MD & DO 503 & 3.9 chances and best schools to try?

[Kittylove13]

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Hey everyone! I am a first time applicant, taking a gap year. New grad with B.S. in bio. My stats are cGPA: 3.9, sGPA: 3.86, MCAT: 503 with a 125 or above in each section. LizzyM score is a 66. I have been working as a CNA for 3 years with hours between part and full time, first gen college student, and currently volunteer at a hospital. I have some shadowing experience with a DO family medicine physician, and have taken a course that allowed us to shadow various hospital departments. I have good relationships with my professors so I am assuming strong LOR from them. I live near Chicago as well.

The schools I'm thinking of applying to are Loyola SSOM, Rosalind Franklin, SIU, CCOM, MUCOM, LECOM, DMUCOM, and RVUCOM-Colorado.

Would I have chances of acceptance at these schools? Or does anyon have experiences with them that could lean me to choosing other schools?

Thanks!

 

[Goro]

The MCAT score is circling the drain for MD. I suggest:
Loyola

VCU

Oakland U Beaumont

WVU

Uniformed Services University/Hebert (just be aware of the military service commitment)

Your state school(s).

Any DO school. I can't recommend Touro-NY, LUCOM or Wm Carey, for different reasons

 

[Sharknad0]

If you wanna go DO follow what @Goro said.

If you wanna go MD you can apply to the schools that @Goro listed, but if you think you can score better on the MCAT - talking 511-513+ you're honestly a sure shot for many MD schools, granted you interview well. You said you're taking a gap year, what are you planning on doing? If it sounds appealing, I'd suggest adding MCAT prep, but not unless you think you can increase by 10 points.


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[Kittylove13]

If you wanna go DO follow what @Goro said.

If you wanna go MD you can apply to the schools that @Goro listed, but if you think you can score better on the MCAT - talking 511-513+ you're honestly a sure shot for many MD schools, granted you interview well. You said you're taking a gap year, what are you planning on doing? If it sounds appealing, I'd suggest adding MCAT prep, but not unless you think you can increase by 10 points.


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I don't think I would be able to take a prep course because I plan on working and volunteering more. This is my second MCAT score, and quite honestly I cannot afford more prep or another test on top of applications. I'm perfectly fine with going DO as well as I feel I can apply myself to osteopathic values.

 

[Sharknad0]

I don't think I would be able to take a prep course because I plan on working and volunteering more. This is my second MCAT score, and quite honestly I cannot afford more prep or another test on top of applications. I'm perfectly fine with going DO as well as I feel I can apply myself to osteopathic values.

Then apply broadly to many DO schools including the new ones opening when you apply and you should get a few acceptances if you interview well.