WAMC: Father of 2. 3.84 cGPA, 3.69 GPA, 520 MCAT

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1. cGPA: 3.84 and sGPA: 3.69
2. 520 (130,129,130,131)
3. Utah, (Raised in Idaho w/strong ties to TX and NV. Weaker ties to AL and AZ.)
4. White
5. Brigham Young University
6. Phlebotomist 1200 hours, Spanish Interpreter 150 hours, Hospice Volunteer 130 hours
7. 350 hours of undergraduate research. Basic science lab focused on embryology.
8. 100 hours of shadowing, family medicine, ortho, urology.
9. Taught neuroscience in elementary schools (98 hours), LDS missionary in Guatemala building houses, teaching english, etc. (400 hours). Board of directors for rural clinic in Uganda. I helped get funding to start the clinic and will lead a group of 30 volunteers to conduct a health fair in October. (200 hours).
10. I've done 3 summers of door-to-door sales. Was a TA for a logic/critical thinking class for 2 years. Basketball and Guitar/Piano were listed as my hobbies.
11. Deans List last 2 semesters.
12. I went through 6 semesters where both my wife and I were in school with a young daughter.

School List
Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at TCU
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Creighton University School of Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School
University of Virginia School of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Texas A&M
Texas Tech
UT Southwestern
UTSA
UT MB
McGovern
Baylor
Dell

I really wanted to apply only one cycle. Would you add DO schools if you were in my shoes? I want to pursue ortho or neurosurgery so wanted to go MD.

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[Faha]

U Washington admits less than 1% of applicants who are not from state in the Northwest. Schools including Indiana, Central Florida, Alabama, Virginia Commonwealth will probably "yield protect" with your stats. You could add any of these schools with your stats:
Kaiser
USF Morsani
Tufts
Dartmouth
Brown
Hofstra
Einstein
Mount Sinai
Cornell
Columbia
NYU
Pittsburgh
Rochester
Jefferson
Northwestern
Washington University (almost a guaranteed interview with your stats)

 

[LeaveNoTrace]

DO schools? You don't need them.

Shoot higher. Half of your list should be top 20 schools.

 

[RhymesWithFun]

Just another applicant here, but I want to say how inspirational you are!