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Here's a little background about me, but you can skip to the end where the school list is. I took my DAT last week and don't have my results yet, but I was scoring around a 19 on the last couple of my practice tests (bootcamp). I'm projecting a score of 18-20, hopefully it will be on the higher...

cGPA/sGPA: 3.88 / 3.79 MCAT: 512 (129/127/126/130) State of Residence: New York Ethnicity/Race: White Male Undergraduate Institution: Private university in Florida Clinical Experience: 480 hours (280 hours working as a scribe at a family medicine clinic + 200 hours as a volunteer medical...

Hello! This cycle has been filled with a lot of anxiety and discouragement, but it's also filled me with anticipation as I definitely learned a lot from this last cycle and want to set my upcoming one for success! I think one of the main things that let me down last cycle was not applying to...

I was hoping to be able to apply in this coming cycle 2025-2026, and looking for some advice on my school list. I am hoping to apply very broadly and have started prewriting secondaries so hopefully decrease workload. I considered waiting a year to get more clinical hours as an MA and retake my...

Undergrad GPA: 3.97 MCAT: 128/127/124/129 (508) - particularly concerned about the fact that Bio/Biochem section is below 125 - thoughts? Demographics: Asian Indian female Undergrad institution - one of the top 2 UCs in CA State of residence - CA, permanent US resident First time applicant...

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Hi all, I'm applying next cycle to schools that don't require a full year of physics. It's my first cycle. Is 30 schools too few? I couldn't find any more that don't require that 3rd quarter of physics. Just looking for some general comments on (1) how does my school list look? (2) any red...

Hello! I’m applying this cycle and struggling with putting together my school list since I’ve been recommended research-heavy schools based on stats, but research is a weakness on my application and I’d really appreciate any suggestions for realistic schools to make a balanced list! Doing...

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Hi, I'm currently making my dental schools list and I'm looking for any input. Please let me know if there are any suggestions for other schools or with the current schools. Thank you! Date of submission: Early, June/July Overall GPA: 3.793 Science GPA: 3.842 DAT score (include AA and all...

I need help narrowing down my school list and deciding which schools are a good fit for my application. Stats: 527 MCAT 3.95 sGPA/cGPA Biochem B.S. NC resident, born in NY with family still there Non-URM ECs: ~500 paid clinical hours, mostly hospital CNA work 1200 research hours in...

cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS: 3.96 for both MCAT score(s) and breakdown. Include all (non-voided) attempts: 127/126/130/130; 513 State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US): Illinois Ethnicity and/or race: white Undergraduate institution or category: University of...

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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...

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I want to know if you all think my school list is too ambitious or if you guys think I have a shot. Also, if you believe I should add any more schools (I'm mostly looking for global health). I was expecting a higher MCAT, but my score dropped on the real thing :( But, I am feeling a bit more...

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URM: black female, SES disadvantaged, immigrant cGPA: 3.67 sGPA: 3.56 MCAT: 507 Major: Neuroscience Undergrad : Johns Hopkins State: resident of GA, but lived in MD the past 5 years Clinical experience: 3900 hours: 3200 from employment as crc, 140 volunteering at a clinic, 500 volunteering at a...

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Hey everyone! I’m currently in the process of beginning to pre write secondaries but I haven’t fully finalized my school list. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated! I currently have 29 schools and want to narrow it down to around 25 or so. I looked through MSAR but I know that it doesn’t always...

3.68, 3.55 sGPA (significant upward trend) 511 (taken 1 time) MA Asian T2-3 school in Boston Clinical experience ~ 2000 hrs as PCA for individuals with disabilities ~ 250 hours as skills trainer (playing guitar for individuals with disabilities) ~ 100 hours working at Detox facility...

Illinois resident. MCAT 510 --> 514, 3.88 overall gpa 1700 research hours, no pubs but poster presentation at my university and at an international conference 400 hours clinical volunteering 60 hours nonclinical volunteering 400 hours paid clinical work 100 hours volunteer tutoring for...

cGPA = 3.84, sGPA = 3.79 MCAT = 522 Michigan resident White male State school in MI, class of '24 (exercise science) Clinical experience: ~800 hours (PT tech and ortho scribe) Research: ~50 hours (no pub) (will be doing research in lab over summer/fall) Shadowing: ~50 hours (5 specialties)...

Hello everyone! I would appreciate some thoughts on my school list. I've already submitted my primary (and it was verified) Are there any schools I should remove, add, or swap out? Stats: MCAT: 521 (131/127/131/132) Biochemistry Major, Sociology Minor (cGPA: 3.91, sGPA: 3.95) NJ Resident...

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Hi, I'm looking for some insight on creating a well-rounded school list that would fit my application. Would appreciate some help on creating a solid DO school list as well. Thank you! Removed Starter School List: MD: University of Illinois Chicago Rosalind Franklin Rush Loyola Southern...

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Mid to late 20's nontrad Texas resident. I care more about getting in anywhere rather than any tier. Primary care interest and want to work with underserved populations, with a service oriented application. For those reasons I think I'll try TMDSAS and the only OOS schools I'll apply to will be...

Hello hello I am getting ready to submit my primary application soon and am trying to finalize my school list, would love some help on finalizing my school list 😄 Here's my profile for reference: WA State Resident 1. GPA: 3.73 2. MCAT: 518 3. WA Resident 4. Asian Male 5. Top Uni in Canada 6...

Current School List: My State School UCSF Stanford UCLA USC UTSW Baylor UT (Dell) McGovern Long WashU Columbia Duke NYU Vanderbilt Northwestern JHU Penn Mayo Cornell Mt Sinai Einstein Pitt Michigan CWRU Rochester Emory Hofstra Miami Wake Forest Rosalind Franklin Tufts Brown Boston U Virginia...

Hi there! So I posted previously last year thinking I was going to apply, but after hearing feedback from here and talking it over with some friends and family, I decided to do a one-year post-bacc at Keck Graduate Institute in Claremont, and I am so happy I made that decision. Was able to...

Schools in consideration: LECOM Nova PCOM South Georgia PCOM Georgia Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine VCOM Campbell Lincoln (Knoxville or Harrogate? Leaning more Knox, bc Harrogate is more rural. But also have heard horror stories about LMU-DCOM?) MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine...

Male, ORM, NY resident cGPA: 3.6x sGPA: 3.4x MCAT: 510 (128/124/128/129) Schools (all MD): Albany Drexel Eastern Virginia Geisinger Georgetown George Washington Indiana Loyola Chicago Medical College of Wisconsin NYMC Oakland Ohio State Penn State Quinnipiac Rosalind Franklin SUNY Downstate...

1. cGPA - ~3.3 sGPA - 3.00-3.10 (22c Postbacc 3.3 GPA) 2. MCAT - 502 -> 126/128/123/125 MCAT scheduled for 06/14 -> Practice scores hovering around 510 range. 3. MI resident 4. White Male 5. Small, Private Catholic University 6. Clinical Experience 1000 hrs - Volunteer Nursing Home 100 hrs...

Hi guys, I am pretty clueless about all this. I spent the past two days doing a deep dive over almost every OOS schools (since I am applying to all Texas schools) and came up with this list. I know my research is too minimal but I wanted to at least shoot my shot at some high tiers. I tried to...

1.) Cumulative GPA of 3.86, unsure of cGPA/sGPA break down but believe sGPA is higher than the 3.86 composite 2.) Only MCAT taken, 517 (130/127/129/131) 3.) Nebraska resident 4.) White male 5.) Small liberal arts school in the mid-west 6.) Clinical experience, worked as pharmacy technician for 3...

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