DO 3.7 sGPA 28 MCAT

[September24]

Hey guys, this is mainly concerning NSU (southeastern) and AZCOM (midwestern). These are the schools that I have applied to currently.

MAIN ISSUES:
I dont have a D.O letter of rec.
The applications were complete in MID-October.


My MCAT is a 28 (I have 2 done both scoring a 28 with a 9/9/10 and a 10/10/8)
My sGPA is about a 3.7
I have an M.D letter of rec.
I have around 200 hours of shadowing, some research, officer positions in clubs and some other stuff.Overall decent EC's.

I applied pretty late without a D.O letter. Do I have a good chance at getting an interview?

Edit: Sorry! Gotta move to premed D.O

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[September24]

FOLLOWUP:To be honest, I also have a secondary waiting at A.T Still Arizona and Touro California. However, due to the higher secondary application costs, I had to prioritize other schools over them. I'm open to applying to them now though but I need to know if its worth it this late in the cycle. If the AACOMAS is still open, should I apply to other D.O schools too? Again, it's the "lateness" that bothers me.

 

[Goro]

Numbers are quite good for any of the schools that don't require a DO LOR. AZCOM want a minimum of 29 MCAT, alas.

Hey guys, this is mainly concerning NSU (southeastern) and AZCOM (midwestern). These are the schools that I have applied to currently.

MAIN ISSUES:
I dont have a D.O letter of rec.
The applications were complete in MID-October.


My MCAT is a 28 (I have 2 done both scoring a 28 with a 9/9/10 and a 10/10/8)
My sGPA is about a 3.7
I have an M.D letter of rec.
I have around 200 hours of shadowing, some research, officer positions in clubs and some other stuff.Overall decent EC's.

I applied pretty late without a D.O letter. Do I have a good chance at getting an interview?

Edit: Sorry! Gotta move to premed D.O

 

[Doug Underhill]

Your GPA is very good by the standards of DO matriculants and your MCAT is less impressive but still adequate. However, DO isn't as much about numbers. Experiences play a larger role. What did you do for volunteering?

 

[September24]

Goro- So should I not expect anything from AZCOM

Doug- I have 30 or so hours at a volunteer healthcare clinic
I have around 200 hours of MD shadowing
I am currently volunteering at 2 hospitals in different areas accounting for around 200-300 hours.
I have gone on a volunteer medical trip to Panama
I also have 100 hours of hospice volunteering

That's all I remember for now.

Question for all: Is my MCAT bad for DO? I was told that its good/average for osteopathic professions. I always thougt MCAT range for DO was 26-28? MD is 30-32

 

[csx]

I think you are solid. Your only 'hindrance' is that you are a bit late-ish in the cycle.

 

[ProudMD]

Goro- So should I not expect anything from AZCOM

Doug- I have 30 or so hours at a volunteer healthcare clinic
I have around 200 hours of MD shadowing
I am currently volunteering at 2 hospitals in different areas accounting for around 200-300 hours.
I have gone on a volunteer medical trip to Panama
I also have 100 hours of hospice volunteering

That's all I remember for now.

Question for all: Is my MCAT bad for DO? I was told that its good/average for osteopathic professions. I always thougt MCAT range for DO was 26-28? MD is 30-32

Your MCAT is great for DO schools, no need to worry.

The lack of a DO letter may be a concern, but if you applied broadly, you should have no problem getting in somewhere.

EDIT: did you ONLY apply to two schools?

 

[Doug Underhill]

Yeah, you are good to go for DO and you can probably apply to some MDs with that 3.7 and those ECs.

Applying to only four schools is a terrible idea, however. We've got lots of SDNers applying to five times that and lots of people go for 25. I think those 4 should translate to at least 2 interviews with that 3.7, however.