Need honest advice WAMC

[mombasa_abuga]

Hey guys,

I need some honest advice.

I am currently a junior at a Texas school (w/ residency). My goal is to apply to this coming cycle spring 2024. BS Biology My stats are 3.66 GPA 3.43s :/, which I think is 3.73/3.57 on TMDSAS, 508 MCAT . 1900h of clinical hours (half nursing assistant, half ER scribe), 150h of volunteering (homeless shelter, middle school tutor and hospital), with a summer research internship at a T20 medical school. AA, URM if it matters. Are my stats OKAY? not really interested in a competitive speciality or should I wait till senior year.

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[HappyRabbit]

Your stats are fine. Make sure you get at least 50 hours of shadowing by application time. I recommend the following schools - remove those that you don't want to attend and cut it down to 25-30 schools depending on how top-heavy you want to apply. Make sure to keep Texas schools + a few HBCUs.

Reach
Baylor College of Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Southwestern Medical School
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
University of Arizona--Phoenix

Target
University of Texas--Austin (Dell)
University of Texas Medical Branch--Galveston
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center--El Paso
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Creighton University
Western Michigan University
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Seton Hall - Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Baseline
McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
University of Houston College of Medicine
University of North Texas Health Science Center
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Texas Christian University
The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Drexel University College of Medicine
Nova Southeastern University (Patel)
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (Chicago)
Indiana University School of Medicine
University of Vermont College of Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Albany Medical College
Medical College of Wisconsin
Quinnipiac University
Howard University College of Medicine
New York Medical College
Loyola University Chicago (Stritch)
Oakland University Beaumont
Tulane University
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
University of Arizona College of Medicine

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Stats look good, but you can use more nonclinical volunteering, especially shelter work or adding 50 hours of other service orientation activities like food distribution, housing rehabilitation, job/tax preparation, or transportation services.

Have you connected with any mentoring organizations for Black physicians like SNMA?

 

[chilly_md]

TX residents typically should not try applying to most OOS schools. Most schools know from the past that it is usually too difficult to beat the cheap in-state tuition unless there is something special they can offer.

I suggest:

All of TMDSAS
TCU
Tulane
Charles Drew
Howard
Meharry
Morehouse
IU

 

[mombasa_abuga]

Stats look good, but you can use more nonclinical volunteering, especially shelter work or adding 50 hours of other service orientation activities like food distribution, housing rehabilitation, job/tax preparation, or transportation services.

Have you connected with any mentoring organizations for Black physicians like SNMA?

Thank you for your advice. I’ll definitely continue my volunteer next semester. And also ,Yes, I have.

 

[mombasa_abuga]

TX residents typically should not try applying to most OOS schools. Most schools know from the past that it is usually too difficult to beat the cheap in-state tuition unless there is something special they can offer.

I suggest:

All of TMDSAS
TCU
Tulane
Charles Drew
Howard
Meharry
Morehouse
IU

Thank you for your suggestion. In whole honesty, I would prefer an HBCU than any Texas school but that OOS tuition , yikes.

 

[mombasa_abuga]

Your stats are fine. Make sure you get at least 50 hours of shadowing by application time. I recommend the following schools - remove those that you don't want to attend and cut it down to 25-30 schools depending on how top-heavy you want to apply. Make sure to keep Texas schools + a few HBCUs.

Reach
Baylor College of Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Southwestern Medical School
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
University of Arizona--Phoenix

Target
University of Texas--Austin (Dell)
University of Texas Medical Branch--Galveston
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center--El Paso
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Creighton University
Western Michigan University
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Seton Hall - Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Baseline
McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
University of Houston College of Medicine
University of North Texas Health Science Center
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Texas Christian University
The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Drexel University College of Medicine
Nova Southeastern University (Patel)
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (Chicago)
Indiana University School of Medicine
University of Vermont College of Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Albany Medical College
Medical College of Wisconsin
Quinnipiac University
Howard University College of Medicine
New York Medical College
Loyola University Chicago (Stritch)
Oakland University Beaumont
Tulane University
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
University of Arizona College of Medicine

Thank you sm, I’ll definitely save the list.