WAMC 3.84 c/ 3.67s 508 MCAT Strong PS

[milkcarton]

1. cGPA and sGPA: 3.84c 3.67s
2. MCAT: 508 126/125/127/130
3. California
4. North African Jewish (white) ORM
5. Undergraduate institution: 2nd tier UC (transfer from another university)
6. Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer): hospital volunteer (200), summer camp medic (600), scribe (350)
7. Research experience and productivity: community stroke research (400) just got accepted into a position at UCSF (full time starting may 1 until matriculate Neuro related)
8. Shadowing experience and specialties represented: vascular surgery + colorectal surgery + trauma surgery + neurosurgery + pediatrics (150)
9. Tutoring: TA for biopsychology and child development (250)
10. Relevant honors or awards: deans list, psychology department student spotlight award.
11. 2 clubs ( 1 non-medicine related [social justice]), 2 hobbies, 1 sport? not sure if i should include the sport and instead pick up another volunteer opportunity

Concerned about my mcat score but was advised to still apply because of my story
Here is my school list:
extreme reach are UCSD, UCI, UCSF, USC

Albany Medical College
California Northstate University
California University of Science and Medicine
Florida atlantic University
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Drexel University
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
George Washington University SOM
USC Keck SOM
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
Lewis Katz SOM at Temple
Loma Linda Medical College
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Penn State
Robert Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
Rush Medical College
UCSF
University of Kansas
Tulane University SOM
University of Arizona College of Medicine
University of California Davis
Universit of California Irvine
Medical college of wisconsin
University of California San Diego
Indiana University SOM
University of California Riverside
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Wake Forest University
florida international university
Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine

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[chilly_md]

California Northstate has accreditation concerns. Do not apply there. You have several schools that take few OOS students without ties (UNLV, Kansas, FIU, FAU etc).

Do you have any non-clinical volunteering? For a CA applicant at that stat range, I would suggest applying both MD and DO.

 

[Faha]

Do not apply to any reaches with your MCAT of 508. You also have several state public schools on your list that admit few non residents with your MCAT and no connection to the state. I suggest these schools with your stats:
California University
Loma Linda (if you fit their mission)
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UC Riverside (only if you are from that region)
TCU
NOVA MD
Wake Forest
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Penn State
Hackensack
New York Medical College
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Oakland Beaumont
Medical College Wisconsin
Rosalind Franklin
Belmont (when it opens)
Also apply to DO schools and I suggest these:
WESTERN
TUCOM-CA
TUNCOM
AZCOM
KCU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
DMU-COM
MU-COM
PCOM
NYITCOM
Touro-NY

 

[milkcarton]

Do not apply to any reaches with your MCAT of 508. You also have several state public schools on your list that admit few non residents with your MCAT and no connection to the state. I suggest these schools with your stats:
California University
Loma Linda (if you fit their mission)
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UC Riverside (only if you are from that region)
TCU
NOVA MD
Wake Forest
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Penn State
Hackensack
New York Medical College
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Oakland Beaumont
Medical College Wisconsin
Rosalind Franklin
Belmont (when it opens)
Also apply to DO schools and I suggest these:
WESTERN
TUCOM-CA
TUNCOM
AZCOM
KCU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
DMU-COM
MU-COM
PCOM
NYITCOM
Touro-NY

Isn’t NY Medical college and Virginia commonwealth a reach?

 

[theoceanman]

Isn’t NY Medical college and Virginia commonwealth a reach?

Your GPA and MCAT are both considered which is fine for both those schools.

Also, a strong PS doesn’t mean much when there’s hundreds, if not thousands of applicants with a strong PS. Have you done any community service and non-clinical experiences outside of tutoring? Tutoring and TA’ing is mainstream and every applicant has hundreds of hours in it so you will need something else to make you mission-fit for schools, otherwise you will be screened out by many MD and DO programs.

 

[Faha]

Isn’t NY Medical college and Virginia commonwealth a reach?

No. You are at or above their 10th percentile for MCAT and above their median for cGPA.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Third vote for nonclinical community service experience...

 

[milkcarton]

California Northstate has accreditation concerns. Do not apply there. You have several schools that take few OOS students without ties (UNLV, Kansas, FIU, FAU etc).

Do you have any non-clinical volunteering? For a CA applicant at that stat range, I would suggest applying both MD and DO.

Yes I do! I did about 100 hrs as a red cross volunteer. Is that enough

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Yes I do! I did about 100 hrs as a red cross volunteer. Is that enough

What did you do for 100 hours?

TL/DR: Usually I recommend at least 150 hours of community service showing service orientation.

 

[theoceanman]

Yes I do! I did about 100 hrs as a red cross volunteer. Is that enough

It may be, but some schools may screen you out. Usually 150 hours is the normal screen-out amount. Do you have a population you want to work with? Is it possible to do community service for that specific population through the Salvation Army, Food Bank, etc.? It would make you more mission-fit overall.

 

[chilly_md]

Yes I do! I did about 100 hrs as a red cross volunteer. Is that enough

It’s at the bare minimum. That will hold you back for MD as many schools at that stat range look for more hours helping those less fortunate (homeless shelter, soup kitchen, Big Brothers Big Sisters etc).