3.6 c,s gpa 35P mcat - help with school list?

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[Meihua]

TX resident so definitely competitive at UTSW and Baylor. GPA a bit low for other top schools, but significant research may help counterbalance that.

 

[CyberMaxx]

Hey OP, I'm just bumping because I'm interested in people's thoughts on what schools you should apply to since we have the same stats! 🙂

 

[darkjedi]

Your stats are definitely good for midtier. Do you have any substantive leadership experiences? Top 25 will unfortunately be very challenging without leadership and other 'interesting' experiences.

 

[butt]

Your stats are definitely good for midtier. Do you have any substantive leadership experiences? Top 25 will unfortunately be very challenging without leadership and other 'interesting' experiences.

how do I know which schools are midtier? is mt sinai mid tier?

sorry what do you mean by leadership exp? i hate premed clubs and have no time for other orgs. hmmm i have taught other students how to do certain procedures (staining, passaging, background theory, etc) in the biology research lab lab does that count lol?

actually looking into the future I might not get the pub on time - will this hurt my application a lot? is it worth delaying my application because of it?

 

[darkjedi]

how do I know which schools are midtier? is mt sinai mid tier?

sorry what do you mean by leadership exp? i hate premed clubs and have no time for other orgs. hmmm i have taught other students how to do certain procedures (staining, passaging, background theory, etc) in the biology research lab lab does that count lol?

actually looking into the future I might not get the pub on time - will this hurt my application a lot? is it worth delaying my application because of it?

"mid-tier" is a completely arbitrary term. I would consider any school of 'medium' competitiveness to be mid-tier, which would likely fall in the range of 32-35 median MCATs and around a 3.7 GPA, which you seem to fall under.

Mt. Sinai is quite competitive, particularly because it's in NYC, so I would consider it either lower high-tier or upper mid-tier. The boundaries are never exact and are completely subject to interpretation.

You don't need to do pre-med clubs, just find a hobby or club that you like and get some leadership positions. "No time" is not an excuse as these organizations usually take up a minimal amount of time. You should also not really be that pressed for time academically in undergrad, and adcoms know that.

As for the pub, having one accepted/published will boost your application a little, but not having one won't hurt you by any means. If you are delaying applying just for a pub, it would not be worth it, however if you can add some substantial experiences (could be anything, teaching, travelling, whatever, as long as it's substantive) under your belt in a gap year, those experiences can potentially look very good to adcoms.

 

[butt]

"mid-tier" is a completely arbitrary term. I would consider any school of 'medium' competitiveness to be mid-tier, which would likely fall in the range of 32-35 median MCATs and around a 3.7 GPA, which you seem to fall under.

Mt. Sinai is quite competitive, particularly because it's in NYC, so I would consider it either lower high-tier or upper mid-tier. The boundaries are never exact and are completely subject to interpretation.

You don't need to do pre-med clubs, just find a hobby or club that you like and get some leadership positions. "No time" is not an excuse as these organizations usually take up a minimal amount of time. You should also not really be that pressed for time academically in undergrad, and adcoms know that.

As for the pub, having one accepted/published will boost your application a little, but not having one won't hurt you by any means. If you are delaying applying just for a pub, it would not be worth it, however if you can add some substantial experiences (could be anything, teaching, travelling, whatever, as long as it's substantive) under your belt in a gap year, those experiences can potentially look very good to adcoms.

so mentoring others in lab wont count as leadership exp?

doesnt tutoring kinda count as leadership? is it possible to have a "leadership" role without having an officer position in a club?

with my current stats, are my chances good for at least 1 tx md school? if I apply to 10 top 25 schools will i get any love from any of them?

 

[Meihua]

so mentoring others in lab wont count as leadership exp?

doesnt tutoring kinda count as leadership? is it possible to have a "leadership" role without having an officer position in a club?

with my current stats, are my chances good for at least 1 tx md school? if I apply to 10 top 25 schools will i get any love from any of them?

Tutoring counts as teaching. Mentoring others in lab probably counts as teaching as well.

If you apply broadly to the TMDSAS schools I'm pretty sure you'll match somewhere.

Depending on which 10 of the top 25 schools you pick (and how good your essays are), you might get some interviews. However, based on what you've listed here, you look very similar to many other ORM applicants looking for spots at those schools. If you don't actually have a pub in hand by the time you apply (accepted for publication is also fine; submitted for review does NOT count as a pub), your research experience, while substantial, does not look exceptional either.

 

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