WAMC: Nontrad, cGPA 3.5 sGPA 3.6 MCAT 513

[Dee2daK]

1. cGPA 3.5 / sGPA 3.6; After 6 year break, senior and post-bacc GPAs 3.8 / 3.7
2. 513 (128/129/129/127); 1 attempt
3. KS resident; strong ties to Oregon, qualify for resident status in many states due to Post 9/11 GI bill
4. White male
5. State school
6. Clinical experience: Volunteer: 4500 as volunteer firefighter/first responder. Paid: nearly 20,000 hours between paramedic, CNA, and clinical work in the military.
7. 0 research experience
8. No shadowing per se but worked directly with physicians in emergency medicine, primary care, and anesthesia in the military as a mixture of observing, scribing, and training in independent duty.
9. Non-clinical includes:

• 500h with American Red Cross (CPR/first aid training, blood drives, disaster relief, armed-forces support)
• 900h participating in religious support activities including worship services, community outreach (providing basic necessities such as clothing, hygiene, bedding, and food pantries).
• 350h as volunteer firefighter (strictly first response, little to no patient care)

1. Military service for 4 years, honorable discharge as a noncommissioned officer; 300hrs as an instructor for EMS students; hobbies include outdoors (hiking, mountain climbing, scrambling), photography, have own "side hustle" doing digital and film camera repair
2. Several semesters on deans list;
3. Completed two bachelors' near simultaneously at two different institutions in different fields (EMS business administration and Biochem/Microbiology dual major) while supporting family; grew up in low SES household in medically under reached area; disabled veteran;

My list is fairly small so far.. but:
OHSU
University of Washington
WSU
University of Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado



Thoughts/suggestions??

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[Faha]

The Washington schools and Nebraska admit very few non residents with no connection to the state. I suggest these schools with your stats:
OHSU
University of Kansas
Colorado
Creighton
TCU
Tulane
Miami
Wake Forest
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
Georgetown
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Hofstra
Einstein
New York Medical College
Albany
Rochester
Vermont
Dartmouth
Tufts
Quinnipiac
Kaiser
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Thank you for your service to our country. Do your homework on veteran and disability services at the schools that you wish to attend. You can ask students about religiously-affiliated and family-related support clubs.

 

[Dee2daK]

Thanks for your input, both of you. Much appreciated.

 

[Dr_Pediatrics]

Military service for 4 years, honorable discharge as a noncommissioned officer

I hope you get in everywhere you apply. Thank you for your service!

 

[Mr.Smile12]

University of Kansas definitely favors in-state applicants who are academically qualified. Did you ever attend their prehealth applicant conference? They describe how applicants are selected for interview, and if you are an in-state Kansas resident that meets or exceeds their academic thresholds, you have a very high probability of getting an interview.

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