WAMC: 3.14 cGPA, 3.84 sGPA, 514 MCAT, Veteran, TX resident

[stere0psis]

Hey everyone. Looking to apply this upcoming cycle and would love some feedback/school list suggestions. Thanks in advance for your time.

1. cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS:
   • AMCAS (cGPA: 3.16, sGPA: 3.76), TMDSAS: (cGPA: 3.14, sGPA: 3.84)
2. MCAT score(s) and breakdown:
   • 514 (129,127,129,129) - 1/14/23
3. State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US): TX
4. Ethnicity and/or race: White
5. Undergraduate institution or category:
   • Service Academy (Computer Science degree earned 2016), State School (DIY postbacc)
6. Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer):
   • Medical Scribe (820 hours, paid)
   • Medical Assistant (40 hours, just started, paid)
7. Research experience and productivity:
   • Behavioral Endocrinology (350 hours, 3 poster presentations)
8. Shadowing experience and specialties represented:
   • 55 hours (neurosurgery, orthopedics, dermatology, pediatrics, endocrinology, IM)
9. Non-clinical volunteering:
   
   • Local Food Bank (135 hours, ongoing)
   • Nursing Home (75 hours)
10. Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
    
    • Platoon Leader (1.5 years)
    • Staff Officer (2.5 years)
    • Tennis (consistently since High School)
    • Nature Photography/Camping
11. Anything else not listed you think might be important:
    
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If I missed anything, please don't hesitate to ask. Thanks again!

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[Mr.Smile12]

What is your mission as a physician? Hpw does it match with the missions of the schools you are considering?

I get the impression Texas is very military friendly in general.

 

[stere0psis]

What is your mission as a physician? Hpw does it match with the missions of the schools you are considering?

I get the impression Texas is very military friendly in general.

I have a few areas that would be fulfilling for me:
(1) chronic illness: stemming from some more recent family trouble involving strokes/Alzheimer's/diabetes etc.;
(2) rural medicine: mostly due to being from a community with limited access to healthcare and that resonates with me greatly;
(3) though not something I put at the top of my list at the moment, I'd be kidding myself if I said helping fellow veterans/service members isn't something I'd seriously consider in the future.

I am aware most it not all of these fall in line with a lot of schools in state to some degree. I suppose I just wanted some feedback as far as my chances (stat-wise) with them as well as some other OOS schools/DO schools that are worth looking into.

 

[chilly_md]

Thank you for your service.

I suggest applying to the following:
All of TMDAS
TCU
USUHS
ETSU
Dartmouth
Mayo
Vermont

For DO, you could try:

NYIT
PCOM
DMU
LECOM
KCU
Oklahoma State