502 MCAT 3.98 GPA State School

[FightingHawk123]

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I am wondering my chances of getting accepted into state school that I grew up 10 minutes from. Wisconsin resident, grew up 10-15 minutes from campus. 502 mcat with a 3.98 GPA, division 1 college athlete, roughly 4000 hours as a CNA, 50 hours of shadowing UW-Health physicians, ~100 hours of volunteering, Student Athlete Advisory Committee representative. I know my mcat is at the lower range but was wondering my chances considering strong ties to the state and having other strong extracurriculars.

 

[mike-sheree]

I am trying to understand the system better as it correlates poorly with med school in the 70’s. Is there, today, a greater disconnect between GPA and MCAT performance? To see a GPA of 3.97 with a MCAT of 502 suggests a “ light curriculum “ or grade inflation. We were graded on a strict curve in the make or break bio, physics, or go-to chem courses. 10% F, 25%D, 30% C, 25% B, 10% A. There was a major “ flunk-out” ethos in the initial, hard-core premed sequence. With that system, you knew exactly what you had to do. Is this the case today? Please help with my insight and understanding or lack thereof.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

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Have you talked with admissions professionals at your in-state schools? I don’t have insight on how your profile and background matches their mission. It helps to be born and raised in the state, but it's not the only factor.

 

[Faha]

U Wisconsin is unlikely with a MCAT of 502 but you could receive an interview at Medical College Wisconsin. When are you planning to apply? You should apply broadly to DO schools also.

 

[FightingHawk123]

I match the mission strongly with a great interest in family medicine with great intention on staying in state to practice. Last cycle I interviewed with MCW and was placed on waitlist as the only school I applied too due to financial constraints. First generation college graduate and feel as though one of my only flaws in my application is my mcat score. My experience as a student athlete at a division 1 university I think will certainly help… although volunteering hours are at ~100 as a representative for the student athlete advisory committee I was responsible for orchestrating a pen pal program with local elementary schools near my undergrad college, also planned and coordinated other service events, in which the school was ranked top 5 in community service impact score my entire tenure there. I understand my mcat is low but wanted to see if it’s possible considering the strong mission fit as well as strong gpa and extracurriculars

Edit: I also have applied broadly to other MD and DO schools so not end all be all, staying in state would be the dream

 

[Mr.Smile12]

What feedback did you get from MCW? Sure, a higher MCAT score will help, and if their admissions team told you to retake the test, I would definitely do it. As an athlete, you hopefully had a lot of academic support to keep your eligibility, but I'm sure they don't help you with test prep. Did you use your university's prehealth advising office or resources? (Did you read the article and watch the video I posted above?)

I think you (and many applicants) overestimate how strong your ECs are. Based on your WAMC profile, my hunch is that your 100 hours of volunteering could use a boost. Doing it outside the safety net of your status as an athlete (since you have graduated) should help you gain more credibility in caring for your community's health needs. Food distribution, shelter volunteer, job/tax preparation, legal support, transportation services, or housing rehabilitation: I saw no mention of such activities, and you should have 150 hours minimum by submission or your file could be screened out. I think had you had 150+ hours, you could have had a better shot for an offer. If your undergrad had a reputation for strong community service impact, I would want to see some of that rub off on your profile, especially once you graduated.

 

[Futureleader2024]

ARCOM has a bunch of Wisconsin peeps there and is pretty holistic in admissions.