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[knightdoctor08]

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So I am just looking for advice.
My stats are:
Sci GPA=3.23
NonSci GPA=3.11
Cum GPA=3.19

MCAT=26Q (8VR,7PS,11BS)

ER volunteering=75 hours
DO and MD shadow=50+ hours
DO letter
Special Olympics Coach (for my brother)
Worked full time thru college
Married and wife is attending pharmacy school at western
One year of molecular neuroscience research (no publicatins)
One year of Select agent/Bioterroism vaccine research (no publications)

I am almost done with my AACOMAS and I just wanted to know what my chances were at places like western, touro and AZCOM. I really want to be close to my wife. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[premedmind]

So I am just looking for advice.
My stats are:
Sci GPA=3.23
NonSci GPA=3.11
Cum GPA=3.19

MCAT=26Q (8VR,7PS,11BS)

ER volunteering=75 hours
DO and MD shadow=50+ hours
DO letter
Special Olympics Coach (for my brother)
Worked full time thru college
Married and wife is attending pharmacy school at western
One year of molecular neuroscience research (no publicatins)
One year of Select agent/Bioterroism vaccine research (no publications)

I am almost done with my AACOMAS and I just wanted to know what my chances were at places like western, touro and AZCOM. I really want to be close to my wife. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I think most here will tell you your GPA is on the low side (a bit below average) but you MCAT is about average. Wouldn't retake the MCAT unless you think you can do drastically better.

 

[yeayeayea]

Hi All,

Thank you for taking time to read this thread. Well I am in a little bit of a rut. I know for sure that I want to do osteopathic medicine and am therefore not even applying to any M.D. schools. I currently have a 4.0 GPA science and overall. The only problem is my MCAT, i got a 21R on my MCATs which was a huge blow to my confidence. I am studying again for them, but I don't know what to do differently. Am I competitive with these current stats, or should I just take a year off after my undergrad??

Thanks in advance to everyone.

 

[sylvanthus]

You should be fine depending on your MCAT subscore breakdowns. A 5-6 in any category would not be good.

Edited to add that I would still retake it, but submit your AACOMAS now so that verification can start.

 

[yeayeayea]

Thank you Syl for response. So it's okay if I submit it with my original MCAT scores? Can I still possibly receive secondaries even with this score?

Thanks again for the responses ... if anyone else has any input for my chances with my original statistics it is greatly appreciated. 🙂

 

[beckhunter116]

Thank you Syl for response. So it's okay if I submit it with my original MCAT scores? Can I still possibly receive secondaries even with this score?

Thanks again for the responses ... if anyone else has any input for my chances with my original statistics it is greatly appreciated. 🙂

A few other people are in your exact position. I believe that the best thing to do would be call a few schools and tell them that you are retaking and see if they will hold your app until the new score comes in as oppososed to rejecting it if they don't feel your MCAT/application is competitive for them--prior to getting your new score.

 

[snurpy]

Thanks for your inputs!

I need more help, please:

1/ I released my MCAT score (electronically) to AACOMAS yesterday but it's not in yet. Do I need to wait until it's in to submit my app. ?

2/ About LoRs: do I need to forward them to AACOMAS before submitting the primary app. ?

Just submit your application. AACOMAS will review your app when the scores get in, and MCAT does that for you automatically.

You don't submit LORS until the secondaries, and they go to individual schools either snail mail or Interfolio. But give your professors / shadow docs time (around a month max, I'd say) to write up a decent LOR for you.

 

[Dissected]

Study a buttload and retake when you are ready to do your best. Get that score up!!! GL man.

 

[UCFMOP]

I got a 28L on my 5/2/09 test. Is that L gonna hurt my chances for DO schools? do they even care?

 

[YA7ES]

I doubt it'll hurt you. Doctors don't need to be able to write much anyways.. well except for prescriptions.

 

[Dolly12]

Hello Everyone,

I am wondering what are my chances to get into DO schools. cGPA = 2.8 sGPA = 2.9 and MCAT 35Q. I slacked off in my classes last year and bump it up again. I worked really hard for MCAT but I am still not sure if I should apply this year or wait one more year?
I have invovled leadership activities and also have international volunteer experience.

 

[sylvanthus]

Go for it, that MCAT score is pretty impressive.

