3.14 cGPA 3.41 sGPA 517 MCAT

[FUTUREDO128]

Hello!

I am looking to gauge my chances at the following schools:
-Burrell
-LECOM (Bradenton or Eerie)
-Alabama COM
-West Virginia
Basically, just tell me where to apply, and tell me if I have a decent chance.

Bio:
I am a nontraditional applicant. I just turned 25 this past March, and I have been out of school for the last two years. I graduated with a degree in math education, and taught for one year in a high school before trying out elementary education. I worked as a teaching assistant for a district for a year to get a deeper understanding of working with younger children. The reason my science GPA is so high compared to my cumulative is because math courses, which comprised a large portion of my undergraduate courses, is not counted toward the science GPA. Having worked with younger children, I've learned that I very much want to work with them, but in a different capacity. I am pursing medicine with aspirations of becoming a pediatrician because I have seen first hand how a child's health effects his/her ability to function in the classroom and in society as a whole. I plan to apply as soon as possible, since the window opened in May and I'd like to start soon.

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Where is your state of residence ? Do you have any physician shadowing hours or clinical volunteering hours ?

 

[FUTUREDO128]

Sorry, I forgot to include that information. I'm a Missouri resident. I have 150 documented hours shadowing a DO in St. Louis and a letter of recommendation from him as well as from my Organic Chemistry Professor. I also have 102 documented hours of community service with a road cleanup crew.

 

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You could add these DO schools to your list:
MU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
KCU-COM
ARCOM
NYIT-Arkansas
Are you interested in applying to MD schools ?

 

[FUTUREDO128]

Thank you! I would, but I think my stats are too low for MD schools. Also, if I did, the way my science GPA is calculated through AMCAS would shift it from a 3.48 to a 2.97 because they include math courses. If it helps, I had a 4.0 my last year of college. Do you think I stand a good shot at getting into at least one DO school?

 

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You should receive several DO interviews if you apply to at least 10 schools. It is worth applying top your Missouri state public MD schools with your MCAT score.