3.99 GPA 507 MCAT. Refine my list + advice!

[shazam5]

• Year in school: Graduated with B.S. Human Biology with Spanish Minor

• Country/state of residence: MI

• Cumulative GPA: 3.99

• Science GPA: 3.985

• MCAT Scores: 507 (129/126/127/125)

• Research: None.

• Volunteering (clinical) – include hours/sites:
100 Hours at CHI - Baylor St. Luke's Hospital Emergency Department
85 Hours at Sparrow Health System Radiology Department

• Physician shadowing – include hours/specialties:
100 Hours Interventional Cardiologist
50 Hours Pediatrician
30 Hours Pulmonologist team

• Non-clinical volunteering:
20 Hours Flint Clean Water Drive
5 Hours Haven House of East Lansing (home for struggling families)

• Extracurricular activities:
Founder and President of political education non-profit organization (1 year/current)
Founder and Vice President of fraternal organization on campus (1 year)
Summer Study Abroad in Valencia, Spain (for my minor)
American Medical Student Association club member (1 year)

• Employment history:
Hospital Dietary Services Intern for one summer (550 hours)
Private Tutor (700 hours focused in Math, Science, and Spanish courses)
Undergraduate Learning Assistant for Chemistry Lab (2 years/160 hours)
Health and Fitness Ambassador for Supplement Company (1 year)

• Immediate family members in medicine? (y/n) Yes. Both parents are practicing physicians (degrees received out of the country).

• Specialty of interest: Interventional Cardiology

• Graduate degrees: None

I am going to be a re-applicant this cycle and am highly considering retaking my MCAT in August. I was scoring in the 512-514 range on practices and I will have the time to properly prepare for my second attempt. Should I retake my MCAT and will schools even consider the new score if it arrives in September? Other option is to spend that time further strengthening my application with additional E.C.'s.
(Wayne and Jefferson are my top choices if that influences things...)

Current list of schools (including re-applicant status if applies):
Temple (reapplicant)
Jefferson (reapplicant)
Drexel (reapplicant)
Quinnipiac
Rosalind Franklin
SLU
Albany
NYMC
VCU (reapplicant)
Oakland-B
Michigan State CHM (reapplicant, waitlisted 1st go-around)
Western Michigan
Central Michigan
Wayne State (reapplicant)
Penn State (reapplicant)
Loyola - Stritch
Tulane

(I am pretty dead set on MD, but I know DO will be recommended.)

I am also considering applying to Canadian schools, but I am fairly uninformed as far as my chances go due to the lack of MSAR data. I have a Canadian citizenship (dual citizen, but not current resident) and have family living in Ontario (if that even matters...).

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[Faha]

You should receive more interviews this time, especially from the Michigan schools you added (Oakland, Western Michigan, Central Michigan). You could add more schools such as:
Vermont
GW
Georgetown
Eastern Virginia
Toledo
Medical College Wisconsin
Creighton
any new private schools that may open for 2018 (Roseman, Seton Hall, Etc.)
Yes, and apply to at least 6 DO schools and you have MSUCOM and MU-COM in your region.

 

[shazam5]

You should receive more interviews this time, especially from the Michigan schools you added (Oakland, Western Michigan, Central Michigan). You could add more schools such as:
Vermont
GW
Georgetown
Eastern Virginia
Toledo
Medical College Wisconsin
Creighton
any new private schools that may open for 2018 (Roseman, Seton Hall, Etc.)
Yes, and apply to at least 6 DO schools and you have MSUCOM and MU-COM in your region.

I applied to GW and Medical College of Wisconsin last time, but I will add them again. Do you know if the required Stats course for Creighton can be substituted somehow? I didn't take that with my degree program, but I completed Calc 1 and 2 to demonstrate mathematical proficiency while an undergraduate as well as an epidemiology course which was very stat heavy.

 

[Goro]

Your ECs are still weak. I suggest more service to other less fortunate than yourself.

Of school, I suggest:


Temple
Jefferson
Drexel
EVMS
Rosy Franklin
Loyola
WVU
MCW
SLU
Creighton
Loma Linda (but read their list of don'ts)
Albany
NYMC
VCU
Tulane
U VM
Oakland-B
Uniformed Services University/Hebert (just be aware of the military service commitment)
Netter
Your state school(s).
Any DO school. I can't recommend Touro-NY, or LUCOM, for different reasons

 

[Faha]

I applied to GW and Medical College of Wisconsin last time, but I will add them again. Do you know if the required Stats course for Creighton can be substituted somehow? I didn't take that with my degree program, but I completed Calc 1 and 2 to demonstrate mathematical proficiency while an undergraduate as well as an epidemiology course which was very stat heavy.

Check with Creighton and see if you can apply with what you have done already.

 

[shazam5]

Your ECs are still weak. I suggest more service to other less fortunate than yourself.

Of school, I suggest:


Temple
Jefferson
Drexel
EVMS
Rosy Franklin
Loyola
WVU
MCW
SLU
Creighton
Loma Linda (but read their list of don'ts)
Albany
NYMC
VCU
Tulane
U VM
Oakland-B
Uniformed Services University/Hebert (just be aware of the military service commitment)
Netter
Your state school(s).
Any DO school. I can't recommend Touro-NY, or LUCOM, for different reasons

Considering my list along with this additional list of schools, is there a range of hours you would recommend that would supplement my current (prospective) application well?

 

[shazam5]

Check with Creighton and see if you can apply with what you have done already.

I will do that, thank you!

 

[Goro]

Considering my list along with this additional list of schools, is there a range of hours you would recommend that would supplement my current (prospective) application well?

100+ more hours.

 

[shazam5]

100+ more hours.

Okay thank you!