Advise Needed Please

[LAIsTheBestPlaceEver]

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You could receive interviews at these schools with your stats:
UC Davis
UC Irvine
Loma Linda
Vermont
Quinnipiac
New York Medical College
Albany
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
GW
Georgetown
Eastern Virginia
Oakland Beaumont
Western Michigan
Medical College Wisconsin
Rosalind Franklin
St. Louis
Creighton
Tulane
any new schools that may open by 2019 (Kaiser, Roseman, Seton Hall, NOVA MD, etc.)
Your chances for a MD acceptance are in the 50% range so I recommend applying to at least 8 DO schools also. You are competitive for all DO schools with your stats.

 

[LAIsTheBestPlaceEver]

Thanks!! Good to hear I have a shot at these schools I am more than happy to attend any of them. I will also apply to 8 additional DO schools as you commandeered!

You could receive interviews at these schools with your stats:
UC Davis
UC Irvine
Loma Linda
Vermont
Quinnipiac
New York Medical College
Albany
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
GW
Georgetown
Eastern Virginia
Oakland Beaumont
Western Michigan
Medical College Wisconsin
Rosalind Franklin
St. Louis
Creighton
Tulane
any new schools that may open by 2019 (Kaiser, Roseman, Seton Hall, NOVA MD, etc.)
Your chances for a MD acceptance are in the 50% range so I recommend applying to at least 8 DO schools also. You are competitive for all DO schools with your stats.

 

[Goro]

Do NOT retake that MCAT!!! CARS is the one MCAT subcategory that gets cut the most slack.

Hi, I am new to sdn. Sorry if the presentation is kinda messy.

Demo: Asian Male
Year in School: Graduated from UC San Diego with Bio degree, will be doing BS/MS 17'-18'. Applying during 18'19
Residence: NY 2008-2014, CA 2014-Now
Cumulative GPA: 3.51 (Order of 1st,2nd,3rd,4th years: 3.28, 3.52, 3.67, 3.85)
Science GPA: 3.52
MCAT Scores: Jan 2017 509(130,123,128,128), Currently studying to retake in Sep 1st.
Research: Independent Neuroscience project for my MS Thesis, will not be published until other scientist pick up the project to further develop it.

Volunteering (clinical)

• Emergency Department Volunteer/RA 350 Hours
• Humantarian Mission in Mountain Area of China 336 Hours (Two full weeks)

Physician shadowing

• Summer Hospital Internship in China 448 Hours

Non-clinical volunteering Total Hours 443

• Food pantry
• Homeless Charter and Drives
• Healing Hearts Across Borders

Extracurricular activities

• Student Government 158 Hours
• New fraternity Treasurer/VP 450 Hours
• AMSA 320 Hours
• Martial Art Team 150 Hours
• TA 2 school quarters
• MSA Summer Camp

Employment history

• School cafeteria work
• Cashier
• Herbal/Chinese med clinic
  
• Part time cook

- No Immediate family members in medicine or college degrees
- Came back to the U.S at age 13, start learning English as high school begins
- Aiming for Mid-Low tire MD schools, but really want to get into UC Irvine or UC Davis.
- LOR from Thesis Committee, Shadowed Doc from China, Professor TAed for, Non-science Prof.

Questions needing advises:

1. I know GPA/MCAT is my weakness, I am trying to retake MCAT. Do you think I will be needing a post-bac program to boost up my GPA? The Avg gpa of 3.7-3.8 on MSAR scares me.
2. If you have any insight, what do you think are my chances of getting into UC Irvine/ Davis?
3. Is there anything you think I should do in my BS/MS Year to boost up my app besides getting a solid all As in my graduate classes?

Thanks for answering my questions!

 

[Goro]

Wait what do you mean? I've been told by my-med advisers that I will not get into any mid-tire med school, nor possible for staying in Cali, with my 123 on CARS. They said it doesn't matter that English is my 2nd language and that I started learning English much later, it still puts me at dangerous disadvantage.

Most pre-med advisers are *****s.

 

[Goro]

Most pre-med advisers are *****s.

Also, do NOT do a post-bac, unless you get completely shut out this cycle.

You also need to have some DO schools on your list

 

[LAIsTheBestPlaceEver]

Also, do NOT do a post-bac, unless you get completely shut out this cycle.

You also need to have some DO schools on your list

Im adding Touro and Western on my list. I am so Hesitated about retaking MCAT... Literally I'm currently 14 days into my studying lol

 

[Goro]

Im adding Touro and Western on my list. I am so Hesitated about retaking MCAT... Literally I'm currently 14 days into my studying lol

Thinks about AZCOM, PACNW and TUNCOM

 

[LAIsTheBestPlaceEver]

Thinks about AZCOM, PACNW and TUNCOM

Sounds good! If I can trouble you just a little more, what do you think about my current list? The ones I mark in red = definitely a reach


Duke University
UC Los Angeles
UC San Diego
Emory
University of Wisconsin—Madison
Boston University
University of Rochester
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Ohio State University
University of Colorado
Geisel School of Medicine
University of Maryland
UC Davis
University of Illinois
Georgetown University
Tufts University
UC Irvine
University of Miami
Loyola Stritch SOM
Wake Forest
Thomas Jefferson University
Temple University
George Washington University
University of Vermont
Rush University
Stony Brook University
Saint Louis University
Pennsylvania state university
Hofstra University
Creighton University
Drexel University
California Northstate University
UC Riverside
Quinnipiac University
Rosalind Franklin University
Tulane University
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Oakland University
Western Michigan University
New York Medical College
Albany Meidcal College
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Medical College of Wisconsin
Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine (NEW)
Seton Hall University (NEW)
Western University of Health (DO)
Touro University (DO)
AZCOM
PACNW

 

[Goro]

I recommend:



UC Davis
Georgetown University
Tufts University
UC Irvine
University of Miami
Loyola Stritch SOM
Wake Forest
Thomas Jefferson University
Temple University
George Washington University
University of Vermont
Rush University
Saint Louis University
Creighton University
Drexel University
UC Riverside (ONLY if you are from the Inland Empire)
Quinnipiac University
Rosalind Franklin University
Tulane University
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (aware of their service requirement???)
Oakland University
Western Michigan University
New York Medical College
Albany Meidcal College
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Medical College of Wisconsin
Western University of Health (DO)
Touro University (DO)
AZCOM
PACNW[/QUOTE]

You have too many OOS state schools, which favor the home team. CNU has been discussed in other threads as to why not to go there.

I can't recommend Penn State. Do a search why.

You had too many Keck/Emory class schools and need a higher MCAT for them to reward reinvention.