I received my MCAT score recently and it was not quite as high as I would have liked. I received a 29 (9/11/9) (PS/VS/BS).
My overall GPA is 3.85 with an sGPA of about 3.80. I am a lifelong Michigan resident.
By the time of possible application I will have,
- about 80 hours of shadowing (pediatric, family medicine and possibly ER as well, all MD)
- 100 hours of clinical hospital volunteering
- 8 months of regular work at a Physical therapy clinic (all hands on patient work)
- 4.5 years of work at a non-clinical job, but definitely a source of leadership
- Likely one publication
- 3-4 very strong letters of rec
So basically, my questions is do I have a chance to get in this cycle (2016)? I am open to both MD and DO (though I am slightly less familiar with DO is there anything else I might need to add to be more competitive at those schools?)
My plan would be to apply to most schools in Michigan (not U of M.. ) and then search for other schools OOS friendly based on MSAR and other resources.
Thank you everyone in advance for all of your help!
My overall GPA is 3.85 with an sGPA of about 3.80. I am a lifelong Michigan resident.
By the time of possible application I will have,
- about 80 hours of shadowing (pediatric, family medicine and possibly ER as well, all MD)
- 100 hours of clinical hospital volunteering
- 8 months of regular work at a Physical therapy clinic (all hands on patient work)
- 4.5 years of work at a non-clinical job, but definitely a source of leadership
- Likely one publication
- 3-4 very strong letters of rec
So basically, my questions is do I have a chance to get in this cycle (2016)? I am open to both MD and DO (though I am slightly less familiar with DO is there anything else I might need to add to be more competitive at those schools?)
My plan would be to apply to most schools in Michigan (not U of M.. ) and then search for other schools OOS friendly based on MSAR and other resources.
Thank you everyone in advance for all of your help!
