MD cGPA: 3.88, sGPA: 3.82; MCAT 31

[BuckyBadger!]

Hi Everyone,

Looking for some input on my TENTATIVE schools list.

Important Info about me:
WI Resident, non URM
Bio (Honors) and Psych Major
150 Hours Hospital Volunteering
40 Hours Boys and Girls Club Volunteering
20 Hours of Peer Mentoring/Tutoring (1 semester so far)
Eagle Scout
Summer Camp counselor (100 hours)
80 Hours Shadowing (3 specialties)
Co-President of Dance Org 1 (for 2 years)
Co-Captain of Dance Org 2 (for 1 year)
Member of Dance Org 3 (just started)
Pre-med club member
500 hours of "research" doing undergrad tasks
300 hours of research actually doing research and working toward an honors thesis
cGPA: 3.88
sGPA: 3.82
MCAT: 10/10/11 (This makes me a little* bit nervous)

UW Madison
MCW
U Washington
U Iowa
U Colorado (REACH*)
Rush
Oakland
Loyola
Drexel (Possibly)
Rossy
Albany (Possibly)

Any comments are appreciated Thanks for your time.

Especially interested in feedback from @Goro @gyngyn

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[Goro]

I'd like to see some more non-clinical ECs, off campus. Get out of your comfort zone.
cGPA: 3.88
sGPA: 3.82
MCAT: 10/10/11 (This makes me a little* bit nervous)

UW Madison
MCW
U Iowa
Rosy F
Rush
Oakland
Loyola
Albany
SLU
U Miami
Tulane
EVMS
Wayne State (maybe)
Creighton
Tulane
Loma Linda (but read their list of don'ts)
All new MD schools except Va Tech and Hofstra
Wake Forest
NYMC
Albany
Tufts
the Philly triplets
Any DO school, starting with CCOM and DMU

 

[The Milkman]

Agree with Goro's list, and I wouldn't really count premed club as anything unless you did something significant in it. Your numbers are fine.

 

[gyngyn]

You have 9 schools on your list where you have a fair to good chance of an interview.
Just delete UW!
That's usually enough for WI with a 29.3% IS matriculation. Look at @Goro's list if you would like to add a few!

 

[Catalystik]

UColorado has historically had an expectation for far, far more active clinical experience than you've listed, like 400-500+ hours.

 

[Eppur Si Muove]

Another Eagle dropping in some 0.02- I think your list is too small. Goro's list looks good but agree that you should add some more clinical experience and apply to a few more mid/low tier schools. Drexel interviews a lot of people so I would give them a shot. apply to 15+ schools

 

[BuckyBadger!]

I'd like to see some more non-clinical ECs, off campus. Get out of your comfort zone.
cGPA: 3.88
sGPA: 3.82
MCAT: 10/10/11 (This makes me a little* bit nervous)

UW Madison
MCW
U Iowa
Rosy F
Rush
Oakland
Loyola
Albany
SLU
U Miami
Tulane
EVMS
Wayne State (maybe)
Creighton
Tulane
Loma Linda (but read their list of don'ts)
All new MD schools except Va Tech and Hofstra
Wake Forest
NYMC
Albany
Tufts
the Philly triplets
Any DO school, starting with CCOM and DMU

Thanks for the list, Goro! I will see if I can engage in something off campus a little this semester as well.

Agree with Goro's list, and I wouldn't really count premed club as anything unless you did something significant in it. Your numbers are fine.

Thanks Milkman. I will definitely specify my involvement in the club on the app and clarify how it helped me through my pre-med journey.

You have 9 schools on your list where you have a fair to good chance of an interview.
Just delete UW!
That's usually enough for WI with a 29.3% IS matriculation. Look at @Goro's list if you would like to add a few!

Thanks gyngyn! By deleting UW, I'm assuming you mean delete U Wash and NOT UW Madison, right?? Any specific reason other than you think I'll have a solid chance with the other schools?

UColorado has historically had an expectation for far, far more active clinical experience than you've listed, like 400-500+ hours.

Good to know! I will definitely remove U Colorado. Thanks, Catalystik.

Another Eagle dropping in some 0.02- I think your list is too small. Goro's list looks good but agree that you should add some more clinical experience and apply to a few more mid/low tier schools. Drexel interviews a lot of people so I would give them a shot. apply to 15+ schools

Great to hear from another Eagle Scout! I think I'm shooting for 10-15 schools in the end. Any suggestions for other clinical experience opportunities? I got my CNA at the end of my senior year in high school. Not planning on mentioning that in my app (but possibly in an interview)-- CNA opportunities didn't fit with my college schedule.

 

[gyngyn]

Yes, I was referring to UW Seattle.
Other than CO, the rest of the schools on your list have a history of interest in students like you.