Acceptance Stats for Class of 2021

[Dr2U]

Let people know what it takes to get into podiatry school!

Brag here about your:

1. GPA
2. MCAT
3. ECs
4. Schools applied to
5. Acceptances+ scholarships

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[PODIATRYCRAZE]

GPA: 3.24 Biology Major
Science GPA: 3.55
MCAT: 494
EC: Podiatry Internship, full time worker as scribe, tutor, and resident assistant, club president, former athlete, numerous volunteer and shadowing hours. Bilingual Spanish + English. Excellent programming skills.
Applied: Temple
Accepted: Temple

$0 scholarship, but hoping for the Navy HSCP.

Verdict: if you got a 494 on your MCAT, retake it

My podiatry friends will read this and know exactly who I am haha.

 

[Weirdy]

GPA: 3.24 Biology Major
Science GPA: 3.55
MCAT: 494
EC: Podiatry Internship, full time worker as scribe, tutor, and resident assistant, club president, former athlete, numerous volunteer and shadowing hours. Bilingual Spanish + English. Excellent programming skills.
Applied: Temple
Accepted: Temple

No scholarship at the moment, but hoping for the Navy HSCP.

My podiatry friends will read this and know exactly who I am haha.

Navy is solid. Hope there are slots for you.

GPA: 3.3 Biology, 3.75 Masters Kinesiology May 2017
Science GPA: 2.9
MCAT: 488- 493- 496
EC: Shadowing, research, work, church
Applied: CSPM, DMU, Western, Midwestern, Scholl, Barry, Kent
Accepted: Kent, CSPM
Rejected: Midwestern
Waitlisted: Western
Turned down interviews at other schools. Did not apply Temple or NYCPM.

 

[plant based]

1. GPA: 3.29, sGPA: 3.1
2. MCAT: 507
3. ECs: Vice president/director of events for a vision health club, volunteered at a hospital 80 hrs, volunteered at a food bank 50+ hours, campaign assistant for cancer society, research (1 year), Biology tutor, Article writer for campus newspaper, former competitive dancer
Shadowing: ~30 hours. Saw 3 surgeries. Shadowed 3 different dpm's. Also went to an exploratory visit at NYCPM.
4. Schools applied to: Temple, Kent State, NYCPM, CSPM, AzPOD, Western, Scholl.
-Interviewed at: Kent State, NYCPM, Temple and CSPM; cancelled interviews for AzPOD, Scholl & Western.
5. Acceptances: Temple with scholarship, Kent State with scholarship, NYCPM with scholarship and CSPM .

Put deposit on Temple - yay TUSPM class of 2021.

 

[Racer543]

1. GPA: 3.29, sGPA: 3.1
2. MCAT: 507
3. ECs: Vice president/director of events for a vision health club, volunteered at a hospital 80 hrs, volunteered at a food bank 50+ hours, campaign assistant for cancer society, research (1 year), Biology tutor, Article writer for campus newspaper, former competitive dancer
Shadowing: ~30 hours. Saw 3 surgeries. Shadowed 3 different dpm's. Also went to an exploratory visit at NYCPM.
4. Schools applied to: Temple, Kent State, NYCPM, CSPM, AzPOD, Western, Scholl.
-Interviewed at: Kent State, NYCPM, Temple and CSPM; cancelled interviews for AzPOD, Scholl & Western.
5. Acceptances: Temple with scholarship, Kent State with scholarship, NYCPM with scholarship and CSPM with scholarship.

Put deposit on Temple - yay TUSPM class of 2021.

When did you get a response about scholarship information for Temple? I just got accepted last Friday via email...

 

[plant based]

When did you get a response about scholarship information for Temple? I just got accepted last Friday via email...

They will include your scholarship information in the acceptance package that they mail to you.

 

[spk9905]

They will include your scholarship information in the acceptance package that they mail to you.

Brag here about your:

1. GPA --> 3.35 , sGPA: 3.22
2. MCAT --> 503
3. ECs --> 150+ hours podiatry, 100 hours in Hospital
4. Schools applied to --> All except AzPOD and Interview from all
5. Acceptances+ scholarships --> CSPM. WesternU, NY+Scholarship. Interviewing at Temple, Kent, Scholl shortly..

