DO Will my low GPA and MCAT get me there?!

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KDannon

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I am so worried about getting into Medical School. I cannot stop thinking about it! I am aiming for DO schools, but will also apply to some low tier MD schools. I am a California resident.

Age: 25
Major: Biochemistry, BS
Overall cGPA: 3.30
Overall sGPA: 3.23
MCAT: 31 ( 9 VR 12 PS 10 BS )

Clinical Experience:

1. Medical Brigade to Honduras <Participated in a Medical Brigade to Honduras with Global Brigades. Directly dealt (alongside Doctor) with almost a thousand patients over a span of four days.>

2. Shadowed three Physicians including a DO Physician for an overall 120 hours.

3. Volunteered in Hospital for 200 hours total.
Discharged, greeted, and assisted patients.

4. Volunteered in ER for 100 hours total.

5. Volunteered alongside doctors in Tanzania for two weeks for a total of 84 hours.

6. Volunteered with EMT.

EC:

1. Volunteered at an Orphanage in Accra, Ghana for two weeks.

2. Volunteered at a soup kitchen.

3. Volunteered at school's Food Bank.

4. Psychology Club Member at University.

5. Volunteered at an Orphanage in Vietnam for one week.

6. Volunteered at a farm in India for one week.

7. Restaurant Manager for Six Years.

8. Worked at a Recreational store for two years.

9. Violinist

10. Traveled to many countries for fun

11. Trilingual


So hit me with what you've got! I want to hear it all...Some of the DO Schools I am thinking about are

1. Touro University-California
2. Touro University-Nevada
3. Touro University-NY
4. University of Pikeville
5. NSU
6. AZCOM
7. UC Irvine (MD SCHOOL)
8. NYU (MD SCHOOL)
9. LMU
10. ACOM
11. LUCOM
12. UN RENO (MD SCHOOL)




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im no expert but i think the your GPA is good for DO. Also, whats your ethnicity status?

and being a cali resident does you no good since almost all the CA med schools are top 20 (with the exception of Loma Linda), i suggest you go for Midwest or southern US, if you are applying MD schools.
 
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