Bombed, school list help?

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Very sorry about your cousin, I cannot imagine how stressful that must have been. It seems like you have a great application outside of your MCAT. Adcoms have generally recommended those with a 496 to retake and hold off on applying based on previous threads. Considering the circumstances and your high GPAs, I think you could do really well on the January retake. A score above 500 would put you in a much better spot and would be competitive for a lot of DO schools.

Have you already applied to the DO schools on your list?
 
For a proper analysis, you should complete a WAMC (What are my chances) template. We don't know your state of residence (as an example).

The DO school application cycle is more forgiving when it comes to applying at this time (end of September). Have you already submitted your AMCAS/AACOMAS?
 
gazbarella said:
Very sorry about your cousin, I cannot imagine how stressful that must have been. It seems like you have a great application outside of your MCAT. Adcoms have generally recommended those with a 496 to retake and hold off on applying based on previous threads. Considering the circumstances and your high GPAs, I think you could do really well on the January retake. A score above 500 would put you in a much better spot and would be competitive for a lot of DO schools.

Have you already applied to the DO schools on your list?
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I appreciate your kind words. Yeah, it wasn't great. Hindsight is always 20/20, I definitely should have voided. The only reason I didn't was because I already applied both AMCAS and AACOMAS and I thought I would score at worst 505ish if that makes sense.

I applied to some of the DO schools on my list. I'm now adding more schools because I think the MD schools I applied to are all donations at this point since Jan retake won't be accepted.
 
not admin, but i could see the scene where you are waitlisted at one of the new DO schools to then be pulled off it
 
waspmachine said:
Hi all, I got my mcat back today and basically bombed it. My cousin passed away the day before test day so I figured I'd probably falter a bit from my average fls (509-513) but I ended up scoring a whopping 496. Thing is, I already applied to schools because I was sure I'd do well. I didn't void because I already couldn't reschedule for a later time 🙁

Im a nontrad applicant with over 10k hours of clinical experience (nursing), plenty of volunteer hours (around 120). I have an UG 4.0 cGPA and 3.98 sGPA (BSc in genetics). Would anyone be willing to help me modify my school list? So far I have:

  • WVSOM
  • ATSU
  • DUQCOM
  • VCOM
  • NYIT
  • OUHCOM
  • Rowan-Virtua
  • Rocky Vista
  • Touro
  • LECOM
  • ARCOM
  • UNE COM
  • BCOM
  • LMU-DCOM
I do plan to retake in Jan but do you guys think this is fine for the time being? Any other schools to add? I appreciate all the help <3
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Very sorry to hear of your cousin. Your score is not competitive for any DO school.

Retake the test, but only when you are 100% ready for it. In hindsight, you should have not taken the exam.
 
Goro said:
Very sorry to hear of your cousin. Your score is not competitive for any DO school.

Retake the test, but only when you are 100% ready for it. In hindsight, you should have not taken the exam.
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Thank you, and I appreciate your reply. January retake coming!
 
You could receive interviews at some DO schools with your GPA of 3.98 but will need to include all the newer schools.
I suggest these schools:
LECOM (all schools)
PCOM (all schools)
UNECOM
WVSOM
UP-KYCOM
MU-COM
DUQCOM
MeritusCOM
VCOM (all 4 schools)
LMU-DCOM (all schools)
OCOM
WCU-COM
ACOM
ARCOM
NYIT-AR
UIWSOM
BCOM (both schools)
KHSC-COM
ICOM
RVU-Montana
Touro-Montana
Let us know how your cycle works out.
 
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like DUQCOM requires a minimum 500 MCAT. So I'd avoid sending an app their way if you haven't already.
 
gazbarella said:
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like DUQCOM requires a minimum 500 MCAT. So I'd avoid sending an app their way if you haven't already.
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Faha said:
You could receive interviews at some DO schools with your GPA of 3.98 but will need to include all the newer schools.
I suggest these schools:
LECOM (all schools)
PCOM (all schools)
UNECOM
WVSOM
UP-KYCOM
MU-COM
DUQCOM
MeritusCOM
VCOM (all 4 schools)
LMU-DCOM (all schools)
OCOM
WCU-COM
ACOM
ARCOM
NYIT-AR
UIWSOM
BCOM (both schools)
KHSC-COM
ICOM
RVU-Montana
Touro-Montana
Let us know how your cycle works out.
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Thank you! I've applied to all of the ones you suggested, hopefully it does work out. I will keep you guys updated!
 
could be just a school that sends secondaries to everyone regardless of stats before filtering
OR new DO schools may put a minimum mcat but they will very well take someone below it for otherwise they will struggle to fill a class
 
darkeon said:
could be just a school that sends secondaries to everyone regardless of stats before filtering
OR new DO schools may put a minimum mcat but they will very well take someone below it for otherwise they will struggle to fill a class
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Don't think that new DO schools are open enrollment. They have to pass their initial accreditation, and that means having some quality in the students they accept and adhering to their stated minimums. Strong mission fit may help someone with subpar stats, but the stats will matter eventually.
 
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