help with med school list

Hello! I'm new to SDN and looking for some advice with refining my school list. I'm applying for the 2024-2025 cycle. I'm trying to apply super broadly since I know my GPA/MCAT isn't amazing. I will also be applying to DO schools as well but haven't made that list yet. Please let me know if...

cGPA as calculated by AMCAS: 3.835 MCAT score(s) and breakdown: 521 (131/128/130/132) State of residence or country of citizenship: Illinois, US resident Ethnicity and/or race: Asian Female Undergraduate institution or category: OOS mid tier Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)...

cGPA = 3.88 sGPA = 3.91 MCAT 509 CHEM: 127 CARS: 125 BIO: 129 Psych: 128 California White male University of California Irvine (nontraditional in that I did all my med school pre reqs after graduation) 1500 hours scribe/MA 580 hours research 8 hours anesthesiology / 8 hours plastic...

Good evening my fellow pre-med (and possibly med) friends! I would absolutely LOVE and appreciate any advice on my school list for the upcoming cycle. Disclaimer: I was a massive overachiever in undergrad (graduated 2021), so I am having to combine a lot of my experiences into one umbrella...

If I am interested in pursuing competitive surgical specialties, how should I go about curating my list of medical schools to apply to? What would you recommend while researching these schools? Which ones do you recommend for me? Thank you, I really appreciate your help.

Hi! I have 32 schools on my list at the moment but I'd like to narrow it down a bit, preferably without making it super top-heavy. Here's the breakdown of my app: cGPA: 3.99, sGPA: 4.00 MCAT: 518 (129/130/128/131) State of residency: NJ Ethnicity/race: ORM Undergraduate institution: T50...

Hi guys!! I am making this post to get help with making my school list as I get ready to apply for this upcoming cycle! Any feedback on my school list or what I should do for my application would be amazing. Thanks in advance!!! Stats/Background State: Maryland, ORM (AA), graduating senior...

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Hello, I just got my MCAT score back and I am trying to figure out what schools to apply to. My stats are not great so I am submitting to around 15 to 20 schools plus DO schools. MCAT 505 125/127/126/127, cGPA 3.52 sGPA 3.22, Hispanic female, born and raised in a rural area in an island in the...

Hey everyone! I just looked at my AMCAS sGPA and didn't realize it was a 3.85. I already sent in my apps under the assumption that my sGPA was close to my cGPA. I'm just curious if you guy think I'm overshooting? Also if you have any suggestions for other schools to add to my list, I'd really...

Hello! I'm an aspiring MD/PhD student with plans on applying for the first time next summer. I'm extremely confident that this is the right type of program for me and according to some of the guides on this site I should be a pretty strong applicant. However, I am aware that this is the most...

Hi guys, I’m looking for some help with the list of schools I’m applying to this cycle and would appreciate any ideas/criticism. Info: State of residence: New York Undergrad: Stony Brook cGPA: 3.86, sGPA: 3.9 MCAT Score: 511 (129/126/129/127) 86th percentile 40 hours clinical...

Californian Resident - Asian Female 26 yrs old First person in my family to go to college, from low-income family and underserved neighborhood Undergrad - UC Berkeley (Major - Molecular and Cell Biology) - bad sGPA, but there is a slight upward trend - Took some post bac courses at UCLA...

Hi guys, Applying for the 2017 cycle, need to finalize my list by June 24th I think. I'm a CA resident, graduate from UCLA cGPA = 3.79 sGPA = 3.72. 516 MCAT. Solid extracurriculars, one publication. Let me know if I should add or delete any! Albany Albert Einstein Baylor Boston Drexel Duke...