MD & DO Cali school average stats

[avargas4]

Hi!
I'm looking for school list recommendations and was wondering if anyone had any insight as to whether I have a good chance at UC Davis and USC Keck (dream schools!). I'm open to DO and MD

My mcat could be better but Im not sure if it is worth a retake
Stats:
Community College 4.0 /UC Berkeley cGPA 3.65 cumulative 3.7
MCAT 511 126/127/128/130
Economics Major
Colombian
Northern California Resident
400+ hours hospital and clinical volunteering, local public health internship working with health inequality, nonprofit internship working with healthy eating, a year internship research at UCSF, multiple part time jobs, wrote for Iranian school magazine, Cal rec sport site supervisor (first aid), graduated a year early and going to do an internship and working abroad
Farsi and Spanish
Interested in health economics/MD-MBA or MD-MPH programs

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[Faha]

What was your MCAT score?

 

[avargas4]

What was your MCAT score?

oops sorry 511

 

[gyngyn]

If you are the young woman in your avatar, may I suggest that you maintain your anonymity online?

 

[avargas4]

If you are the young woman in your avatar, may I suggest that you maintain your anonymity online?

Changed it, thanks!

 

[Faha]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
UC Davis
UC Irvine
Vermont
Quinnipiac
New York Medical College
Albany
Hofstra
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
George Washington
Georgetown
West Virginia
Eastern Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth
Oakland Beaumont
Western Michigan
Medical College Wisconsin
Rosalind Franklin
St. Louis
Creighton
Tulane
Miami
any new schools that open for 2019 (Seton Hall, Roseman, Kaiser, NOVA MD)

 

[avargas4]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
UC Davis
UC Irvine
Vermont
Quinnipiac
New York Medical College
Albany
Hofstra
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
George Washington
Georgetown
West Virginia
Eastern Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth
Oakland Beaumont
Western Michigan
Medical College Wisconsin
Rosalind Franklin
St. Louis
Creighton
Tulane
Miami
any new schools that open for 2019 (Seton Hall, Roseman, Kaiser, NOVA MD)

Thanks! Do you think I have a chance at USC? And do you think it is worth it to retake the MCAT? Is there anything I can do at this point to make my application stronger to increase my chances of staying in California?

 

[Goro]

Hi!
I'm looking for school list recommendations and was wondering if anyone had any insight as to whether I have a good chance at UC Davis and USC Keck (dream schools!). I'm open to DO and MD

My mcat could be better but Im not sure if it is worth a retake
Stats:
Community College 4.0 /UC Berkeley cGPA 3.65 cumulative 3.7
MCAT 511 126/127/128/130
Economics Major
Colombian
CA Resident
400+ hours hospital and clinical volunteering, local public health internship working with health inequality, nonprofit internship working with healthy eating, a year internship research at UCSF, multiple part time jobs, wrote for Iranian school magazine, Cal rec sport site supervisor (first aid), graduated a year early and going to do an internship and working abroad
Farsi and Spanish

I suggest:

Duke
Hofstra
Albert Einstein
Rochester
USC/Keck
Mayo
Dartmouth
U VM
Miami
George Washington
Georgetown
SLU
Albany
Rochester
Rush
Rosy Franklin
NYMC
MCW
VCU
EVMS
Wake Forest
Netter
Jefferson
Temple
Drexel
Creighton
Tulane
Loyola
Uniformed Services University/Hebert (just be aware of the military service commitment)
Oakland-B
Any DO program. I can't recommend Touro-NY, or LUCOM, for different reasons
UCD
UCI
UCR IF you're from the Inland Empire

 

[Walter Raleigh]

Isn't a 511 MCAT a bit low for schools like Dartmouth - unless Colombian is considered URM?

 

[gyngyn]

Isn't a 511 MCAT a bit low for schools like Dartmouth - unless Colombian is considered URM?

Colombians are not generally considered UiM, but Spanish language skills are valued at many schools (I don't know if Dartmouth is one of them!).

 

[Faha]

You may have a chance at USC. You do not need to retake the MCAT.

 

[avargas4]

Hi! The list I have a slightly long and I was wondering if you can suggest anything to cut or add.

California
UC Davis
Loma Linda
USC
UC Irvine
UCLA (they have an MD/MBA program i'm interested in)
Touro

Reach
Boston
Duke
Einstein
Dartmouth
Hofstra
Georgetown
Rochester
Tufts
Thomas Jefferson

Mid Reach
St. Louis University
Miami
Virginia Tech
Temple
Quinnipiac
New york medical college
Wake Forest
Tulane University School of Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Science
Oakland
Creighton University School of Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
Colorado
USF morsani college of medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Albany school of medicine
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Nova + Kaiser + DO schools + Seton

Thank you so much!!

 

[avargas4]

Also-
certain schools (wake forest, duke, mayo, george washington) have a pretty low acceptance rate for Berkeley students (less than 2% in the last 5 years)