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I need some advice on what should I do and if I have a chance of getting into DO School. I like the DO Profession but do not know if I can get in. I have a high GPA of around 3.9 and have good EC activities like volunteer work and shadowing. The only problem I will run into is with my MCAT Scores My total is 23L Phys-9 Biol-9 Verbal-5 Writing-L. Do I have a chance and if I do where do you think I should apply? I cannot retake the MCAT this August because I had surgury last week on my leg and I will not be prepared for the August MCAT. Please Help! 🙂
 
hmasters5 said:
I need some advice on what should I do and if I have a chance of getting into DO School. I like the DO Profession but do not know if I can get in. I have a high GPA of around 3.9 and have good EC activities like volunteer work and shadowing. The only problem I will run into is with my MCAT Scores My total is 23L Phys-9 Biol-9 Verbal-5 Writing-L. Do I have a chance and if I do where do you think I should apply? I cannot retake the MCAT this August because I had surgury last week on my leg and I will not be prepared for the August MCAT. Please Help! 🙂
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LECOM accepts like 200 some odd students and the average MCAT there is 23. Your only low score is in verbal. I think you obviously can read fine b/c the PS and BS were largely deriving info from reading then applying the principles.

I think you would have a good shot there anyway.
 
That GPA might compensate for your low MCAT score... so I would try applying to all the schools that you think you would like to go to. Make sure you apply to more then a handful then.. I would apply to most all of them just to be on the safe side.
 
That GPA will probably offset those scores, but be prepared to explain such a wide difference between your scores and your GPA. Definately apply, and ASAP.
 
hmasters5 said:
I need some advice on what should I do and if I have a chance of getting into DO School. I like the DO Profession but do not know if I can get in. I have a high GPA of around 3.9 and have good EC activities like volunteer work and shadowing. The only problem I will run into is with my MCAT Scores My total is 23L Phys-9 Biol-9 Verbal-5 Writing-L. Do I have a chance and if I do where do you think I should apply? I cannot retake the MCAT this August because I had surgury last week on my leg and I will not be prepared for the August MCAT. Please Help! 🙂
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Go for it and apply to many as others said. I would rather pay money than lose a year.
 
Yeah, I agree. I have sort of the same dilemma; 3.75 GPA but 24N mcat. I am applying but am planning on retaking the MCAT in April 2006 if I haven't heard from any of the schools by then. My attitude is, why not? You'll never know unless you try.
 
asm028400 said:
Yeah, I agree. I have sort of the same dilemma; 3.75 GPA but 24N mcat. I am applying but am planning on retaking the MCAT in April 2006 if I haven't heard from any of the schools by then. My attitude is, why not? You'll never know unless you try.
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you should be fine. what was your score break down? was it close to all 8's?
 
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