Plant based : How did CSPM notify you of the scholarship.. I just got an acceptance email..

 

[plant based]

Brag here about your:

1. GPA --> 3.35 , sGPA: 3.22
2. MCAT --> 503
3. ECs --> 150+ hours podiatry, 100 hours in Hospital
4. Schools applied to --> All except AzPOD and Interview from all
5. Acceptances+ scholarships --> CSPM.. Interviewing at Temple, Kent, Scholl shortly..

Plant based : How did CSPM notify you of the scholarship.. I just got an acceptance email..

Ahh, forgive me - I thought I saw in the acceptance e-mail information on Scholarships but I got mixed up - I'm actually not sure if I got a scholarship or not. Will edit my post.

 

[thelegendarydoc]

congrats on all your acceptances class of 2021! regarding CSPM scholarships, i was notified about receiving one on the same email that the school sent me when i was accepted. it closer to the end of the email to be exact.

 

[gullloga]

1. GPA cGPA = 3.25 sGPA = 3.41
2. MCAT = 22
3. ECs = 200+ hrs pod shadowing. 350+ shadowing of other specialist. Worked full time, another career in IT. Bi-lingual (Spanish) 2yr religious mission.
4. Schools applied to = All except NY, ii to all, Interviewed at Temple, Kent, and DMU
5. Acceptances+ scholarships = Kent, DMU. Going to DMU, 4k from DMU, looking into Navy now.

 

[Newt1227]

My podiatry friends will read this and know exactly who I am haha.

1. GPA: sGPA = 3.75, cGPA = 3.79 -Biology major, Sociology minor.
2. MCAT = 504
3. ECs = 400+ hours research (just benchwork, no poster or publications), EMT certified, 200 hours hospital volunteer, worked as an English tutor for 2 semesters and as a math TA for one summer. I also shadowed a podiatrist for 20 hours and attended two podiatry internships.
4. Applied: TUSPM
5. Acceptance: TUSPM with scholarship.

My podiatry friends will read this and know exactly who I am haha.

 

[Weirdy]

These stats are gorgeous. Keep it coming folks!

 

[Bluecollarmed]

1. cGPA = 3.51 , sGPA = 3.47
2. MCAT = 27
3. ECs = currently work for the School of Medicine and Public Health on a cohort study (Health Examiner), 200 hours working with children with down syndrome, ~60 hours shadowing dermatologists and 20 hours shadowing podiatry. Also completed a study abroad to Austria. Two year non-trad with technical diploma and ~2 years of welding experience.
4. Applied: DMU, Kent, Temple, MWU, and Scholl
5. Accepted DMU, interview at Kent on the 24th, and cancelled the rest. Scholarship for DMU

 

[wtsbnb]

1. cGPA = 3.51 , sGPA = 3.47
2. MCAT = 27
3. ECs = currently work for the School of Medicine and Public Health on a cohort study (Health Examiner), 200 hours working with children with down syndrome, ~60 hours shadowing dermatologists and 20 hours shadowing podiatry. Also completed a study abroad to Austria. Two year non-trad with technical diploma and ~2 years of welding experience.
4. Applied: DMU, Kent, Temple, MWU, and Scholl
5. Accepted DMU, interview at Kent on the 24th, and cancelled the rest. Scholarship for DMU

Have you decided which school you're going to? Those are the two I'm between too!

 

[Bluecollarmed]

Cancelled Kent interview and officially going to DMU next fall. It'd be hard for kent to match total cost with the scholarship and I absolutely love the school at DMU.

 

[feetsreets]

Cancelled Kent interview and officially going to DMU next fall. It'd be hard for kent to match total cost with the scholarship and I absolutely love the school at DMU.

out of curiosity, how much scholarship does DMU give?

 

[Bluecollarmed]

I received a $6000 scholarship. The scholarships are only guaranteed for one year though. To renew it annually you have to be in the top 25% of the class.

