cGPA: 3.7, sGPA: 3.58, MCAT 505; Should I Apply?

[treasure_yourself]

I am an asian female from Georgia.
cGPA: 3.7
sGPA: 3.58
MCAT: 505 (PC 124/CR 127/Bio 128/Psych 126)
State of residence: Georgia
Major: Cellular Biology from my state school
Clinical Experience: Volunteered in both my local hospital back home and at a hospital in China for 3 months (60 hours at local hospital, 300 hours for China hospital)
Shadowing: Roughly 40 hours of an OBGYN
Research: I did two semesters of research in a Cell Bio lab. No publications.
Extracurriculars: Tutored at my school's resource center for a year (180 hours), volunteered at hospital in Peru for 3 weeks (40 hours)
Employment: Commissioned retail job for 2 years (1000 hours probably)

There's probably stuff I'm missing. Wow, I can't even think clearly. I'm so upset over my MCAT score.

Should I apply this cycle?

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[gyngyn]

Where's your list?

 

[treasure_yourself]

I don't have a list. Was just wondering if you thought I have a chance at MD schools.

 

[gyngyn]

I don't have a list. Was just wondering if you thought I have a chance at MD schools.

If 505 is your only MCAT score, you can look in the MSAR for programs whose 10th% MCAT is about 28 and that matriculate at least 15% OOS.
By far your best chances for MD are IS.
You are good for DO.

 

[treasure_yourself]

What about low-tier private schools?

 

[Goro]

I suggest:

Mercer
MCG

Quinnipiac

Oakland U Beaumont

WVU

EVMS

Rosy Franklin

MCW

Creighton

NYMC

VCU

Loma Linda (but read their list of don'ts)

Albany

Netter

Any DO school, starting with PCOM-GA, CUSOM and all three VCOMs.

I am an asian female from Georgia.
cGPA: 3.7
sGPA: 3.58
MCAT: 505 (PC 124/CR 127/Bio 128/Psych 126)
State of residence: Georgia
Major: Cellular Biology from my state school
Clinical Experience: Volunteered in both my local hospital back home and at a hospital in China for 3 months (60 hours at local hospital, 300 hours for China hospital)
Shadowing: Roughly 40 hours of an OBGYN
Research: I did two semesters of research in a Cell Bio lab. No publications.
Extracurriculars: Tutored at my school's resource center for a year (180 hours), volunteered at hospital in Peru for 3 weeks (40 hours)
Employment: Commissioned retail job for 2 years (1000 hours probably)

There's probably stuff I'm missing. Wow, I can't even think clearly. I'm so upset over my MCAT score.

Should I apply this cycle?

 

[treasure_yourself]

Okay, so can you help me cut down my list? I went through MSAR and got all the schools with my range and with decent amount of OOS interviews:

Albany
Rosalind Franklin
Creighton
Drexel (Really like)
EVMS
Emory (what the hell....they accept lots of students from my school)
Netter
GWU
Hofstra
Indiana
Temple
Loma Linda
Loyola (Really like)
MCG
MCW
Medical U. of South Carolina
Mercer
NYMC
Oakland Beaumont
Ohio State
Penn State
Rush
St. Louis University
Thomas Jefferson
State U. of NY Downstate
State U. of NY Upstate
Stony Brook
Texas AM
Texas Tech Foster
Texas Tech
U. of Texas San Antonio
Brown
Tulane
Arizona
Cincinnati
Illinois (Really like)
Iowa
Kansas
Massachussets
Miami
Minnesota
Nebraska
Rochester
Utah
Vermont
Wisconsin
VCU
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest (Really like)
Wayne State

Money not really a limiting factor for me. But was thinking of applying to 25 schools.

 

[Faha]

These are the schools on your list where you have a chance for an interview with your stats. Many of the schools on your original list are state public schools that accept very few OOS applicants with your MCAT.
Albany
Rosalind Franklin
Creighton
Drexel (Really like)
EVMS
Netter
GWU
Temple
Loma Linda
Loyola (Really like)
MCG
MCW
Mercer
NYMC
Oakland Beaumont
Penn State
Rush
St. Louis University
Thomas Jefferson
Tulane
Vermont
VCU
Virginia Tech
You could add Western Michigan and Roseman (new school accepting applications sometime this year).

 

[gyngyn]

Keep Loma Linda only if you live to serve Christ and can swear that you won't drink or have sex outside of marriage.

 

[treasure_yourself]

Hahaha, I put Loma Linda on my list, went on their website, took it off my list.

 

[sidthekid786]

did you end up getting into med school? i'm from GA with the similar stats applying to med school this cycle