3.78/505 - WAMC?

[jayeyes97]

Hi there! Long time lurker. Open to MD and DO schools. Here goes nothin:

1. cGPA 3.78, sGPA 3.50
2. 505, 125/125/126/129 (yikes, I know)
3. NY resident (Long Island specifically if that's important?)
4. Caucasian, F
5. UG private research university, also a co-op school - Health Science Major
6. Clinical experience: (2000+ hrs)
   1. hospital volunteer in vascular surgery - helped to spend time with patients, upkeep the floor, make sure charts were appropriately kept
   2. children's hospital volunteer - my second job is a children's entertainment as a clown. A few times a month I donate my time to local children's hospitals and cancer centers
   3. medical scribe - over 1500 hrs across Orthopedics, Pulmonology, Plastic Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics
7. Research experience and productivity (10 hrs)
   1. Studied access to healthcare in an urban area. I know this is a super low number, but I support myself between 2 jobs and could not handle a 3rd. C'est la vie.
8. Shadowing experience and specialties represented
   1. Shadowed in all specialties mentioned above before scribing (~200 hrs)
9. Non-clinical volunteering (~300 hrs)
   1. various community service events through sorority across 3 years
   2. local special olympics volunteer
10. Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
    1. Peer mentor for health science students
    2. Bio Honor Society member
    3. active member of national sorority for 3 years, Vice President for 1 year (planned all community service events & programming)
    4. worked every weekend for children's entertainment company as a clown/entertainer (2nd job)
    5. worked freelance graphic design throughout UG
11. Anything else not listed you think might be important
    1. I finished my UG coursework in 2.5 years and graduated early. Not sure if this is good or bad?

Really hoping to stay in the Northeast. Been using the MSAR but feeling totally lost. I was told by my advisor that retaking the mcat would not be in my favor, especially because I literally do not think I could afford to 1) register for it 2) take off work to study for it. Pleeeeeease help!!

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[Faha]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
All 4 SUNY's
Albany
New York Medical College
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Seton Hall
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
George Washington
NOVA MD
Oakland Beaumont
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
St. Louis
Creighton
TCU-UNTHSC (new school)
Also apply to at least 6 DO schools and include NYIT.

 

[jayeyes97]

thank you so much for your input @Faha. Do you foresee the low MCAT being a big issue?

@Goro do you agree with this list? Looking for all the help I can get