Acceptees' Statistics

Undergrad Institution: The College of New Jersey
Undergrad GPA: 3.78
Undergrad Sci GPA: 3.7
MCAT: 29 (11 VR, 9 BS, 9 PS)
Major: Nursing
Extra Curricular: Approx 1000 hours spent in hospitals caring for patients on all types of floors during my nursing clinical experiences and an internship position I held last summer on an Intensive Care Unit
Accepted: UMDNJ-SOM and LECOM
I denied interviews at PCOM and WVSOM after I was accepted to UMDNJ, my top choice.

Undergrad Institution: Angelo State University
Undergrad GPA: 3.35
Undergrad Sci GPA: 3.41
MCAT: 27(11 VR, 10 BS, 6 PS, M)
Major: Biology, BS
Graduate Institution: Angelo State University
Grad. GPA: 3.89
Major: Biology, MS, Lizard Physiology
Extra Curricular: Tri-Beta, chemistry and microbiology lab assistant, research fellow, breastfeeding peer support group, volunteer in public schools, medical reserve corps
Employment: 4 years as certified Clinical Laboratory Specialist in Cytogenetics, 2 1/2 years as osteopathic research coordinator
Accepted: KCOM

I only applied to KCOM.

Undergrad Institution: University of Scranton
Undergrad GPA: 3.21
Undergrad Sci GPA: 2.98
MCAT: 30R (12 VR, 10 BS, 8 PS)
Majors: Neuroscience, Philosophy
Extracurricular: Theatre, orchestra
Employment: 2 summers as recreation assistant working with handicapped adults, 2 summers doing research as an intern at a gov't lab
Accepted: TUCOM
Interviewed: WVSOM, AZCOM, TUCOM
Turned down interview at Western/COMP after getting accepted at TUCOM
Waitlisted: DMUCOM

Undergrad Institution: Loyola College in MD
Undergrad GPA: 3.79
Undergrad Sci GPA: 3.64
MCAT: 27 S(9 VR, 9 BS, 9 PS)
Majors: Psychology, Biology
Extracurricular: Basketball, intern at U of Maryland Hospital for 2yrs, community service all four yrs.
Employment: Community Service center at Loyola for 2 yrs.
Accepted: UMDNJ-SOM
Interview invite turned down after UMDNJ acceptance: PCOM

Only applied to UMDNJ-SOM and PCOM... UMDNJ was 1st choice.

Originally posted by CJ2Doc
Thanks to those who posted. I guess the pre-DO's are a shy group. (only five responses)

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there's more to numbers when applying to med schools.

Undergrad GPA: 3.7
Undergrad Sci GPA: 3.5
MCAT: 29(9 VR, 10 BS, 10 PS, R)
Major: Biology
Extracurricular: Volunteering, a couple premedical programs
Accepted: Temple, TUCOM, COMP
Interviewed: Temple, TUCOM, AZCOM, Medical College of Wisconsin, Georgetown, Jefferson, Drexel, COMP
Declined interviews at: Creighton, Tufts

Originally posted by XCanadianRagwee
there's more to numbers when applying to med schools.

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Unfortunately that's usually not the case.

Originally posted by Slickness
Undergrad GPA: 3.7
Undergrad Sci GPA: 3.5
MCAT: 29(9 VR, 10 BS, 10 PS, R)
Major: Biology
Extracurricular: Volunteering, a couple premedical programs
Accepted: Temple, TUCOM, COMP
Interviewed: Temple, TUCOM, AZCOM, Medical College of Wisconsin, Georgetown, Jefferson, Drexel, COMP
Declined interviews at: Creighton, Tufts

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Over-achiever

Originally posted by DireWolf
Unfortunately that's usually not the case.

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While I agree that better numbers make it easier to get through this process, and having been accepted with far below average numbers I can say that your application is not only about numbers. True, alot of schools use your numbers first to screen you, and I have been rejected from my share of schools based on my GPA. There are, however, some schools that will initially evaluate your application as a whole with consideration given to ec's, numbers, and other factors. I was fortunate to find a school that I really liked and that accepted me based on my whole app not just my numbers. Schools do use your numbers, but that is not all they use.

