3.59cgpa 3.43 BCPM 3.48sgpa 28M

[g2daizh]

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Planning to apply in the fall
Overall GPA: 3.59
AMCAS BCPM GPA: 3.43
AACOM sGPA: 3.48
MCAT: 28M (11PS, 8VR, 9BS)

I know my GPA and MCAT are on the lower side of MD, so I'm applying to state schools, plus some more less-selective MD schools plus DO schools. List so far:

Oklahoma (in-state)
OSU-COM (in-state)

MD:
Temple
Drexel
NYMC
Rush
Loyola

DO:
NYCOM
PCOM
LECOM

Do I even have a chance anywhere with these stats or should I definately take a year off to improve grades and retake MCAT?
edit:
ECS:
~150 hours volunteering between two clinics
~ 80 hours shadowing
~25-40 hours worked a week between 2 jobs


also, I have somewhat of an upward trend? sGPA drop mostly due to labs and a D in cell bio sophmore year. Since then my cGPA has been 3.76, BCPM 3.85 in 3 semesters.

 

[Catalystik]

Stats-wise, with your steep upward grade trend, for MD, I think that your chances are better than one would predict (38%, extrapolated from AAMC stats grids). Your DO chances are excellent.

EC-wise, I'd have some concerns, unless you haven't listed everything. Your clinical stuff is solid. I know you had a job working a lot of hours, but are you planning to list research, nonmedical community service, teaching, or any leadership, besides hobbies, sports, and artistic endeavors?

If you'd be happy with any acceptance, I think you'd be good to go, but if you are more ambititious and want more choices, a higher MCAT score and greater breadth of ECs would be the way to go. And if you decide to proceed with application, I'd still suggest that you further augment your ECs in some of the categories mentioned, for the sake of update letters, interview conversations, etc.

You did retake the D in Cell Bio, right?

 

[g2daizh]

Stats-wise, with your steep upward grade trend, for MD, I think that your chances are better than one would predict (38%, extrapolated from AAMC stats grids). Your DO chances are excellent.

EC-wise, I'd have some concerns, unless you haven't listed everything. Your clinical stuff is solid. I know you had a job working a lot of hours, but are you planning to list research, nonmedical community service, teaching, or any leadership, besides hobbies, sports, and artistic endeavors?

If you'd be happy with any acceptance, I think you'd be good to go, but if you are more ambititious and want more choices, a higher MCAT score and greater breadth of ECs would be the way to go. And if you decide to proceed with application, I'd still suggest that you further augment your ECs in some of the categories mentioned, for the sake of update letters, interview conversations, etc.

You did retake the D in Cell Bio, right?

Planning on retaking Cell Bio during the summer.

I plan to get some teaching/nonmedical community service inbetween now and application.

 

[Catalystik]

Sounds good.

 

[g2daizh]

Thanks for the input! You're work in this forum is very much appreciated! 😀