

Apply early and broadly and you should be fine.

 

[DnB607]

I am really upset about my MCAT score that I just recieved: 8 PS, 7 VR, 9 BS; total- 24Q! I have a great GPA, it's a 3.88 overall and a 3.75 BCPM. I want to go to DO school but now I am worried that my MCAT score is too low to get in anywhere. I have been doing research for a year and I have Volunteered for a year and a half at a free clinic. I have not followed a DO yet however, so if any one lives in Tampa and knows a good DO to shadow please let me know!

So I was wondering if my stats are good enough to get in. I feel aweful starting another one of these. I am just so upset and wanted to know if I had a chance! I do plan on retaking in August!

I got in with a 25M and a GPA of 3.85 overall and 3.85 BCPM. And I applied late and my interview was in March. You'll be fine!

 

[frederico2]

I am really upset about my MCAT score that I just recieved: 8 PS, 7 VR, 9 BS; total- 24Q! I have a great GPA, it's a 3.88 overall and a 3.75 BCPM. I want to go to DO school but now I am worried that my MCAT score is too low to get in anywhere. I have been doing research for a year and I have Volunteered for a year and a half at a free clinic. I have not followed a DO yet however, so if any one lives in Tampa and knows a good DO to shadow please let me know!

So I was wondering if my stats are good enough to get in. I feel aweful starting another one of these. I am just so upset and wanted to know if I had a chance! I do plan on retaking in August!

Your stats sound competitive for DO. Work on finding a DO to shadow and get some more, varied, shadowing experiences; the more diverse the better.
~James

 

[HemaOncoDoc]

I am really upset about my MCAT score that I just recieved: 8 PS, 7 VR, 9 BS; total- 24Q! I have a great GPA, it's a 3.88 overall and a 3.75 BCPM. I want to go to DO school but now I am worried that my MCAT score is too low to get in anywhere. I have been doing research for a year and I have Volunteered for a year and a half at a free clinic. I have not followed a DO yet however, so if any one lives in Tampa and knows a good DO to shadow please let me know!

So I was wondering if my stats are good enough to get in. I feel aweful starting another one of these. I am just so upset and wanted to know if I had a chance! I do plan on retaking in August!

Florida has more DOs than where I'm from, MA. I don't think you'll have a problem finding one. However, you may have to look around because I know that applicants have had problems finding a DO that will allow shadowing due to confidentiality laws.

24Q and with that GPA is fine for DO schools. Since you're from Florida, you have an instate preference for Nova, but I don't think you have one for LE-Bradenton. Best of luck.

 

[Soccer885]

Thanks everyone! I feel like I have hope again!

 

[Doc2007]

I think I am in similar boat. My GPA is 3.81 and MCAT score is 25 (10P, 6V , 9B). I am going to apply to all of the DO schools. I am from Texas and hopefully I can get into TCOM.

Thanks everyone! I feel like I have hope again!

 

[OSUdoc08]

I am really upset about my MCAT score that I just recieved: 8 PS, 7 VR, 9 BS; total- 24Q! I have a great GPA, it's a 3.88 overall and a 3.75 BCPM. I want to go to DO school but now I am worried that my MCAT score is too low to get in anywhere. I have been doing research for a year and I have Volunteered for a year and a half at a free clinic. I have not followed a DO yet however, so if any one lives in Tampa and knows a good DO to shadow please let me know!

So I was wondering if my stats are good enough to get in. I feel aweful starting another one of these. I am just so upset and wanted to know if I had a chance! I do plan on retaking in August!

I was accepted to KCOM and AZCOM with a 24. My GPA was much lower than yours.

Apply as soon as possible and to as many schools in possible. Make sure everything is complete prior to taking your August MCAT.

You might be surprised at your results.

 

[OSUdoc08]

I think I am in similar boat. My GPA is 3.81 and MCAT score is 25 (10P, 6V , 9B). I am going to apply to all of the DO schools. I am from Texas and hopefully I can get into TCOM.

TCOM didn't accept me with a 28, but my GPA was much lower than yours.

Good luck!

 

[Doc2007]

TCOM didn't accept me with a 28, but my GPA was much lower than yours.

Good luck!

Are you from TX? Because I think TX has rule that they have to get 90% of their students from TX.

 

[OSUdoc08]

Are you from TX? Because I think TX has rule that they have to get 90% of their students from TX.

I'm from Texas.

P.S. I inteviewed at Baylor College of Medicine, but not TCOM.