Good Luck to everyone in this process!!!

Originally posted by MDmiracle
Over-achiever

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I don't think so. If I was an over-achiever, I would have retaken the MCAT to get above a 30. I had to work hard for my 29 studying 5 hours a day for 2 months. My highest score on the 5 practice tests I took was a 27. I was lucky to pull off a 29. As I understand it, you got a 32 on it so I don't know what you're talking about.

Seeing this list makes me cry. I only have a 3.4/3.4 GPA for DO schools

not everyone who got in has a great gpa/mcat!
just have some faith!

Undergrad Institution: UCLA
Undergrad GPA: 3.2
Undergrad Sci GPA: 3.1
MCAT: 28R (9 VR, 10 BS, 9 PS)
Majors: Biology, masters in Physiology & Biophysics
Minor: English
Extracurricular: Outreach mentorship, volunteer at a free clinic, journalism, volunteer at pediatric oncology dept, shadowing
Employment: Physical therapy aide, lecturer for an undergraduate bio lab, assistant editor/reporter for my college paper
Accepted: COMP
Interviewed: COMP, AZCOM
Turned down interview at TUCOM, KCOM after getting accepted at COMP

You also have two master's degrees.

its just one; the major is called physiology and biophysics-sounds fancy
it was just a year long masters program...pretty quick

I definitely think my work experience netted me just about everything! My gpa/mcat scores weren't all that.

Undergrad Institution: Indiana University-Bloomington
Undergrad GPA: 3.45
Undergrad Sci GPA: 3.2
MCAT: 26Q (10VR, 9BS, 6PS)
Majors: History
Minor: Medieval Studies
Employment: Advanced EMT for five years at three different hospitals, ER Physician QA Coordinator, Emergency department coordinator
Interviewed at: AZCOM, KCOM, DMU, TUCOM, CCOM
Accepted at: all of the above
Going to: AZCOM
Turned down interview at PCOM after getting accepted at AZCOM

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

aren't you in texas? why didn't u apply to TCOM?

,..

Originally posted by BigRedPingpong
UG institution: Cornell University
CGPA: 3.96
SGPA: 3.95
AO: 4

Aug 2003
PS: 11
VR: 10
BS: 13

Interview: U pitt, NJ Med, NY Med
Responses: None
Waiting on 10 schools: Harvard, JH, Penn, Yale, Cornell, Stan, Columbia, NYU, MSSM, Northwestern (my top Choice)

Employment: 4 Years EMT-P paid and volunteer
Was a FDNY relief worker during 9/11. Stayed in ground zero for rescue efforts for 72 hours after the aftermath. Patients rescued: 5 (total for WTC).
Research: None

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After viewing your stats, I figured you wouldn't have applied to DO schools. Wrong forum.

Yeah, no ****! Talk about over achieving! Just kidding, BigRedPingPong, your stats and background kick some ass. You could probably be president of a few DO schools...

(see salaries of DO school officials in the osteopathic forum!)



My stats:

Undergrad: Boston University
GPA: 3.4
Sci SPA: 3.0
Major: Film Production (random!)
Minor: History
MCAT: 23S (10-VR, 6-PS, 7-BS)
Employment: several movies and commericals, multi-media, 2 years at Planned Parenthood as a clinical assistant, 1 year as a clinical assistant in internal medicine, volunteer pre-natal educator for teen moms, volunteer at MGH and St. Luke's in TX Med Center, personal trainer (hey, I am 30 after all...I've had a lot of time to dork around)
Interviewed: TUCOM, LECOM, COMP, UTMB
Accepted: TUCOM, LECOM, COMP
Waitlisted: UTMB
Was going to: COMP
Decided to go to: TUCOM
Reapplying to: TX schools so I can pay $6,500 for tuition!

