MD & DO cGPA-3.755 sGPA-3.682 MCAT-28/30

[ninjiliu]

Your feedback is much appreciated


Residency: Virginia
Profile: 23 y/o non-traditional female, majored in biomedical engineering with minors in math and chemistry
GPA: 3.755
sGPA: 3.682
MCAT: 28 (Biological - 9, Verbal - 9, Physical - 10) and 30 (Biological - 10, Verbal - 9, Physical - 11)

5 stellar LORs - 2 engineering professors, 1 art professor, 1 MD, 1 volunteer coordinator

I've been told I have a good PS (will PM it on request)

Medical Experience
Full time medical scribe in emergency medicine and pediatric urology - 1000+ hrs
week long medical mission trip to Peru - 40 hrs of hands on clinical assistance
Shadowing (IM, derm, rad onc, palliative) - 105 hrs
EMS ride along - 12 hrs

Health Related Volunteer Work
Hospice volunteer - 130+ hrs
Hospital volunteer - 80 hrs

Non-health Related Volunteer Work
Fostering dogs from a local organization, volunteer at adoption/fundraising events, office help - 350+hrs
(fostering is short term, as needed, over weekends)

Leadership Experience
Student Alumni Association - Director of Operations (treasurer, secretary, fundraising chair all in one) I'm was heavily involved with this SRO that was the largest on campus, 1000+ members.
SRO #2- Community chair
SRO #3 - Founder and President
University Alumni Association - Volunteer Chair

Research
Did a summer's worth in a tissue engineering lab. No publications

Other
Spent 2 years on my own project to develop an algorithm to automate laparoscopic camera positing, and developed a prototype with a 5-axis robot.


Schools List - trying to apply broadly

--IS--
University of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Tech
Eastern Virginia
VCOM DO
Liberty DO

--OOS--
Boston University
Drexel
George Washington
Georgetown
Howard
Indiana University
Johns Hopkins
Stanford
Temple
Tufts
UCONN
University of Hawaii
University of Kansas
University of Maryland
University of North Carolina
West Virginia

Also, anyone recommend a good OOS DO program?

Thank you!

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[gyngyn]

I recommend that you delete the schools where your MCAT is below the 10th%.

 

[SpartanWolverine]

I think you have a well balanced list. JHU and Stanford are quite a reach MCAT-wise, as they both average around 36. It never hurts to have a few reaches, though.

As Gyngyn suggested, take a look at statistics for individual schools to tailor your list -- the MSAR is a good resource to determine your competitiveness.

Good DO schools? Look into PCOM since it seems like you're mostly interest in the east coast. If you don't care about region, CCOM would like your high GPA.

One last note -- I would only recommend applying to Liberty if you are strongly religious.

 

[Faha]

These OOS public schools accept very few applicants with your MCAT:
Indiana University
UCONN
University of Hawaii
University of Kansas
University of Maryland
University of North Carolina
West Virginia
Consider replacing them with private schools where your stats would give you a chance for an interview such as:
Jefferson
Wake Forest
Quinnipiac
Hofstra
New York Medical College
Albany
Oakland Beaumont
Western Michigan
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
St. Louis
Since MD acceptance is not guaranteed, apply to several DO schools.