 

[sylvanthus]

I got an M and noone ever asked about it. I think a decent verbal score far outweighs the writing section.

 

[Cp22kjer]

You've got a really solid MCAT which will likely make up the difference in your GPA. DO schools are getting more competitive every year and I'd recommend taking your chances. Do you have a trend in your GPA? Can't guarantee anything but apply broad and apply early and you should get a few interviews at the very least.

Goodluck!

 

[slick27]

The L might. Anything above M I don't really makes a difference unless it is a top school.

 

[swamprat]

21 is really low idk about that anymore...

 

[missDO]

Hello Everyone,

I am wondering what are my chances to get into DO schools. cGPA = 2.8 sGPA = 2.9 and MCAT 35Q. I slacked off in my classes last year and bump it up again. I worked really hard for MCAT but I am still not sure if I should apply this year or wait one more year?
I have invovled leadership activities and also have international volunteer experience.

I would definitely apply this year. It's must easier and more plausible to "talk your way out of" your lower gpa in an interview...a low MCAT, not so much. The MCAT is the main factor that compares everyone from different colleges and majors on an equal scale. Your score is Ivy league caliber--I believe Yale's average is 35. Not that Ivy league is necessarily your path, but I am really confident you'd get plenty of interview invites...MD or DO. You can talk about the difficulty of your undergrad major potentially, or other factors that contributed to your lower gpa. Talking about how you turned around your efforts by focusing on your MCAT prep will demonstrate to them that you have the ability to study and succeed when you put your mind to it...you can really play off that in your interview/app essays. My cgpa was a 3.1 and scgpa just BARELY a 3.0...23P mcat...and I'm going to WVSOM. You definitely have an excellent chance...good luck!

 

[Grey Wind]

Overall gpa = 3.02
sGPA = 3.79

MCAT = 26Q

2 years as a RN in level 1 trauma center ED
1 year psychiatric tech exp prior to BSN degree
RN volunteering in Free Clinic
Volunteer construction work exp in Romania
Organized an adoption of a Romanian kindergarten, giving supplies/clothing etc
Set Designer/Builder/Volunteer for 2 motion pictures filmed in my hometown
Good LOR's

Chances for Western, UNECOM, AZCOM, PCOM, CCOM, NYCOM, NOVA, KCUMB? Top choices are Western, AZCOM, NOVA

Bump for myself. Anyone have any opinions? Edited in some more information.

 

[fitz0809]

Michigan Resident: 1st choice MSUCOM, applying to MI MD schools as well, and a range of other DO schools

Business Major

cGPA- 3.32
sGPA- 3.46

Volunteering:
2 Different ER's= total 75 hours
Child Life Specialists - ~ 25 hours and counting
Pediatrics 10 hours

Research:
Zoology Research ~ 50 hours

I also just started a project enrolling patients in a research project and will have logged about 20 hours by the time I send in my app

Shadowing:
40+ hours of an MD in the field I want to work
I am working on finding a DO to shadow in the next month or so
(no letter obviously ... I can work on that though)

Work: between 15-20 hours per week during school year
40 summers

MCAT: took on the 28th (practice averages 28-30)

Does it help that I worked through every college semester? What MCAT should I need to be pretty competitive for at least MSUCOM and other DO schools?

 

[Superman MD]

I just got my MCAT scores back, and it is a disappointing 25Q (9 PS, 6 V, 10 BS). I wanted it to be a little higher, to give me a good shot at a DO school, since that is the route I really want to take anyways.

I have a 3.60 cGPA, and a 3.69 science GPA. I am a Human Biology major at UCSD.

EC's--
Worked a full-time job at Walgreen's throughout undergraduate: 40 hrs/week, 4.5 years

Tutor for middle school and high school students: 3 hrs/week, 4 years

Biology TA: 1 year, ~100 hrs

co-Founder and Vice President of a Pre-Professional Club at a community college.

Hospital Volunteering: Patient Safety Rounder and ER. 3 months (48 hrs) and continuing

Gave speeches advocating for teachers' rights at community college

No research experience =(

Recipient of Walgreen's award for outstanding customer service.
President's list - 4 semesters
Vice President's list - 2 semesters
Provost's list - 3 quarters

Very strong LORs, but no doctor LOR, so that really limits my choice of DO schools. . . .