No research, no masters degrees, just good clean fun.



Which just goes to show that regular people can be doctors too!

(And no, Brian, it's not because I'm a blonde chick who sounds like Jodie Foster)

Undergrad Institution: Purdue University
Undergrad GPA: 3.56
Undergrad Sci GPA: 3.6
MCAT: 30P (9VR, 11BS, 10PS)
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Minor: Electrical Engineering
Employment: Mechanical Engineer General Motors (1 year),
Mechanical Engineer Boeing (will be 2 years)
Interviewed at: AZCOM, COMP, CCOM, DMU, Indiana (11/12)
Accepted at: AZCOM, COMP, CCOM, DMU
Rejected: None yet (knockin' on wood)
Going to: Of those, I'd pick Indiana (tuition is only 17K for me)...next would be CCOM - I love Chi town

bump.
bump, bump.

Undergrad Institution: Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Undergrad GPA: 4.0
Undergrad Sci GPA: 4.0
MCAT: 32P (10VR, 12BS, 10PS)
Major: Biology/Chemistry double
Best ECs: Honors Program, CNA, lots of shadowing
Interviewed at: OSUCOM
Accepted at: OSUCOM (yippee!)

Undergraduate degree: Providence college
Majors: Biology and Psychology
Overall GPA: 3.4
Science GPA: 3.25
Extracurriculars: EMT, founded and captained College Crew team
Invited to interview at UNECOM, UMDNJ, NovaSoutheastern, Touro, AZCOM, CCOM, WVSOM,VCOM, PCOM. and several MD schools
Accepted to UNE,WVSOM,UMDNJ,VCOM, AZCOM
Matriculating at UNECOM

Undergrad institution: College of William and Mary, BS,
Univ. of Florida, post-bac.
Undergrad GPA: 2.8 GPA x 4yrs, then 4.0 GPA post-bac. x 2 yrs.= 3.17GPA
Undergrad Science GPA: 3.23
MCAT: 35P
Major: Kinesiology/Microbiology
Extracurriculars: Scribe in Emergency Room, Counselor for Suicide Hotline at Crisis Center, High School Teacher (Biology, Algebra), President of Volunteer Organization, Sweetheart of Sorority, etc.
Interviewed at: PCOM
Accepted: PCOM

Withdrawing Applications: CCOM, NYCOM, NOVA, and Lake Erie

bumping

Undergrad: California State University, Long Beach
GPA: 3.42
Sci SPA: 3.21
Majors: Anthropology (BA), Biology with conc. in Physiology (BS)
Minor: Chemistry
MCAT: 25S (9-VR, 7-PS, 9-BS)
Employment: Neurodiagnostic Technologist for 4 1/2 years in mobile service- lots of exp. in surgery and critical care.
Also, research in 3 different labs, a summer research project at Kansas State University, glowing LORs, volunteering at an AIDS clinic, radio station, Coroner's Office, political campaign.
Applied: You name it, I applied there. 46 schools in total.
Interviewed: TUCOM, COMP
Accepted: TUCOM (so far)
Waitlisted: None yet
Rejected: UC Davis, UCSF, UPittsburgh

don't know where i'm going yet, but let me tell you this: if i can get in, anyone can.

umm glowing lors will get you in so no surprise ;D especialyl with 46 schools damn!

Originally posted by that dr. jack
don't know where i'm going yet, but let me tell you this: if i can get in, anyone can.

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Why do you even say this? Look at your stats.

Undergraduate degree: Eastern Nazarene College (Quincy, MA)
Major: Biology
Overall GPA: 3.09
Science GPA: 3.2
MCAT: 24M (9V, 7P, 8B, M)
Extracurriculars: Volunteer EMT, Ambulance Squad Officer, ER Tech
Invited to interview at: UNECOM, WVSOM, NYCOM, UHSCOM, LECOM (didn't go to NY, LE)
Accepted to UNE, UHS
Going to UNE

Originally posted by JKDMed
Why do you even say this? Look at your stats.

