MD & DO Chance me please :)

[exmoderpina]

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[exmoderpina]

Help? @user3 ? @Goro ?

 

[claduva94]

For MD your chances at the state schools are low. You are well below Colorado's medians. You are good for DO though.

 

[pericardium]

If you want a serious shot at MD, you definitely need to retake. As for DO, you have a decent shot at schools like Western, RVU, ATSU-SOMA, TUNCOM and perhaps some other newer schools. I believe AZCOM, CCOM, Touro CA and Touro NY would prefer a higher MCAT

 

[exmoderpina]

If you want a serious shot at MD, you definitely need to retake. As for DO, you have a decent shot at schools like Western, RVU, ATSU-SOMA, TUNCOM and perhaps some other newer schools.

Unfortunately I think it is too late in this cycle for a retake. 🙁

 

[pericardium]

Unfortunately I think it is too late in this cycle for a retake. 🙁

If you're set on some of the higher end DO schools, you might be in time for a retake if you do it sooner than later.

 

[exmoderpina]

If you're set on some of the higher end DO schools, you might be in time for a retake if you do it sooner than later.

[Sorry, didn't see something you wrote in an earlier post]

 

[pericardium]

CCOM and AZCOM come to mind. Touro CA and NY prefer higher MCAT scores as well. However, your GPA is good, so this in no way means you're out of the running. Your chances are simply better elsewhere. As for 150 hours, that's hardly any studying at all for such an important test. A conservative estimate is that I put 350 hours into studying for my MCAT.

I think for a lot of these DO schools though, your GPA makes up for it.

 

[Omppu27]

Too bad you didn't make this post before submitting, because we could've really saved you some money (not to sound like an ass).

Add more DOs. Try KCUMB, PCOM, Nova, DMU, VCOM, and MUCOM

 

[Mad Jack]

CCOM and AZCOM come to mind. Touro CA and NY prefer higher MCAT scores as well. However, your GPA is good, so this in no way means you're out of the running. Your chances are simply better elsewhere. As for 150 hours, that's hardly any studying at all for such an important test. A conservative estimate is that I put 350 hours into studying for my MCAT.

I think for a lot of these DO schools though, your GPA makes up for it.

His GPA is pretty average, I wouldn't say it makes up for anything.

Overall you'll definitely land a DO seat if you apply broadly enough OP. I'd say 10 DO to be safe.

Also agree about Touro-NY and CCOM chances being low.

 

[MrChance2]

I'd say DO only. 3 first author pubs in undergrad is pretty impressive though.

 

[exmoderpina]

I'd say DO only. 3 first author pubs in undergrad is pretty impressive though.

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[DoctorSynthesis]

Thanks. My mentor/major Co author wrote me a strong LOR and is on the faculty at my top choice MD school, which does consider a 27 MCAT per the MSAR stats. Who knows, maybe I will get lucky... not sure if those are caveats which are only good for false optimism or not.

27 is circuling the drain for MD. For DO you're find for any DO school. (Touro and ccom might be tough)