Asking for a friend. She is unsure of the best plan of action on these stats and has been asking me for advice. She has good extracurriculars (shadowing, 1 publication for research, lots of clinical exposure) and went to a large, but not particularly well known state school. I think her best plan would be to A) apply to DO school and/or B) apply to an SMP. She is still favoring MD fairly heavily, so I guess my question is what is the best plan of action?
I don't know if her scores are competitive enough for an SMP, but would a DIY postbacc be an option?
She has a strong upward trend in GPA, and has taken the MCAT twice. The first was a 21, and as the title says the second was a 499. Obviously this is an improvement, but I don't know if it's enough. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Hours:
Research - 100s of hours
Shadowing - 100s of hours
Clinical Exposure - 100s of hours
Worked full time throughout school (>40hrs/wk)
MCAT: 21 (quite old, taken early in school) and 499 (just released)
GPA: 3.37
I don't know if her scores are competitive enough for an SMP, but would a DIY postbacc be an option?
She has a strong upward trend in GPA, and has taken the MCAT twice. The first was a 21, and as the title says the second was a 499. Obviously this is an improvement, but I don't know if it's enough. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Hours:
Research - 100s of hours
Shadowing - 100s of hours
Clinical Exposure - 100s of hours
Worked full time throughout school (>40hrs/wk)
MCAT: 21 (quite old, taken early in school) and 499 (just released)
GPA: 3.37