Apply to DO or MD with these credentials ?

[Drbrownmale]

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Hello everyone!
Thinking about applying to MD on June 1st, but am afraid of getting rejected from all of my schools. My stats as a brown male are:
30 Mcat
3.45 sGPA
3.6 GPA

Publication in Nature Genetics
200+ research hours
4+ leadership roles
200+ volunteer hours
100+ shadowing hours

My question to you all now is, am I just going to be looked at as a mcat score/GPA and get denied, or do you think I still have a shot at mid-tier medical schools such as Drexel, Rowan, Penn State?

 

[gyngyn]

What community do you represent?

 

[Drbrownmale]

Indian, so asian unfortunately...

 

[Simpson]

I would advice applying to both. Just be reasonable with the schools you apply to.
Don't waste your money with higher tier Medical colleges(US-best College ranking).

 

[Drbrownmale]

Here is a list I have currently, which do you think I should get rid of and or hold top priority? Thanks for all the help!

University of Florida

Drexel University

Temple University

Rowan-Cooper Medical School of Med

UMDNJ

USF School of Medicine

FIU

Penn State SAM

Howard University

New York Medical College

 

[Simpson]

Leave Howard on there, you have a shot.

 

[ZedsDed]

Leave Howard on there, you have a shot.

Unless the OP is a URM it's unlikely.

 

[Drbrownmale]

I'm an ORM. Affirmative Action really messes things up.

 

[Simpson]

I'm an ORM. Affirmative Action really messes things up.

Affirmative action is not offered at medical colleges.

 

[ZedsDed]

Affirmative action is not offered at medical colleges.

Correct. But Howard is a historically black college. They are dedicated to serving the underrepresented in medicine. A good reminder to read the mission statements of schools you apply to, stats are not everything.

 

[IslandStyle808]

Correct. But Howard is a historically black college. They are dedicated to serving the underrepresented in medicine. A good reminder to read the mission statements of schools you apply to, stats are not everything.

Concur with this. Unless OP has done things with the underserved, he don't have a strong shot there. The mission is also important to take into consideration.

 

[Goro]

I suggest the following:

Rush
NYMC
Creighton
Albany
Rosy Franklin
Drexel
Temple
Loma Linda (but read their list of don'ts)
MCW
St. Louis U
WVU
Jefferson
Creighton
Tulane
Loyola
GWU
Georgetown
Tufts
U Miami
Wake Forest
EVMS
U VM
VCU
U AZ-T
U AZ-P
All new MD programs except Hofstra, Central MI, Va Tech
Any DO program
Your state school(s).

Hello everyone!
Thinking about applying to MD on June 1st, but am afraid of getting rejected from all of my schools. My stats as a brown male are:
30 Mcat
3.45 sGPA
3.6 GPA

Publication in Nature Genetics
200+ research hours
4+ leadership roles
200+ volunteer hours
100+ shadowing hours

My question to you all now is, am I just going to be looked at as a mcat score/GPA and get denied, or do you think I still have a shot at mid-tier medical schools such as Drexel, Rowan, Penn State?