So I plan on applying to:
ATSU - Kirksville (I really want to go here!)
Michigan State COM
NYCOM
UMDNJ
UNECOM
Western U

Some of you guys have been a really big help so far. . .please let me know what my chances are of getting into these schools! Thanks so much!

 

[premedmind]

I just got my MCAT scores back, and it is a disappointing 25Q (9 PS, 6 V, 10 BS). I wanted it to be a little higher, to give me a good shot at a DO school, since that is the route I really want to take anyways.

I have a 3.60 cGPA, and a 3.69 science GPA. I am a Human Biology major at UCSD.

EC's--
Worked a full-time job at Walgreen's throughout undergraduate: 40 hrs/week, 4.5 years

Tutor for middle school and high school students: 3 hrs/week, 4 years

Biology TA: 1 year, ~100 hrs

co-Founder and Vice President of a Pre-Professional Club at a community college.

Hospital Volunteering: Patient Safety Rounder and ER. 3 months (48 hrs) and continuing

Gave speeches advocating for teachers' rights at community college

No research experience =(

Recipient of Walgreen's award for outstanding customer service.
President's list - 4 semesters
Vice President's list - 2 semesters
Provost's list - 3 quarters

Very strong LORs, but no doctor LOR, so that really limits my choice of DO schools. . . .

So I plan on applying to:
ATSU - Kirksville (I really want to go here!)
Michigan State COM
NYCOM
UMDNJ
UNECOM
Western U

Some of you guys have been a really big help so far. . .please let me know what my chances are of getting into these schools! Thanks so much!

I think you have a good shot at DO schools in general, but if you are out of state you may have trouble at schools like NYCOM. GPA is good and MCAT is OK....but no research experience is, as you probably know, not so good. If you are anything like me and have difficulty with the MCAT and raising the score I wouldn't retake it and just apply.

 

[glam88]

Retake! My MCAT was decent, but great GPA and everything else...and there were a lot of schools I applied to and so many I did not get interviews from. I think DO is getting competitive every year, so dont assume that you will make it. Not to dash your hopes, but never assume anything. Ive seen people with 30MCAT and great GPA who are on waitlists at some of these schools. You have time to retake. Apply now, and I think you should let schools know you are retaking the MCAT because you dont want to be rejected right away, and take the exam in July.

 

[BubbaWub]

My GPA is 3.86. My MCAT 25. (6verbal, 9 PS, 10 BS) I have strong extra-curricular (3year division one athletics, 1 year of hospital volunteer, 1 year of job shadowing, submitting research for publication.....)

 

[235750]

While I agree that DO schools do look at more than just numbers, I really feel that a 20-21 is too low, and doesn't do good to encourage wishful thinking.

👍 Good advice. Listen to Snurpy, DO2Be and rc4ch. Unless you have money to burn, wait until you get a score that is at least average to apply.

EDIT: Also, I took the August MCAT and everything worked well for me this past year, so think seriously about what DO2be said.

 

[g5chand]

I sent out my AACOMAS application out yesterday. I am applying with:

*3.77 GPA, 3.71 science, 24O MCAT
*~500 hours volunteering (including leadership activities, hospital, nursing homes, etc)
*Part-time job in PT clinic for three years
*Part-time job as a Facility Manager at a Recreation Center at Western Michigan University
*Numerous academic scholarships
*Great LORs

I applied to Midwestern-Chicago, MSU-COM, and NOVA Southeastern. I am a reapplicant to each of these schools; I was placed on the wait-list at MSU-COM due to late application and poorly recorded volunteer hours last year.

What are my chances? I am retaking the MCAT in July using Kaplan Online.

 

[BlueLiberty]

Hi everyone I am new to this forum, just found it and thought I would introduce my self and pick a few brains while I am at it. My name is Mike and I am from Utah. Obviously I am pre D.O. or I wouldnt be post here.

Anyways I have a few questions but first my stats
CGPA 3.48
SGPA 3.4
MCAT 24Q I got 8's in everything.

*Whats my chances first of all?
( I may re-take MCAT in July, to better my chances)

*Second, my wife and I want to go back east, but I have noticed that many people have been comenting that schools are state specific on who they will accept. I will be applying next week as I almost have my essays and statement looking sharp. What schools should I apply to or not apply to.