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well, you have to see the story behind the stats: 5 the 7 Cs i have are in science classes; i had a repeat-delete in gen chem 1, and there is a steep downward trend in my post-bacc, when i took most of my pre-reqs. yes, there are reasons, and i gave those in my essays.

last year, i was crying over my MCAT results and asked a certain moderator on a certain "older" site what i could do, and he said to the effect of : "it's doubtful you'll ever get in, even if you did a master's, even Osteopathic schools, because of all the Cs you have. sorry."

and that was that. i felt decimated because he was someone who was obviously more knowledgeable about the process, and therefore was *the* authority on getting in. i was dumb enough to give up the idea of going based on what some a$$clown said, and started studying for the GRE and LSAT. good thing i never sent in my apps to grad school and law school because as it turns out, maybe getting Cs isn't that bad after all. i have my family and my pre-med advisor for all threatening me if i didn't apply.

thus, if i can get in, anyone can. and i hope everyone does, because we all deserve to do what we love.

BUmedic,

Hey I got your IM while I was in a meeting. Congrats on ur acceptance at OSU! I'm happy for ya =)

Undergrad Institution: University at Albany, SUNY
Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Undergrad Sci GPA: 3.27
Grad GPA: 3.48
MCAT: Attempt #1: 25Q (8VR, 8BS, 9PS)
Attempt #2: 30P (11VR, 10BS, 9PS)
Major: Human Biology
Masters: Public Health (conc. health admin) University at Albany School of Public Health
Employment: FDNY EMT, NYSDOH, Not-for-profit Urban Health Care Center, Graduate Assistant, Resident Assistant
Volunteer work: Acute care for Elderly Unit, Rehabilitation medicine faculty practice, EMS volunteer, Emergency Dept. volunteer
Applied: Over three years, you name it!
Interviewed at: 1st Year: Temple
2nd Year: SUNY Upstate, NYMC, Albany Med, Drexel (wait-listed at all of them)
3rd Year: PCOM. NYCOM, (Invited to CCOM & NSUCOM), still waiting on plenty of others.
Accepted at: PCOM! (so far)
Rejected: None this year but I'm used to it by now heh heh
Going to: Most likely PCOM. I know I would love it there.

Little-known fact: The 'P' in PCOM stands for "persistence".

Originally posted by BklynWill
Undergrad Institution: University at Albany, SUNY
Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Undergrad Sci GPA: 3.27
Grad GPA: 3.48
MCAT: Attempt #1: 25Q (8VR, 8BS, 9PS)
Attempt #2: 30P (11VR, 10BS, 9PS)
Major: Human Biology
Masters: Public Health (conc. health admin) University at Albany School of Public Health
Employment: FDNY EMT, NYSDOH, Not-for-profit Urban Health Care Center, Graduate Assistant, Resident Assistant
Volunteer work: Acute care for Elderly Unit, Rehabilitation medicine faculty practice, EMS volunteer, Emergency Dept. volunteer
Applied: Over three years, you name it!
Interviewed at: 1st Year: Temple
2nd Year: SUNY Upstate, NYMC, Albany Med, Drexel (wait-listed at all of them)
3rd Year: PCOM. NYCOM, (Invited to CCOM & NSUCOM), still waiting on plenty of others.
Accepted at: PCOM! (so far)
Rejected: None this year but I'm used to it by now heh heh
Going to: Most likely PCOM. I know I would love it there.

Little-known fact: The 'P' in PCOM stands for "persistence".

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WOW YOU GO BOY!!!

Originally posted by zack_w

Majors: History
Minor: Medieval Studies

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Right-on!! I was a History Major with concentration in Medieval Europe!

It's THE best Premed major!!!

Medieval Studies Premeds Represnt!!!




