Chances for MD? URM 3.6c 3.5s 514 TX Res

[rose403]

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3.6c/3.5s/514 MCAT (128/127/129/130)
Upward trend in GPA
URM - Mexican
Top 10 undergrad
Texas Resident

- Founder/President of Autism Awareness Club
- 1200+ hours Army ROTC
- 1200 hours Division 1 Dance Team (university athletic’s Pom squad)
- 1000 hrs Research in cardiovascular cell lab at undergrad
- 400 hrs research at summer program,
-published abstract and presented poster
- 190 hrs volunteer with Hispanic community, mostly in Spanish (tutoring, programming, coaching)
- 80hrs volunteer dance instructor for low income programs
-120hrs emergency dept volunteer
-50 hours total shadowing orthopedic surgery, cardiovascular surgery, pediatric family care clinic
-100 hours shadowing a psych/behavioral health clinic for an army Infantry unit
- 80 work hours as a university tour guide during a summer
- Social/outreach Chair for an all female empowerment group for a semester

I’m going to apply to all my in state schools and also USUHS is one of my top choices given my current ROTC commitment/I know I’d like to be a military physician, but was wanting advice on where/if I should aim at maybe a few other schools outside of TX, and if it’s worth applying to 1 or 2 top 20/30s given my lower GPA. And also if I have a good shot at TX schools?

 

[Faha]

If you are going to apply to your Texas schools you need to do so this week. For OOS schools I suggest these:
USUHS
Tufts
Boston University
Quinnipiac
New York Medical College
Hofstra
Einstein
Seton Hall
Georgetown
George Washington
NOVA MD
Oakland Beaumont
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Creighton
TCU-UNT
California University
Kaiser

 

[LeaveNoTrace]

I'd say it's worth applying to a few top-20s; URM doctors are sorely needed and you've got a chance at 'em.

 

[rose403]

@Goro any thoughts?

 

[Goro]

@Goro any thoughts?

I agree with Faha, but add Kaiser, Keck, UCSF, Northwestern and NYU.LI

 

[Skeletorr]

I agree with Faha, but add Kaiser, Keck, UCSF, Northwestern and NYU.LI

Would you recommend Mayo AZ?

 

[Goro]

Would you recommend Mayo AZ?

Yes

 

[DokterMom]

With your excellent qualifications, you don't NEED to apply to any schools outside of Texas.
Therefore, just apply to those OOS schools you'd PREFER to your top 3 Texas schools.

But tick tock! TMDSAS opened a full month before AMCAS so you're already kind of late.

 

[LeaveNoTrace]

Yep. Basically, that means any top-20 that interests you over a Texan school. There's no guarantees in this game; you're a superstar or close to it because of your URM status. You might get into Harvard; you might go to a Texas school that you ranked 4th. Good luck!