Looks like MD schools didn't like me this cycle. I plan on applying to DO schools only next year. Can I get help with a list of schools? Here are my stats.
Undergraduate
Top Public University in the United States
California Resident
Over-Represented Minority
Male
Community College GPA 3.66...
As application time grows nearer and I finalize my school list I have heard about lower tier schools yield protecting applicants with high stats. I have a lizzym of around 82 and I wanted to know if any past applicants have had the experience of their state schools rejecting them seemingly...
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I'm trying to put my school list together. I feel like my MCAT and GPA don't exactly match so I'm trying to figure out if it is realistic for me to get into these top tier schools and I want to make sure my list isn't too top heavy. I'm also worried because there are some schools...
Hi! Long time lurker seeking advice on my school list for the upcoming cycle. I have a preliminary list, but I'm not sure realistically how many I should apply to or which tier I should shoot for. I'm having trouble choosing targets and I only have one in-state school.
STATS:
Undergraduate...
Hi!! I’m applying this upcoming cycle and I would really appreciate a school list! I just got my MCAT score back and I’m not thrilled with it, so I’d also like to know if I should retake it before applying, all things considered. Also wondering if I should quickly try to shadow an MD before...
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I'm planning on reapplying to med school in the 2019-2020 cycle and would like help with refining my school list and advice about whether I should also consider DO. I originally applied the summer before senior year (2017-2018 cycle) and got good feedback from my state schools - mostly...
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I'm currently on my first gap year, and I plan on applying to American schools this coming cycle. I'm wondering if there are any schools to add/omit from this list, as well as any advice on how to improve my application as an international applicant. Also, during undergrad I didn't take...
Hey guys, just wanted some help identifying what schools I would have a good chance at in this upcoming cycle, and also help identifying any glaring weaknesses in my application.
Ethnicity: Armenian
Undergrad school: UCLA (two gap years before matriculating)
State of Residence: California
GPA...
I have one semester left of my undergrad. Should I do a SMP or take my chances and apply broadly to DO schools. Would I even have a shot at MD? If I do apply, it will be for the 2019 cycle.
Major: Biology with chem minor
cGPA: 3.3
sGPA: 2.98 (hoping to get it up to 3.0 in my last semester) - I...
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Hi, I'm a long time lurker and a first time poster.
cGPA: 3.5
sGPA: 3.3
Slight upward trend in the final 2 years. I started off with 3 straight Cs in pre-medical courses (General Chem 1 & 2 and Pre-calc) but was able to turn it around to mainly A- grades.
MCAT: 512 (Fairly...
Stats:
GPA: 3.6 with upward trend (3.39 -> 3.32 -> 3.75 -> 3.97) sGPA: 3.5
MCAT: 514 (jan 2018) -> 518 (sept 2018)
highly ranked Ivy+ undergrad
100+ hours volunteering in a hospital (patient care included)
3 years volunteering teaching high school students about safe sex and drugs
~50 hours...
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I applied this cycle, but only to my resident state MD and DO programs in Arizona. I havent heard back from the MD programs and do not expect to. I was waitlisted for II at AZCOM and rejected at ATSU-SOMA. I am now preparing for a re-app. Also I applied late. I had all of my...
Being neurotic because I haven't heard anything good from schools yet (was complete over a month ago) and I just would like to know if there's any other schools you recommend adding to my list, considering my stats aren't competitive. I am unsure of a few since I'm OOS for them.
Current school...
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I submitted my secondaries very early on, and have not heard anything back with regards to interviews. I'm starting to think that my list may have been too top-heavy (MCAT 521, cGPA 3.6, sGPA 3.5), I applied to mostly top 20 schools. Do y'all think it would be worth it for me to...
Hello SDN. I would greatly appreciate some advice on my school list. Please let me know if there are any schools I should add, or disregard. Thanks in advance!
cGPA 3.33
sGPA 3.42
Major Biomedical Informatics
MCAT 503 (127/123/127/126) from 2018, 23 (8/7/8) from 2015
My...
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Asian
School: Canadian
GPA:
Cumulative GPA: 3.25
Science GPA: 3.2
* Upward trend (2.6 1st year, 3.6 4th year)
MCAT: 508
Research:
1 yr in a evolutionary biology lab, no pubs
1 semester in a pathology lab, multiple posters & abstracts
1 yr (currently) working for a...
Hey all! Need help with a school list. Got my Mcat score back today
Final GPA (including post bacc)
3.23 cGPA
3.12 sGPA
Post Bacc GPA (19 credits upper division science)
3.95 cGPA and sGPA
MCAT:
507 (124 CARS)
ECs:
Volunteering at a women's shelter
Feeding the homeless
Shadowing
Psych intern...
1. GPA: Undergrad: B.S. Pure Mathematics: 3.42 Cumulative, 3.2 Science. Upward trend. Those upper level proofs classes were not nice to my science GPA. Sucks because C's are good grades in those classes, but I know adcoms won't see it that way. I got my act together senior year and made the...
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I need help with finalizing my school list for this cycle. These are my stats and the list of school I have. Please share your thoughts :)
- Michigan resident
- GPA: Undergraduate cumulative 3.6 and science 3.2
- MCAT: 489 May 2017 and 500 June 2018
- Graduate GPA: MPH 3.7
- 2...
Hey everyone, I just got my MCAT scores back. Not as great as I wanted based on my FLs but still I can't complain!
Anyone have suggestions for a school list? I am a NY resident, white male.
Do I have a shot at any reaches?
Thanks!
GPA: 3.8, 3.82s MCAT: 515 130/127/131/127
B.S. in...
Residence: Kansas (graduated high school in Missouri)
Gpa: 4.0
MCAT: 520 (131/128/130/131)
Shadowing: 60 hours with Ophth and Ortho
Non-Clinical: 2 years with Big Brother type program
Clinical: probably about 200 hours at local hospital
Research: 2 years in Chem lab working on thesis...
Hi guys! KY resident here. My stats are 3.75 cgpa, 3.68 sgpa, and 516 MCAT.
Important extracurriculars
- 220 hours clinical shadowing in pediatric hospital (various specialties)
- 30 hours clinical volunteering in ED
- 180 hours in peer health education (leadership role in this organization)
-...
Hi guys! KY resident here. My stats are 3.75 cgpa, 3.68 sgpa, and 516 MCAT.
Important extracurriculars
- 220 hours clinical shadowing in pediatric hospital (various specialties)
- 30 hours clinical volunteering in ED
- 180 hours in peer health education (leadership role in this organization)
-...
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3.21 cGPA, 3.00 sGPA, 4.00 gGPA, 515 MCAT
I graduated college in '16 (Top #30 school) and enrolled in a graduate post-bacc (MS) and got a 4.0 (all classes in biomedical science). It really bothers me that my uGPA did not budge on my AMCAS even after all the hard work I put in grad...
Please make recommendations on any of my school choices and please add more mid-tier and low-tier if necessary.
Cumulative GPA: 3.81
Science GPA: 3.74
Major GPA: 3.94
MCAT: 511 (127,130,126,128)
Texas Resident, URM Black Male
Extracurriculars:
(President) - Founded a chapter of a...
I would really appreciate some opinions on a school list! I'll preface this by noting that I included years because my experiences are quite spread out. (I'm in my mid-30s.)
cGPA: 3.90; sGPA: 3.81
MCAT (last month): 510 (127/127/128/128)
State of residence: California; also qualify as...
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I am a female ORM in California whose dream is to attend a Californian MD school. However, I want to be realistic, and also apply to out of state schools that take a good percentage of out of staters. I just got my MCAT score back today so I need to update my school list, and I am...
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