***Soleil***

Undergrad Institution: Cal, berkeley
Undergrad GPA: 3.36
Undergrad Sci GPA: 3.0
MCAT: 32R (10 VR, 12 BS, 10 PS)
Majors: English
Extracurricular: Volunteer at Alzheimer's clinic, Medical Assistant volunteer, paid Hospital research assistant, sorority VP, and Choir
Accepted: COMP, AZCOM, TUCOM
Interviewed: COMP, AZCOM, TUCOM
Turned down interview at DMU, KCOM after acceptances.

You can get in with a low GPA, I'm living to tell it. But I haven't heard anything from MD schools (besides a few rejections).

Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois (Champaign)
Undergrad GPA: 3.32
Undergrad Sci GPA: 3.2
MCAT: 31Q (11 VR, 10 BS, 10 PS)
Major: Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Minor: Chemistry
Extracuriculars: 3.5 years reproductive bio research, volunteer in ER, fraternity stuff
Interviewed: DMU
Accepted: DMU
Rejected: Medical College of Wisconsin, Southern Illinois, UW-Madison
Waiting for: CCOM, Loyola

I only actually sent in 4 secondaries, so I guess I'm pretty lucky.

Undergraduate Institution: Washington State University
Undergrad GPA: 3.00
Undergrad Sci GPA: 2.86
MCAT: 32M (9 VR, 12 BS, 11 PS)
Major: Biology
Extracuriculars: 5 yrs phlebotomist, 2 years auditory research, ER volunteer
Interviewed: AZCOM, CCOM, MSUCOM, and U of Washington
Accepted: AZCOM, CCOM
Rejected: to many to list
Turned down interview at MSUCOM

Undergrad: Hartwick College (upstate NY)
GPA: 3.86, Biology major, Religious studies minor
MCAT: 24 (P i think .. who cares! never again!!!!)
Extras: graduated in 2000, moved to Cali, then worked for a Life Medical Care Plan legal company; botech/pharma company in for a year; now coordinate Pediatric ICU at UCLA. Volunteered/interned/shadowed.
Applied to: CCOM,PCOM,OU-COM, OSU-COM, UNECOM,UDNJCOM,MSUCOM,COMP,NYCOM
Interv: CCOM, PCOM, MSUCOM
Accept: PCOM, MSUCOM
Waitlist: CCOM
Rej: none yet
Going to: PCOM most likely
(cant wait to move back to the east coast! It's been a long road... I am so happy!)

Update
Undergrad Institution: Baylor University
Undergrad GPA: 3.39
Undergrad Sci GPA: 3.0
MCAT: 28Q (10VR, 11BS, 7PS); (1st time was a 24O)
Major: B.S. Forensic Science
Minor: none
Employment: EMS Paramedic for 3 years (volunteer & paid)
Interviewed at: AZCOM, KCOM, OSU-COM, Baylor
Accepted at: AZCOM, KCOM, OSU-COM
Going to: OSU-COM
Hold (prior to interview): DMU-COM
Rejection: Tulane, CCOM, Albany

Still haven't heard from: Finch, Oklahoma, UCLA, NYMC, or any TMDSAS schools

Undergrad Institution: Mississippi Univ for Women(and men)
Undergrad GPA: 3.05
Undergrad Sci GPA: 3.15
Post Bac: MUW and Mississippi State Univ
Post Bac GPA: 3.64
Post Bac Sci GPA: 3.64
MCAT: 27P (9VR, 9BS, 9PS)
Major: Nursing/paramedic/premed studies
Best ECs: Worked FT as medic while in Nsg school, full Time medic/RN while in post bac pre med courses. Also teach alot of medical classes, Vol FD. MY best grades came with 60hrs/wk work, the schools asked about that alot.
Interviewed at: VCOM, AZCOM, Univ of MS(Jan 6)
Accepted at: VCOM
Waitlisted: AZCOM

and a few rejections, reckon its hard for some schools to pass over those undergrad grades. oh well.