I plan on applying to the following
VCOM (first choice)
LECOM
WVSOM
UNECOM
PNWU-COM

However I don't really know what my chances would be to these schools. If someone who knows out there would be kind enough to reply to this post, I would appreciate it

I understand that there are alot of questions here and not all can be responded to, so I understand if no one can help me.😳 I have searched the forums some so I hope I am posting this in the correct place.

Thanks and I hope to get to know some of you.

Mike

 

[deleted212936]

Thanks everyone!

My scores are 8-7-6.
Economically disadvantaged status.

I'll submit the primary this week to get the verification out of the way. Anyway, it's hard for me to decide because, unlike MD schools, DO schools don't publish ~average MCAT scores 🙁

More suggestions/advice, feel free to jump in!

 

[matrica]

I am brand new here. Please comment, any comment is greatly appreciated.
I have
GPA overall/science same: 3.67
Mcat : 22K (bad, bad,bad) Verbal:8, P/B:7
Volunteer work (not medicine related), had research in genetics, I'm a woman, 29 years old,green card holder, no medical experience, but I can work on that since my summer is off.

Chances to get in anywhere? I looked at Midwestern, but don't know what's their MCAT requirements.

Thank u soooooooo much.

 

[rca420]

Hi all,

cGPA 3.06
sGPA 3.58
MCAT 32N

What are my chances? Thanks!

 

[engineeredout]

I am brand new here. Please comment, any comment is greatly appreciated.
I have
GPA overall/science same: 3.67
Mcat : 22K (bad, bad,bad) Verbal:8, P/B:7
Volunteer work (not medicine related), had research in genetics, I'm a woman, 29 years old,green card holder, no medical experience, but I can work on that since my summer is off.

Chances to get in anywhere? I looked at Midwestern, but don't know what's their MCAT requirements.

Thank u soooooooo much.

You have a great GPA but your MCAT is pretty low, and combined with lack of medical ECs (though genetics research is awlays good) you might have a difficult application. IIRC, CCOM's MCAT average is around 26/27.

Are you planning on retaking the MCAT? If you could pull it up to 26/27 by the end of the summer it would make a huge difference in your app (obviously shoot for even higher of course).

Spend the summer studying for the MCAT and get some volunteer work under your belt. Taking it in late August won't be too late, and you'd be a much stronger applicant if you could pull it up.

Hi all,

cGPA 3.06
sGPA 3.58
MCAT 32N

What are my chances? Thanks!

MCAT is very good, sGPA looks good, CGPA not so good but I'm guessing you know all that. How many credits made up that sGPA? 3.58 won't mean much if its about six credits. What was your undergrad major?

And what about the rest of your application? ECs/volunteer work? that cGPA is definitely going to raise some eyebrows and you'd need a real kickass application to get past it with some schools. Maybe you can retake some of your worst grades to pull it up?

 

[rca420]

You have a great GPA but your MCAT is pretty low, and combined with lack of medical ECs (though genetics research is awlays good) you might have a difficult application. IIRC, CCOM's MCAT average is around 26/27.

Are you planning on retaking the MCAT? If you could pull it up to 26/27 by the end of the summer it would make a huge difference in your app (obviously shoot for even higher of course).

Spend the summer studying for the MCAT and get some volunteer work under your belt. Taking it in late August won't be too late, and you'd be a much stronger applicant if you could pull it up.






MCAT is very good, sGPA looks good, CGPA not so good but I'm guessing you know all that. How many credits made up that sGPA? 3.58 won't mean much if its about six credits. What was your undergrad major?

And what about the rest of your application? ECs/volunteer work? that cGPA is definitely going to raise some eyebrows and you'd need a real kickass application to get past it with some schools. Maybe you can retake some of your worst grades to pull it up?

About 50 or so credits for that sGPA. I am a nurse and I volunteer to teach English to immigrants on my spare time. What do you think is a good cGPA? Thanks!!

 

[msw]

Hi all,

cGPA 3.06
sGPA 3.58
MCAT 32N

What are my chances? Thanks!