 

[wtsbnb]

1. cGPA: 3.6, sGPA: 3.3
2. 497
3. Currently an AmeriCorps volunteer, Podiatry Internship, 170 hours of psychology research, 100+ hours of shadowing/volunteering various physicians, 20 hours of podiatry shadowing
4. Applied to: NYCPM, Scholl, Kent, Midwestern, DMU, Temple
5. Interview Invitations: All schools -> only interviewed at NYCPM, Scholl, Kent, and DMU (Cancelled Midwestern and Temple interviews)
Accepted to: NYCPM + scholarship, Scholl + scholarship, Kent + scholarship, DMU + scholarship

 

[Dr2U]

1. cGPA: 3.6, sGPA: 3.3
2. 497
3. Currently an AmeriCorps volunteer, Podiatry Internship, 170 hours of psychology research, 100+ hours of shadowing/volunteering various physicians, 20 hours of podiatry shadowing
4. Applied to: NYCPM, Scholl, Kent, Midwestern, DMU, Temple
5. Interview Invitations: All schools -> only interviewed at NYCPM, Scholl, Kent, and DMU (Cancelled Midwestern and Temple interviews)
Accepted to: NYCPM + scholarship, Scholl + scholarship, Kent + scholarship, DMU + scholarship

How much was your scholl scholarship?

 

[wtsbnb]

How much was your scholl scholarship?

Scholl offered $12,000. Its only for the first year.

 

[Dr2U]

Scholl offered $12,000. Its only for the first year.

Crazy! Was hoping they let you renew your scholarships based on your rank

 

[wtsbnb]

Crazy! Was hoping they let you renew your scholarships based on your rank

They said based on rank you can get different scholarships. But they didn't go into any specifics about it

 

[froyo4ever]

I love these threads &seeing future classmates!

1. sGPA: 3.83 cGPA 3.73 Biochemistry major UC Davis!
2. MCAT 500
3. ECs - Hospital volunteer, Podiatry shadow, study abroad, clinic abroad, girl scouts leader, undergraduate researcher, tutor
4. Schools applied to - CSPM, DMU, Midwestern, Scholl, Temple, Kent
5. Acceptances+ scholarships - got interview invites for all 6, only interviewed at CSPM, accepted a week later; cancelled all other interviews; president's scholarship (renewed if maintained 3.3 GPA per year)

hmu if you're going CSPM too! would love to meet you

 

[TheCzechShrek]

These threads are so helpful. Thanks for all those you have posted and a big congratulations to those who are accepted.

1. 3.3 sGPA 3.45 cGPA
2. 503 MCAT
3. ECs: Fashion Editor of lifestyle magazine, Photo Editor of Premed magazine, Communications chair of Biochem society, 3 years research w/ 1 poster & 1 conference presentation, 300+ hours hospital volunteer, 1 year part time job, 2 MD + 2 DPM shadow, freelance photographer
4. Schools applied to: All 9; II at all
5. Interview attended: Kent, DMU, Temple, NYCPM; Cancelled rest.. may still go to scholl.
6. Acceptances+ scholarships: Kent + scholarship, DMU + scholarship, Temple + scholarship, still waiting on NYCPM

Deposit placed for DMU class of 2021!

How'd you like DMU in comparison to temple if you dont mind me asking? Was strongly considering Temple but the city really made me think twice about it.

 

[Scrubingfloors4Scrubs]

How'd you like DMU in comparison to temple if you dont mind me asking? Was strongly considering Temple but the city really made me think twice about it.

So going into my interviews Temple was my #1. I had my DMU interview first and they really wowed me with their facilities, faculty, and student encouragement. The tour at DMU was my most impressive tour - organized, detailed, and fun. I was hesitant about the location (small city) and with the diversity (sorry it is still iowa) but what really attracted me was the campus community and feel. Being among different medical professional students in the same school really outweighed my desire to live in the city. My only negative was the lack of focus in research (at least during the tour).

I actually really loved Philly as a city - i'm a huge fan of the "hustle attitude" that is found in bigger cities. I had a couple days to explore Philly and found it pretty relaxing, safe, and lively. I had an average experience during my Temple interview. The facilities were older but that was only a small concern for me. The clinic was amazing - their biggest selling point. Anyways, the students there liked it and were welcoming and noted that the location was a big advantage.

With scholarships both had the same costs of tuition NOT including housing.

