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How do you plan to do interviews while in India if schools hold in person interviews? Have you considered putting off your application cycle for a year?
 
candbgirl said:
How do you plan to do interviews while in India if schools hold in person interviews? Have you considered putting off your application cycle for a year?
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My pre-med advisor thinks interviews will be virtual again, but if they’re in-person, then I guess I’ll just fly back lol. I don’t really want to take another year off. Do you have any thoughts on my school list?
 
You have good activities, especially that Fulbright - that will definitely catch some eyes! Your GPA is okay (the trend helps) and MCAT is very good.

I think Rutgers, Indiana, UWisconsin are going to be low yield for you. Otherwise I think your list overall is pretty solid.

Maybe look into some other research heavy schools where your GPA and MCAT are above the 10th percentile.
 
You have several state public schools that accept few non residents with your GPA. Also your GPA is low for some of the reaches. I suggest these schools with your stats:
UMass
Tufts
Boston University
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Albany
New York Medical College
Hofstra
Einstein
Rochester
Seton Hall
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
George Washington
Georgetown
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
Wake Forest
Miami
NOVA MD
Tulane
TCU-UNT
Creighton
St. Louis
Loyola
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
 
Banco said:
You have good activities, especially that Fulbright - that will definitely catch some eyes! Your GPA is okay (the trend helps) and MCAT is very good.

I think Rutgers, Indiana, UWisconsin are going to be low yield for you. Otherwise I think your list overall is pretty solid.

Maybe look into some other research heavy schools where your GPA and MCAT are above the 10th percentile.
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Thank you for your help! Yes, I'm hoping that my ECs and story will help make up for my GPA. I appreciate your kind words about Fulbright!

I'm gonna take out Rutgers and UWisconsin, but keep Indiana (Dad went there for business school and they have no secondary so why not).

Based on what you said, do you think Cincinatti, SUNY Downstate, UConn, and Toledo would also be low yield OOS public schools for me?

Also, do you have any suggestions for research-heavy schools? I was thinking of Duke, Case and Yale but I know these are major reaches.
 
TheIndianMamba said:
Thank you for your help! Yes, I'm hoping that my ECs and story will help make up for my GPA. I appreciate your kind words about Fulbright!

I'm gonna take out Rutgers and UWisconsin, but keep Indiana (Dad went there for business school and they have no secondary so why not).

Based on what you said, do you think Cincinatti, SUNY Downstate, UConn, and Toledo would also be low yield OOS public schools for me?

Also, do you have any suggestions for research-heavy schools? I was thinking of Duke, Case and Yale but I know these are major reaches.
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You say you went to undergrad in NY, maybe SUNY Downstate will take that into account. Did you go to an undergrad with an associated public med school? Def apply to that if so. I think UConn may also give you a look as you're from a neighboring state.

Toledo probably is lowish yield - but if they have >25% OOS students go for it if your stats are in range.


Duke, Case, Yale are 100% reaches and unless your GPA is above the 10th percentile there, I wouldn't apply unless finances aren't a concern.
 
Banco said:
You say you went to undergrad in NY, maybe SUNY Downstate will take that into account. Did you go to an undergrad with an associated public med school? Def apply to that if so. I think UConn may also give you a look as you're from a neighboring state.

Toledo probably is lowish yield - but if they have >25% OOS students go for it if your stats are in range.


Duke, Case, Yale are 100% reaches and unless your GPA is above the 10th percentile there, I wouldn't apply unless finances aren't a concern.
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I think I will keep Downstate, UConn and Toledo (has 25% OOS and low stats).

Do you know of any research-heavy mid-tiers I should add to my list? Thanks!
 
TheIndianMamba said:
      • Hofstra
      • Pittsburgh
      • Dartmouth
        UMass
      • Emory
      • SUNY Upstate
      • Tufts
      • SLU
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TheIndianMamba said:
      • Georgetown
      • Thomas Jefferson
      • Wake Forest
      • GW
      • Miami
        SUNY Downstate (maybe)
      • Quinnipiac
      • Buffalo (Maybe)
      • Temple
      • Drexel
      • Vermont
      • Eastern Virginia
      • Rosalind Franklin
      • NYMC
      • Hackensack
      • MC of Wisconsin
      • Albany
      • Tulane
      • Wayne State
      • Toledo
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ADD: Creighton, GWU, TCU/UNT, NovaMD, Loyola, Rush
 
Goro said:
ADD: Creighton, GWU, TCU/UNT, NovaMD, Loyola, Rush
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Thank you for your response. I already have GWU, and I will for sure be adding Creighton, TCU/UNT and Nova MD. I have heard that Loyola and Rush want people with really high volunteer hours - would my relatively low hours (300 clinical, 350 non-clinical) keep me from getting looks from those two schools?
 
TheIndianMamba said:
Thank you for your response. I already have GWU, and I will for sure be adding Creighton, TCU/UNT and Nova MD. I have heard that Loyola and Rush want people with really high volunteer hours - would my relatively low hours (300 clinical, 350 non-clinical) keep me from getting looks from those two schools?
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Drop Rush then.
 
TheIndianMamba said:
My pre-med advisor thinks interviews will be virtual again, but if they’re in-person, then I guess I’ll just fly back lol. I don’t really want to take another year off. Do you have any thoughts on my school list?
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I don't have any insight into whether interviews will be virtual again since it is all dependent on how the pandemic goes and the prevalence of any of the mutant virus variants. That said, you should reach out to schools who are near the top of your list to make sure you know how those schools might handle interviews for the next cycle. As more campuses appear to transition to more in-person learning, we have to see whether this would also be reflected in interviews.
 
Faha said:
You have several state public schools that accept few non residents with your GPA. Also your GPA is low for some of the reaches. I suggest these schools with your stats:
UMass
Tufts
Boston University
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Albany
New York Medical College
Hofstra
Einstein
Rochester
Seton Hall
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
George Washington
Georgetown
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
Wake Forest
Miami
NOVA MD
Tulane
TCU-UNT
Creighton
St. Louis
Loyola
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
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Thank you very much for your suggestions! Is VCU worth applying to? Only 72/6651 OOS applicants matriculate (although this does make up 39% of their class). I noticed you took Virginia Tech off, but it's private, albeit with 34/3737 OOS matriculants. Do you think I'd have better luck at VCU or Virginia Tech?
 
Mr.Smile12 said:
I don't have any insight into whether interviews will be virtual again since it is all dependent on how the pandemic goes and the prevalence of any of the mutant virus variants. That said, you should reach out to schools who are near the top of your list to make sure you know how those schools might handle interviews for the next cycle. As more campuses appear to transition to more in-person learning, we have to see whether this would also be reflected in interviews.
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This is a great idea, thank you! What is the best way to go about reaching out to my top schools - should I send an email to their Dean of Admission?
 
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Faha said:
You have several state public schools that accept few non residents with your GPA. Also your GPA is low for some of the reaches. I suggest these schools with your stats:
UMass
Tufts
Boston University
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Albany
New York Medical College
Hofstra
Einstein
Rochester
Seton Hall
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
George Washington
Georgetown
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
Wake Forest
Miami
NOVA MD
Tulane
TCU-UNT
Creighton
St. Louis
Loyola
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
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Awesome school list. Wondering why Tufts/UMass is on there tho? Aren't they too stats heavy?
 
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