Which school do you want to go to? What is your state of residence?
I don't think you'll have a problem with receiving several interview invitations because your MCAT is excellent, sGPA is above average, and... you're a nurse! 🙂 Your cGPA is low but the rest of your application is solid. And if you have some good letters (do you have a letter from a D.O.?), you're in great condition. Good luck!

A good cGPA for D.O. schools is probably 3.6 and above.

 

[rca420]

I'm a NY resident and I do have letters, but not from a DO. I have one from a MD and 3 science prof. I hope I get in

 

[msw]

I'm a NY resident and I do have letters, but not from a DO. I have one from a MD and 3 science prof. I hope I get in

A letter from a D.O. would be nice but its not necessary. Apply early and apply broadly. Good luck.

 

[Hizumi]

Very new to sdn, pardon me if I unintentionally do something wrong 🙂

I was wondering if I had a good shot at getting into NYCOM. My stats are:

3.7GPA
29Q MCAT
NY (Long Island) resident
lots of EC including working for 2 years as a medical assistant

The one concern I had was the breakdown of my mcat score (PS12, V6, BS11). No, English is not my first language

What do you guys think?

 

[Ryudo]

Feel free to be honest and do not worry about hurting my feelings.
GPA 3.89
MCAT 25 I know it sucks.

I have volunteered at two different doctor offices during different summers. I have volunteered at a hospital, and some at a hospital in Mexico. I am a Texas Resident and a re-applicant. I was offered a spot on the wait list but of course I did not get in. I blame the MCAT score and I am working on re-taking the MCAT this July. I have spent the past year working as a science teacher in a public high school. I am 25 years old and determined to be a physician.


I do not really care where I go to medical school (in the United States). Is there any schools anywhere in the United States that might accept an applicant with my MCAT score? MD or DO as long as it is an accredited American program. Even if I have to pay a lot at a private school. I really do not want to resort to Ross and other foreign medical schools.

What DO schools do you think I would have a shot in? I interviewed at TCOM in texas but did not get an offer.

 

[Krisss17]

It might not be a bad idea to retake the MCAT, but I would also suggest that you apply broadly. I think with DO you would have a better shot. Go to the AACOMAS website and look through each of the schools. Then go further and investigate the actual school websites. You'll have better shot at getting in if you are smarter about applying...i.e. don't apply to too many reach schools, it'll only be a waste of money (not to mention when you get a lot of rejections).

 

[MrBeauregard]

I applied to various MD and DO schools on the East Coast with a GPA of 3.03 (cumulative) and an MCAT of 24O. I interviewed at various places and I got accepted to WVSOM.

Basically, you need to be a rockstar candidate in terms of your clinical/work/volunteer history and your letters of recommendation. Get good letters of recommendation from people who have seen your true desire to be a doctor. Let those people see who you really are. Show them your work ethic. Show them that you're willing to stay late on a Friday just because you like the work you're doing. Show them that you can interact with people and can work in groups, and especially that you can work with difficult people. Don't be ashamed of the scores you received. You probably worked very hard for those scores. You know who you are and what you want. Bottom line: let them see exactly that. Your grades are what they are. You cannot change them now. What these people (the admissions committee, I mean) want to see is that you are actually a capable of having balanced relationships and that you can carry on a conversation with a patient one day. Let them see your real personality.

Show those people that practicing medicine is what you want, and that you won't stop trying until you get there.

I was worried about my scores at first, but I feel that because I did all of the above (I strived to do these things), I was easily accepted into the school of my choice.

And one more thing: Don't give up. If it's what you truly want and you know in your heart that you will never be happy doing anything else, don't give up. They will see that.

 

[mnguyen]

You have a stellar GPA, and a 25 MCAT score. Not knowing anything about you, I'm wondering what your major was. Did you take tough classes, or easy ones (sorry, don't mean to be offensive). Sounds like you should retake the MCAT, and shoot for closer to 30.
Your stats seem like a good fit for a DO school.
Good luck and hang in there. You'll make it.

 

[premedmind]

If you are interested in MD schools at all....you need to retake the MCAT. You should be fine for DO.

 

[JamesBond15]

You will be fine for DOs. Just apply broadly.

