MD & DO WAMC: CA ORM, cGPA: 3.2, sGPA: 3.1, MCAT: 504, non-trad

[mutiethemailman]

1. cGPA (undergrad): 2.76 → 3.2
   sGPA (undergrad): 2.33 → 3.1
   **3.9 post bacc GPA after >50 credits
2. MCAT: 503 → 504 → new score will be released on 7/25
3. CA
4. ORM, Asian
5. Graduated from a UC
6. Clinical experience
   1. Volunteer/director at student run clinic: 500 hrs
   2. CRC: 1000 hrs
7. Research experience
   1. Junior specialist: 1000 hrs (no pub)
8. Shadowing experience
   1. With radiologist: 150 hrs
9. Non-clinical volunteering
   1. Tax prep volunteer: 100 hrs
   2. Operating room volunteer: 300 hrs
10. Other activities
    1. Covered CA enrollment counselor: 2000 hrs
    2. Tutor at community college: 1000 hrs
    3. Personal statement focused on working with underserved communities
11. Dean’s List from CC received during post-bacc
12. Disadvantaged; 1st gen to college; single-parent, low-income household

All UCs except Riverside

CUSM

Michigan CHM

Wayne State

Quinnipiac

NYMC

Oakland

Medical College Wisconsin

Creighton

TCU

Nova

Virginia Commonwealth

Eastern Virginia

Rosalind Franklin

Netter

Rush

Temple

Tulane

Hackensack

Albany

Vermont

George Washington

Wake Forest

LECOM (all)

Touro-NY

MU-COM

DMU-COM

ATSU-KCOM

KCU-COM

CU-SOM

WV-COM

And a few new DO schools

@Faha @Goro @Mr.Smile12

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[Goro]

The MCAT is going to be the big hurdle for any MD school.

Let us know what the new score is. As of right now, you target DO schools. Avoid the new/or for profit schools.

 

[Faha]

You are not competitive for MD schools with your current stats. Apply broadly to DO schools and I suggest these:
TUNCOM
UIWSOM
KCU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
MU-COM
ACOM
WCU-COM
NYIT-AR
LMU-DCOM
UP-KYCOM
WVSOM
PCOM (all schools)
LECOM (all schools)
Noorda-COM
Touro-Montana
DUQCOM
BCOM
ARCOM
ICOM
Post your new MCAT here when available.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Remember for screening many schools will average your MCAT attempts.

 

[Goro]

You are not competitive for MD schools with your current stats. Apply broadly to DO schools and I suggest these:
TUNCOM
UIWSOM
KCU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
MU-COM
ACOM
WCU-COM
NYIT-AR
LMU-DCOM
UP-KYCOM
WVSOM
PCOM (all schools)
LECOM (all schools)
Noorda-COM
Touro-Montana
DUQCOM
BCOM
ARCOM
ICOM
Post your new MCAT here when available.

I agree with the wise Faha except for :
LMU, Noorda, DUQ, BCOM, ICOM, ARCOM, Touro-MT.

Add CUSOM to list and all VCOMs except LA

 

[anapplechess]

@Goro

I agree with the wise Faha except for :
LMU, Noorda, DUQ, BCOM, ICOM, ARCOM, Touro-MT.

Hi Goro, I am wondering why except those schools? Thank you very much!
(I am around the same stats: CA ORM, cGPA: 3.43, sGPA: 3.26, MCAT: 494 --> 507, non-trad)

 

[mutiethemailman]

@Goro @Faha @Mr.Smile12 Thank you all. I scored a 507 on the most recent one, but my CARS score dropped 1 point to 123. Does that change anything for me? I want to try Wayne State and MSU CHM cuz a lot of ppl from my post-bacc program got accepted to these two schools. Thanks!

 

[Faha]

You could add DMU-COM, Touro-NY and NYITCOM to your DO application.

 

[Goro]

@Goro @Faha @Mr.Smile12 Thank you all. I scored a 507 on the most recent one, but my CARS score dropped 1 point to 123. Does that change anything for me? I want to try Wayne State and MSU CHM cuz a lot of ppl from my post-bacc program got accepted to these two schools. Thanks!

Not with those MCAT scores.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I want to try Wayne State and MSU CHM cuz a lot of ppl from my post-bacc program got accepted to these two schools.

Do your metrics compare with them?

 

[mutiethemailman]

@Mr.Smile12 for MSU, in terms of post-bacc GPA and MCAT yes, I am not sure about cGPA and sGPA
I think my MCAT is slightly lower than the Wayne State matriculants from my program

 

[Mr.Smile12]

@Mr.Smile12 for MSU, in terms of post-bacc GPA and MCAT yes, I am not sure about cGPA and sGPA
I think my MCAT is slightly lower than the Wayne State matriculants from my program

You're working on 503/504/507, and you should find out whether your comparators also took the MCAT 3x as well as their incoming undergrad GPA's. Your postbac GPA should help, but the screening at many schools will still likely lean on sGPA during undergrad and/or MCAT average. (After an initial priority score, the screeners could choose to look at your pbGPA and latest MCAT, but that depends on adcom policies.)