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Hi fellow SDN folks!
I was hoping you could give me some insight in terms of my chances of getting into a USMD program.
I graduated with a Cell Bio degree and my gpa trend is fairly upward.
1st year: 3.1 GPA
2nd: 3.9 GPA
3rd: 3.95 GPA
4th: 3.81 GPA
I kind of fell off the fourth year but Im hoping the last 3 years are strong enough overall to compensate.
My current mcat score is a 512 (87%): C/P (129), CARS (127), B/B(127), P/S(127)
I don't know if that's competitive or not in US, but I am rewriting it in 1 month since my cars score is too low to be competitive in Canada. Im hoping for a 516, with a cars of 129.
My EC are average:
VP for university club (couple years)
Volunteer at Rescue Shelter
Volunteer at 2 hospitals (patient oriented)
Coach basketball (>1+ year)
Coached soccer (>1+year)
Help manage Soccer Co-Ed Rec league (schedules/scorekeeping)
Just signed up to volunteer in distress center (I guess it wont count towards US app)
Got some research background
Working with people with disabilities
and thousands of hours of work experience (mostly retail)
Here is my school list from MSAR:
Central Michigan University College of Medicine
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Georgetown University School of Medicine
New York Medical College
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Tulane University School of Medicine
University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Wayne State University School of Medicine
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Its a total of 13 schools.
Now, I was wondering. Although my avg GPA is 3.68 ( D, do you think its fine If I apply to schools with slightly higher averages (3.7-3.8) since my last 3 years are much more competitive? Is it subjective like that or do reviewers objectively just take the avg and move on?
Sorry for the repost but my original post got lost becuase I did not find my schools in time. I will delete that post.
I was hoping you could give me some insight in terms of my chances of getting into a USMD program.
I graduated with a Cell Bio degree and my gpa trend is fairly upward.
1st year: 3.1 GPA
2nd: 3.9 GPA
3rd: 3.95 GPA
4th: 3.81 GPA
I kind of fell off the fourth year but Im hoping the last 3 years are strong enough overall to compensate.
My current mcat score is a 512 (87%): C/P (129), CARS (127), B/B(127), P/S(127)
I don't know if that's competitive or not in US, but I am rewriting it in 1 month since my cars score is too low to be competitive in Canada. Im hoping for a 516, with a cars of 129.
My EC are average:
VP for university club (couple years)
Volunteer at Rescue Shelter
Volunteer at 2 hospitals (patient oriented)
Coach basketball (>1+ year)
Coached soccer (>1+year)
Help manage Soccer Co-Ed Rec league (schedules/scorekeeping)
Just signed up to volunteer in distress center (I guess it wont count towards US app)
Got some research background
Working with people with disabilities
and thousands of hours of work experience (mostly retail)
Here is my school list from MSAR:
Central Michigan University College of Medicine
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Georgetown University School of Medicine
New York Medical College
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Tulane University School of Medicine
University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Wayne State University School of Medicine
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Its a total of 13 schools.
Now, I was wondering. Although my avg GPA is 3.68 ( D, do you think its fine If I apply to schools with slightly higher averages (3.7-3.8) since my last 3 years are much more competitive? Is it subjective like that or do reviewers objectively just take the avg and move on?
Sorry for the repost but my original post got lost becuase I did not find my schools in time. I will delete that post.