 

[msw]

Hizumi,

I think you have a great shot at getting into NYCOM. You're a NY resident and your GPA and MCAT alone should get you an interview there (unless the rest of your app is horrible, but I'm sure its not). Once you get an interview your scores aren't going to matter too much, its all about showing the admissions committee members that you want to go there.

Ryudo,

D.O. schools' MCAT averages are rising and your score (same as my score) is probably slightly below average but your GPA is awesome. And you being a science teacher is a great asset to your app. As everyone else has already said, apply broadly and early and you shouldn't have problems receiving some interviews.

Good luck to both of you.

These are my stats and where I got interviews from and where I got accepted to:

Overall GPA: 3.69
Science GPA: 3.47
MCAT: 25M (8-P, 7-V, 10-B)

3 publications (first author in two of them), lots of clinical and non-clinical volunteering hours, mission trips, prestigious research scholarship, leadership in various sports club teams and church, 1 DO and 2 MD letters.

Applied later than I wanted to.

Interview Offers: LECOM-E, SOMA, PCOM-GA, Touro-CA, Touro-NV, Touro-NY, LMU, KCUMB

Attended Interviews: LECOM-E, SOMA, PCOM-GA

Accepted: LECOM-E, SOMA, PCOM-GA

Will Attend: PCOM-GA, Class of 2013!! 🙂

 

[whoisthedrizzle]

I'm sitting on a bunch of MD waitlists at the moment... probably not going to get in this cycle. I'm applying exclusively DO next cycle. Do I have a solid shot at early interviews/acceptances with these stats:

35M
3.28 cum (eng. major)
3.47 sci

1.5 years research
shadowed 5 physicians for a couple days each
year of clinical volunteering in ED
year or so of community service (homeless shelter, tutoring)

School list (OH resident)

CCOM​

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OUCOM​

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PCOM​

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UMDNJ​

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LECOM - FL​

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NSUCOM​

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Touro - NY​

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UNECOM​

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MSUCOM​

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[engineeredout]

I'm sitting on a bunch of MD waitlists at the moment... probably not going to get in this cycle. I'm applying exclusively DO next cycle. Do I have a solid shot at early interviews/acceptances with these stats:

35M
3.28 cum (eng. major)
3.47 sci

1.5 years research
shadowed 5 physicians for a couple days each
year of clinical volunteering in ED
year or so of community service (homeless shelter, tutoring)

School list (OH resident)

CCOM
NYCOM
OUCOM
PCOM
UMDNJ
LECOM - FL
NSUCOM
Touro - NY
UNECOM​

MSUCOM​

Absolutely. Expect multiple interview invites, not blowing them is up to you.

 

[engineeredout]

Very new to sdn, pardon me if I unintentionally do something wrong 🙂

I was wondering if I had a good shot at getting into NYCOM. My stats are:

3.7GPA
29Q MCAT
NY (Long Island) resident
lots of EC including working for 2 years as a medical assistant

The one concern I had was the breakdown of my mcat score (PS12, V6, BS11). No, English is not my first language

What do you guys think?

Being from LI too, I got in with a 3.45cGPA, 30P (8PS, 12VR, 10BS). Off the bat your numbers look good, but what you should do is call NYCOM and see if they have an automatic MCAT cutoff for that 6VR. It makes it a little understandable that english isn't your first language (Although how did you manage to get a Q on the writing section then?). See what NYCOM says, but if you're not retaking the MCAT, don't put all your eggs in one basket. Some schools are definitely going to look at a 6 and not accept it, but some schools will let it slide because your other scores are excellent.

 

[DarkCloudXD]

MCAT Score: PS 11, VR 6, BS 10, N
BCPM GPA: 3.50
Overall GPA: 3.55

EC/Work Experience
- ER Scribe
- CCE Internship
- CMV Internship
- Research (Thyroid Oncology & Acute Myeloid Leukemia)
- Academic Tutor
- Doctor Shadowing
- Part-time Job throughout High School/College
- Other Miscellaneous Stuff

What do you think my chances are of getting into a DO? I retook the MCAT 3 times already with depressing results in my Verbal score.

 

[nchandler01]

Thank you in advance for any responces:

4.0 (Science) GPA
3.91 (Overall) GPA
MCAT of 32 (10,10,12)

I know that those numbers are more than enough but its my non medical ec's that have me a little worried.