I chose DMU over Temple because of these differences. I was honestly surprised at my reaction but it is what it is and I meshed the best with DMU. Talking to students from both Temple and DMU I learned that many had each respectively ranked as their top choices as well. Their decisions were based on small personal preferences! Every student at every school has told me that if you work hard your education at any school will be great. Definitely not an easy choice to make but I'm confident I will enjoy my time there.

Feel free to PM me if you have more detailed questions!

 

[thelegendarydoc]

I love these threads &seeing future classmates!

1. sGPA: 3.83 cGPA 3.73 Biochemistry major UC Davis!
2. MCAT 500
3. ECs - Hospital volunteer, Podiatry shadow, study abroad, clinic abroad, girl scouts leader, undergraduate researcher, tutor
4. Schools applied to - CSPM, DMU, Midwestern, Scholl, Temple, Kent
5. Acceptances+ scholarships - got interview invites for all 6, only interviewed at CSPM, accepted a week later; cancelled all other interviews; president's scholarship (renewed if maintained 3.3 GPA per year)

hmu if you're going CSPM too! would love to meet you

congrats on your acceptance! was in your exact shoes last year and congrats again on your scholarship. PM me if you need anything! hope you enjoyed the school!

 

[DrCamelDPM]

1. Overall GPA 3.215 (Economics Major GPA 3.386)
2. MCAT 488
3. Hospital volunteer, podiatry shadowing (around 5 different DPMs) and internship, club soccer
4. Applied to all 9 schools
5. Accepted to DMU and Scholl with same scholarship $ for both. Also "conditionally accepted" to NYCPM, but they wanted me to retake MCAT in Janurary and get a bit better of a score. Just put my deposit down for DMU today.

I know my stats are pretty crappy, but I still managed to get interview invites from NYCPM, DMU, Scholl, Kent State, Barry, and CSPM (I cancelled my Barry and CSPM interviews after I got accepted to DMU and Scholl). For anyone who doesn't have a high GPA and/or MCAT score, don't immediately think that you have no chance to get in anywhere. If I can do it with these stats, so can you (unless your GPA is below 3.0 and MCAT below 480...then you might wanna rethink this whole doctor thing).

 

[Weirdy]

1. Overall GPA 3.215 (Economics Major GPA 3.386)
2. MCAT 488
3. Hospital volunteer, podiatry shadowing (around 5 different DPMs) and internship, club soccer
4. Applied to all 9 schools
5. Accepted to DMU and Scholl with same scholarship $ for both. Also "conditionally accepted" to NYCPM, but they wanted me to retake MCAT in Janurary and get a bit better of a score. Just put my deposit down for DMU today.

I know my stats are pretty crappy, but I still managed to get interview invites from NYCPM, DMU, Scholl, Kent State, Barry, and CSPM (I cancelled my Barry and CSPM interviews after I got accepted to DMU and Scholl). For anyone who doesn't have a high GPA and/or MCAT score, don't immediately think that you have no chance to get in anywhere. If I can do it with these stats, so can you (unless your GPA is below 3.0 and MCAT below 480...then you might wanna rethink this whole doctor thing).

Dang scholarship to both DMU and Scholl? That's pretty impressive with those stats.

 

[TheCzechShrek]

1. Overall 3.66, science 3.56 (Biomedical Sciences major)
2. 503 MCAT
3. 35 hours Pod shadow, not including a day in his OR, shadowed one MD, and 225 hours volunteering in an Emergency Department
4. Temple, Barry, DMU, AZPOD
5. II at all, interview at Temple and accepted with scholarship, same with Barry, cancelled the rest and takimg Barry

Was amazed with the friendliness of both schools but Barry is where i felt i fit best. Plus my shadowing podiatrist is an Alum so i may have been swayed a tad!

 

[DrCamelDPM]

Dang scholarship to both DMU and Scholl? That's pretty impressive with those stats.

I was surprised too. I know I can do well at DMU though, I just need to put a lot more work in than I did for undergrad.

 

[Weirdy]

I was surprised too. I know I can do well at DMU though, I just need to put a lot more work in than I did for undergrad.

More power to you. My gpas were lower than yours haha. You got this.

