3.75 Post-Bacc GPA and 503 MCAT

[hpm96]

Hello Everyone! I am about to submit some applications and could use some advice. I took my MCAT and scored lower than my practice exams. I scored a 503 with a breakdown of 125 for CP, 124 for CARS, 126 BB and 128 PS. My overall GPA is a 3.16 and BCPM GPA of 3.22. While my GPA is lower I do have a strong upward trend. Did a Physical Therapy Assistant associates degree at around a 3.5 and did a Hospital Administration Bachelor's with a 4.0. Basically my last 90 hours of school were done at a 3.8 GPA. I did a formal post-bacc program to complete the med school pre-reqs with a 3.75 GPA.

Here are some of my activities:
Clinical Experience is about 2600 hours
Scribe 2000 hours in orthopedic surgery (continuing)
Physical Therapy Assistant internships 600 hours

Non-clinical Healthcare Employment
Patient Service Representative 700 hours
*Non-clinical surgical internship* 240 hours

Volunteer
150 hours at a hospital gift shop
30 hours setting up a blood drive
50 hours at soup kitchen (continuing)

Non-healthcare Employment
Worked thousands of hours in fast-food, landscaping, etc.


I do have two strong letters of Recommendations for the surgeons I work with and a committee letter from post-bacc program.

I am a PA resident.

I am in my second gap year and do not wish to take a third gap year at this time to raise my MCAT score. I am focusing on applying to DO schools but wish to apply to MD schools as well. I am not sure if every MD school is too far out of reach at this point. Here is my list of MD schools based on MSAR stats:

All PA schools except UPenn and Pitt
Marshall
Belmont
Central Michigan
North Dakota
Michigan State
West Virginia
Wright
Albany
Jacobs School at Buffalo
LSU in New Orleans
Medical College of Wisconsin
Northeast Ohio
Oakland University
Tulane
Arizona- Tucson
Missouri- Columbia
Wake Forest
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Loma Linda
St. Loius
Vermont
Quinnipiac
TCU
Wayne
Alice Walton (when open)

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[Mr.Smile12]

Please complete a template.

Did you include DO schools?

 

[hpm96]

I wasn't sure what was meant by template so I completed the following at the bottom. I do have DO schools including, PCOM, LECOM, AZCOM, ATSTILLS, Campbell University, MSUCOM, WVCOM, Western, ACOM, Incarnate, Pikeville, NYITCOM, Edwards

PA resident
Stats:

• sGPA 3.16 upward trend
• cGPA 3.22
• MCAT 503 (125/124/126/128)

Clinical:
Scribe 2000 hours in orthopedic surgery (continuing)
Physical Therapy Assistant internships 600 hours

Non-clinical Healthcare Employment
Patient Service Representative 700 hours
*Non-clinical surgical internship* 240 hours

Non-Clinical Volunteering:
150 hours at a hospital gift shop
30 hours setting up a blood drive
50 hours at soup kitchen (continuing)

Non-healthcare Employment
Worked thousands of hours in fast-food, landscaping, etc.

 

[Faha]

Most of the MD schools on your list are unrealistic with a MCAT of 503 and your GPA. I suggest these MD schools:
Commonwealth Geisinger
Penn State
Drexel
Temple
West Virginia
Marshall
Belmont
Loma Linda (if you fit their mission)
Alice Walton (when it opens)
Roseman (when it opens)
For DO schools l suggest these:
LECOM (all schools)
PCOM (all schools)
UP-KYCOM
WVSOM
MU-COM
UIWSOM
WCU-COM
ACOM
LMU-DCOM
NYIT-AR
ARCOM
LUCOM
BCOM (both schools)
TUNCOM
KCU-COM
ATSU-KCOM