I have over 1300 hours of CNA work at long term care facilities, a few short shadowing fo DO's a MD and a PA. Also ive been doing some scientific researsh with a faculaty member that should get published. But besides that I have not been able to be a active memeber of my University( i.e. not in any on campus organizatoins) this is primarly becasuse my fresh and soph year I had to commute over 2 hours a day to get to school. These two years I had excellent grades but little else to place on a med application.

Am I getting worried over nothing? Any tips or suggestions? Again thank you for all your help.

 

[slim78]

Thank you in advance for any responces:

4.0 (Science) GPA
3.91 (Overall) GPA
MCAT of 32 (10,10,12)

I know that those numbers are more than enough but its my non medical ec's that have me a little worried.

I have over 1300 hours of CNA work at long term care facilities, a few short shadowing fo DO's a MD and a PA. Also ive been doing some scientific researsh with a faculaty member that should get published. But besides that I have not been able to be a active memeber of my University( i.e. not in any on campus organizatoins) this is primarly becasuse my fresh and soph year I had to commute over 2 hours a day to get to school. These two years I had excellent grades but little else to place on a med application.

Am I getting worried over nothing? Any tips or suggestions? Again thank you for all your help.

I wouldn't worry too much about this (I didn't have any club/organization memberships). The rest of your app looks great.

 

[boone95]

Thank you in advance for any responces:

4.0 (Science) GPA
3.91 (Overall) GPA
MCAT of 32 (10,10,12)

I know that those numbers are more than enough but its my non medical ec's that have me a little worried.

I have over 1300 hours of CNA work at long term care facilities, a few short shadowing fo DO's a MD and a PA. Also ive been doing some scientific researsh with a faculaty member that should get published. But besides that I have not been able to be a active memeber of my University( i.e. not in any on campus organizatoins) this is primarly becasuse my fresh and soph year I had to commute over 2 hours a day to get to school. These two years I had excellent grades but little else to place on a med application.

Am I getting worried over nothing? Any tips or suggestions? Again thank you for all your help.

Obviously what you've shown us here is excellent. I assume your LORs are from one of the shadowing experiences, your research advisor, and a professor? Also, it would help if the physician letter was from a DO.
I don't see any volunteering... but even if you don't have any, it's not too later to start a little something. Lastly, they may want to know what you do in your spare time, when you're not studying or commuting.

I wouldn't worry about anything because your app looks good, but it never hurts to improve when you can.

MCAT Score: PS 11, VR 6, BS 10, N
BCPM GPA: 3.50
Overall GPA: 3.55

EC/Work Experience
- ER Scribe
- CCE Internship
- CMV Internship
- Research (Thyroid Oncology & Acute Myeloid Leukemia)
- Academic Tutor
- Doctor Shadowing
- Part-time Job throughout High School/College
- Other Miscellaneous Stuff

What do you think my chances are of getting into a DO? I retook the MCAT 3 times already with depressing results in my Verbal score.

I think you have a good shot. Yeah, your MCAT isn't ideal, but it surely isn't bad. GPA is average. Looks like you have a good amount of clinical experience. Again, I see no volunteering though. Did you shadow a DO? And do you have a DO LOR?
The miscellaneous stuff might be important... especially if it's something relatively unique to you.
Good luck!

 

[Black Adder]

I'm sitting on a bunch of MD waitlists at the moment... probably not going to get in this cycle. I'm applying exclusively DO next cycle. Do I have a solid shot at early interviews/acceptances with these stats:

35M
3.28 cum (eng. major)
3.47 sci

1.5 years research
shadowed 5 physicians for a couple days each
year of clinical volunteering in ED
year or so of community service (homeless shelter, tutoring)

School list (OH resident)

CCOM​

NYCOM​

OUCOM​

PCOM​

UMDNJ​

LECOM - FL​

NSUCOM​

Touro - NY​

UNECOM​

MSUCOM​

I'm applying as well right now, so take my advice with a grain of salt. A 35 MCAT is well above the average for DO as well as MD schools, so that alone I would imagine aught to get you interviews to all those schools you mentioned. Your science gpa is around the avg for matriculants to DO school as well, so applying early should all but ensure that you'll get accepted to at least one of those places you listed (unless you have insanely horrible interview skills).