 

[dryuja]

osudoc do you mind pming me your gpa? I just want to compare with mine. My gpa is on the lower side and I got a lower than average mcat score. This is really embarrassing. I got 9 and 10 on my physics and bio, but my verbal sucked.

I was accepted to KCOM and AZCOM with a 24. My GPA was much lower than yours.

Apply as soon as possible and to as many schools in possible. Make sure everything is complete prior to taking your August MCAT.

You might be surprised at your results.

 

[Soccer885]

So everyone's advice seems to be to apply early. What is considered early. I probably wont be able to get my application completed for another week. Is this early enough? And I looked at the average MCAT scores for DO and my MCAT score doesn't really seem to be too competitive (24Q). Does a great GPA (cum 3.88) really make up for the lower then par MCAT?

 

[HemaOncoDoc]

So everyone's advice seems to be to apply early. What is considered early. I probably wont be able to get my application completed for another week. Is this early enough? And I looked at the average MCAT scores for DO and my MCAT score doesn't really seem to be too competitive (24Q). Does a great GPA (cum 3.88) really make up for the lower then par MCAT?

Really early would have been weeks ago. However, since AACOMAS has not distributed the applications to DO schools yet, you are still 'relatively' early in the process. Another week isn't horrible, but make sure it is accurate. Follow their directions explicitly and make sure there are no typos. Inaccuracies will only slow down the verification process which can range extensively from a few days to weeks. Your high GPA certainly helps, but does not totally negate the MCAT. Your 24Q is within the ballpark. Most DO schools have MCAT averages in the md 20s with ~28 being the highest from Western U/COMP. Best of luck.

 

[Raven Feather]

So everyone's advice seems to be to apply early. What is considered early. I probably wont be able to get my application completed for another week. Is this early enough? And I looked at the average MCAT scores for DO and my MCAT score doesn't really seem to be too competitive (24Q). Does a great GPA (cum 3.88) really make up for the lower then par MCAT?

I believe mine did. I was in the same situation last year and had no problems getting in. That is not to say, however, that the only reason I got in was because my stellar GPA took some heat off the MCAT. I think if everything else is in order/good, you won't have a problem.

 

[OSUdoc08]

So everyone's advice seems to be to apply early. What is considered early. I probably wont be able to get my application completed for another week. Is this early enough? And I looked at the average MCAT scores for DO and my MCAT score doesn't really seem to be too competitive (24Q). Does a great GPA (cum 3.88) really make up for the lower then par MCAT?

If you apply to enough schools, you'll get in somewhere. Applying next week is early, yes.

 

[Noway]

TCOM didn't accept me with a 28, but my GPA was much lower than yours.

Good luck!

Which did you have, a 28 or a 24?

 

[Soccer885]

Which did you have, a 28 or a 24?

I ( the original person who started this thread) had a 24.

 

[DrWiggles]

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[Doctor Bagel]

You know, I think early really means having your application completed by August or so. If you can beat the August mcaters, then you're still early. Just don't wait until October, and you should be fine.

 

[dr.z]

You'll be fine.

 

[OSUdoc08]

Which did you have, a 28 or a 24?

April = 24

August = 28

so, both!

 

[vt hokie]

Some schools (like VCOM ) don't place much emphasis on MCAT scores. I only had a 22 and the dean of admissions told me I was "well within the range" and not to bother retaking it.

 

[kafrinkabluejay]

I think...or I'd like to think...that DO schools look at everything you do and not play so strictly to numbers, however important they are. I got a 25R and had a 3.5GPA and I didn't interview until March 31st...and I'm going to Western.

So there is still LOTS of hope

Good luck to all!!

 

[mjakec]

With a 24 I got into KCOM, AZCOM, DMU and I turned down interviews to Touro and Nova.

 

[scpod]

Some schools (like VCOM ) don't place much emphasis on MCAT scores. I only had a 22 and the dean of admissions told me I was "well within the range" and not to bother retaking it.

IMHO, VCOM is kind of flaky. I had a 29 MCAT and graduated with a 3.94 (4.0 science) GPA. They asked to see my fall grades before they would grant an interview. I withdrew my application. It ain't scores they're looking at in Blacksburg.

 

[Bluemirage]

With a 24 I got into KCOM, AZCOM, DMU and I turned down interviews to Touro and Nova.

I see in your signature line that you got into University of Vermont. Congrads! Did you get an acceptance there with a 24 also?