low mcat app advice

[jakecertain]

posting for a friend who doesn't have an account- pls don't quote

I have a low MCAT score and just wanted to see if these schools were realistic to apply to this coming cycle. Also if anyone has any suggestions on how to improve my application in the next couple months I would highly appreciate it. Thank you guys!!

cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS: 3.785
MCAT score(s) and breakdown: 502 --> 504 --> 508
State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US): New York
Ethnicity and/or race: White
Undergraduate institution or category: Binghamton University, State University of New York

Clinical Hours-

250 hours Putnam Hospital Volunteer

Shadowing-
200 hours Pediatrics

Research-

320 hours Global Health Impact Project Modeling Team Leader
200 hours Summer Research Immersion Program (SRI)
144 hours Psychoactive Substances Senior Seminar Independent Study
1000 + hours Research Technician

Extra Curriculars-
24 hours Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (UGTA) (cut short bc of covid)
300 hours Walgreens Customer Service
400 hours paid Country Children’s Center Camp Specialist
80 hours Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for Experimental Psychology

Leadership-

1000 hours BU Club Tennis Captain and Secretary Elect

Volunteer (not clinical)
20 hours GiGi’s Playhouse Volunteer
80 hours BU Science Student Association Student Ambassador Elect (volunteering at local elementary schools)


SCHOOL LIST

-Albany Medical College
-Jacobs School of Medicine in Buffalo, NY
-New York Medical College in Valhalla
-Lake Eerie College of Osteopathic Medicine
-Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook
-Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse
-Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn
-University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
-University of Pennsylvania College of Osteopathic Medicine
-NY Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
-Boston University School of Medicine
-Georgetown University School of Medicine
-George Washington University School of Medicine
-Penn State University School of Medicine
-University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
-Rutgers New Jersey School of Medicine
-The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont

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[Faha]

Rutgers admits very few non residents with your MCAT scores and no strong connection to the state. Pittsburgh, Georgetown, Boston University are unrealistic with your MCAT scores. You add any of these schools:
Quinnipiac
Drexel
Temple
Wake Forest
NOVA MD
TCU
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
For DO schools you could add these:
Touro-NY
MU-COM
DMU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
KCU-COM
WVSOM

 

[candbgirl]

And some schools average multiple MCAT scores. AMCAS recommends schools average scores . Some do and some don’t. So you might be dealing with a 504 and not 508.