Overall GPA: 3.0
SGPA: 2.8
MCAT: 30R - 10P 9V 11B
URM, Non-traditional
ECs: Worked FT entire ugrad career. MAJOR Community service involvement through mentoring programs, sorority. Add'l PT(as needed) positions as tutor, RA, Campus shuttle and security. Thesis research (great recommendation); After graduation - pt research specialist; ft coordinator for big nonprofit.

Interviews: PCOM, UMDNJ-SOM, NYCOM, Drexel (Jan), Albert Einstein (Jan)
Accepted: PCOM, UMDNJ-SOM
Waiting on: Upenn, Yale, Jefferson, Temple, NYMC, UMDNJ-RWJMS, UMDNJ-NJMS, Howard
I am cancelling my interview with NYCOM. And forfeiting my seat at PCOM. After next week I will know whether I will be cancelling my allopathic interviews and withdrawing all my applications. I loved UMDNJ-SOM.

Undergrad: Case Western Reserve University
Overall GPA: 3.5
Science GPA: 3.65
Major: Biology/Anthropology
MCAT: 27P (10-P, 9-B, 8-V)
Grad: CWRU M.S. Anatomy
Overall GPA: 3.5
EC'S Research Assistant for 3 years with 4 publications, volunteer for free clinic and children's hospital, House Director for sorority, student assistant in research lab for 4 years
Accepted:LECOM, CCOM, OUCOM

Undergrad Institution: Purdue University
Undergrad GPA: 3.56
Undergrad Sci GPA: 3.6
MCAT: 30P (9VR, 11BS, 10PS)
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Minor: Electrical Engineering
Employment: Mechanical Engineer General Motors (1 year), Mechanical Engineer Boeing (will be 2 years)
Interviewed at: AZCOM, COMP, CCOM, DMU, Indiana
Accepted at: AZCOM, COMP, CCOM, DMU, Indiana
Rejected: None (knockin' on wood worked!)
Going to: Indiana (cuz it's freakin' CHEAP) - half ride scholarship makes it 17K/year!

Undergrad: UCSD (transferred)
Undergrad GPA: 2.83
MCAT: 22L
Major: Biology
Applied: SGU, Ross, OSU-COM, COMP, TUCOM, Univ. of Oklahoma, UCSD
Interviewed: SGU, OSU-COM, TUCOM, COMP
Accepted: OSU-COM
Rejected: SGU, Ross, OU & UCSD? (i assume)

Anyone know what kinda stats one would need to get into TUCOM as a non-resident?

Undergrad institution: Johns Hopkins
Cum. GPA: 3.2
Sci. GPA: 3.0
MCAT: 32R (11V, 11PS, 10BS)
EC's and LOR's are tight
Going to try to do Georgetown or Drexel's special master's program next year...provided I do well there,

DO I HAVE A CHANCE ANYWHERE, MD or DO?

Bumpity bump...feel kinda weird posting my stats, but it'll show that even w/sub-par numbers, it happens, and everyone should be aware of that. I feel so naked doing this for some reason...please don't judge me

23 y/o white male
Undergrad Institution: Carnegie Mellon University
Undergrad GPA: 3.12
Undergrad Sci GPA: 2.90
MCAT: 25T (7VR, 9BS, 9PS)
Major: Econ + Chemistry (double)
Employment: U. of Pittsburgh molecular medicine institute clinical research (2 years)
Extras: 3 doctor recs (2 DO, 1 MD), no volunteer experience except shadowing, lots of music stuff (production, promoting, DJing, record label, radio show).
Research: Lots of it, published twice, one currently submitted to Science.
Interviewed at: AZCOM, TUCOM, NSUCOM
Accepted at: NSUCOM
Rejected: None (yet) Still waiting on CCOM, PCOM, NYCOM
Going to: The only school that loves me

I think a good undergrad institution, good recs and lots of research is what did it...definately wasn't my GPA or MCAT (buwahaha!)

Looking at all the people's stats here, I would say that there are a lot of us who would be competitive at MD schools. Nice.