 

[chistone23]

1. cGPA 3.46, sGPA 2.93, non-science GPA 3.80; liberal arts background
2. 503
3. Leadership, research, work experiences; published a poster; writing a thesis in health disparities; shadowing experiences with podiatrist, primary-care physician, and emergency med physician; international volunteering experience
4. Schools applied and interviewed at: Temple, NYCPM, Western, and CSPM
5. Temple w/scholarship, NYCPM w/scholarship, Western w/scholarship, and CSPM w/scholarship

will attend CSPM!!!!

 

[Asian-nerd]

1. cGPA 3.7; sGPA 3.8; Genetics Major
2. 500
3. Volunteering at hospital, research, community services, honors, shadowing podiatrists and MD
4. Schools applied and interviewed at: TUSPM, NYCPM
5. TUSPM w/ scholarship, NYCPM w/ scholarship.

TUSPM class of 2021

 

[bobtheweazel]

Woah, woah, woah, I take one month off from SDN and this is what I come back to??

Good thread, and congratulations everyone!!

Sent from my Nexus 5X using SDN mobile

 

[oldman46]

Hello, everyone! Long time reader, first time writing on SDN!

1. sGPA: 3.43, and cGPA: 3.56
2. MCAT: 24, taken many moons ago (3 years ago)
3. 300+ hrs of volunteering at hospital, 50+ hours shadowing various Doctors including a Podiatrist. Worked as a manager for 6+ years in between school. I am an older applicant (just turned 31 years old)
4. Applied to all 9
5. Interview invites to all. Interviewed at DMU, Western, NYCPM, Samuel Merritt, and Temple. Accepted to all that I interviewed at with scholarships at each one. Love at first sight with DMU, so I accepted DMU!

Side note: I want to say thank you for all the pre-pods and pods that are on SDN. You all have been very helpful through this process and I feel I need to pay it forward. If anybody has any questions for me or needs any help please ask away! Happy Thanksgiving Y'all!

Congrats everyone!

 

[bhog59]

1. cGPA: 3.29, sGPA:3.18
2. MCAT: 499
3. ECs:
-Radiology cancer research internship ~ 320ish hours
-Shadowing miscellaneous MDs and DOs ~ 100ish hours
-Emergency room scribe ~ 400 hours
-Shadowed a pod for 15 hours
4. Applied to all 9, interview invites to all.
5. Acceptances: DMU + scholarship, Scholl + scholarship, Kent + scholarship, waitlisted at AzPod. Cancelled the rest of the interviews.

Will be at DMU in the Fall!!!

Update: Pulled off the alternate list and accepted at Midwestern. Sticking with DMU.

 

[Mrbigshot95]

1. cGPA: 3.6 sGPA: 3.55
2. Mcat: 512
3. EC's: 100 hours of shadowing (20 of which were pod)
1500+ hours work experience
500+ hours volunteer
1 semester of research (about 50 hours)
4. Applied to all 9, interview invites to all. Went only to DMU, Temple, Kent, and Scholl.
5. Acceptances: DMU + scholarship, Temple + scholarship, Kent + scholarship, Scholl + scholarship.

Was totally torn between DMU and Scholl, but location bias won out (along with other factors ofcourse) and deposited for Scholl class of 2021!

If any one has any questions about my experiences at any of the schools I visited. Feel free to ask. Also, if any fellow future classmates of mine would like to make a Facebook group you can contact me for that as well.

Congrats on all that have gotten acceptances and good luck to all those in the process!

 

[anonymouspodstudent]

Congrats on your acceptances!

Haven't seen a lot of Barry acceptances. Anyone who turned down an interview or interviewed and chose a different school mind sharing why?

 

[LaVaina]

Congrats on your acceptances!

Haven't seen a lot of Barry acceptances. Anyone who turned down an interview or interviewed and chose a different school mind sharing why?

I was accepted to Barry + scholarship, but I ultimately turned it down due to it being more expensive and I felt like DMU was a better school overall. Also, my wife and I found a lot nicer and bigger apartments in Des Moines compared to what we would be able to afford in Miami. I grew up in FL and my wife's family is still there so we wanted to end up there, but DMU was just a better fit for us overall.

 

[LaVaina]

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[futurepod2021]

1. cGPA = 3.9 , sGPA = 3.88
2. MCAT: 510
3. ECs: Shadowed Podiatrist ~30 hours, Shadowed MDs ~24 hrs, hospital volunteer, MS in Medicine, research all 4 yrs undergrad, Chair of GMT, volunteering at clinics, summer research internships abroad and in the States.
4. Schools applied to: NYCPM, Western, CSPM
5. Acceptances+ scholarships: Western (12,000+renewable 4 yrs), NYCPM (16,000 +renewable 4 yrs), Cancelled interview for CSPM

Haven't decided yet...Still weighing pros/cons of both schools and finding the best fit for me

 

[hopefulfuturepod]

1. cGPA = 3.9 , sGPA = 3.88
2. MCAT: 510
3. ECs: Shadowed Podiatrist ~30 hours, Shadowed MDs ~24 hrs, hospital volunteer, MS in Medicine, research all 4 yrs undergrad, Chair of GMT, volunteering at clinics, summer research internships abroad and in the States.
4. Schools applied to: NYCPM, Western, CSPM
5. Acceptances+ scholarships: Western (12,000+renewable 4 yrs), NYCPM (16,000 +renewable 4 yrs), Cancelled interview for CSPM

Haven't decided yet...Still weighing pros/cons of both schools and finding the best fit for me

I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but why are you going into pod? Why not DO with your stats?

 

[Weirdy]

I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but why are you going into pod? Why not DO with your stats?

Wondering the same.

Your stats are very competitive @futurepod2021

 

[Mrbigshot95]

Wondering the same.

Your stats are very competitive @futurepod2021

Or even MD Tbh

 

[dr.phoot]

1. cGPA = 3.9 , sGPA = 3.88
2. MCAT: 510
3. ECs: Shadowed Podiatrist ~30 hours, Shadowed MDs ~24 hrs, hospital volunteer, MS in Medicine, research all 4 yrs undergrad, Chair of GMT, volunteering at clinics, summer research internships abroad and in the States.
4. Schools applied to: NYCPM, Western, CSPM
5. Acceptances+ scholarships: Western (12,000+renewable 4 yrs), NYCPM (16,000 +renewable 4 yrs), Cancelled interview for CSPM

Haven't decided yet...Still weighing pros/cons of both schools and finding the best fit for me

I would trade so many things for those stats!

Why did you pursue a masters?

 

[dr.phoot]

I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but why are you going into pod? Why not DO with your stats?

Wondering the same.

Your stats are very competitive @futurepod2021

Or even MD Tbh

Been a few threads where people have mentioned they had the stats for both M.D. and D.O. but opted for pod because they genuinely wanted it.

Nice to see stuff like this from time to time. The whole, "... you only going into pod because you didn't have the stats for MD/DO.." kinda "hurts" sometimes

 

[futurepod2021]

I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but why are you going into pod? Why not DO with your stats?

Wondering the same.

Your stats are very competitive @futurepod2021

Or even MD Tbh

I have been interested in specifically pursuing podiatry school and worked hard in college regardless of the grades/scores needed to enter. I also don't like the notion that stronger stats-->MD or DO schools. I think the curriculum for podiatry school is equally difficult and challenging, and I know that there will be plenty to learn wherever I go.

 

[Weirdy]

I have been interested in specifically pursuing podiatry school and worked hard in college regardless of the grades/scores needed to enter. I also don't like the notion that stronger stats-->MD or DO schools. I think the curriculum for podiatry school is equally difficult and challenging, and I know that there will be plenty to learn wherever I go.

Awesome, hope you get to narrow it down!

Western seemed to have an extremely strong curriculum. Never got a chance to interview at NY.

 

[futurepod2021]

Awesome, hope you get to narrow it down!

Western seemed to have an extremely strong curriculum. Never got a chance to interview at NY.

Yeah, I'm from the area so Western seems like a good choice. I also like their integrated curriculum and campus. I liked NYCPM's community (truly felt like a family) and it was nice being able to shadow a podiatrist during my interview, but I'm not sure about the curriculum. I have to make my decision soon and still going back and forth. Very excited to enter next fall though!

 

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