Chances? Help picking schools

[GuitarFreak]

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Arrite guys, I'm applying in about a month's time, so here's my stats & situation

State: CT
Major: Biological Sciences
Minor: Molecular & Cellular Biology
GPA: 3.578
BCPM GPA: 3.4 (bad circumstances gave me a D+ in Organic chem which was repeated to get an A-, and during last semester a C+ in Ecology which will be repeated next semester)
MCAT: 24Q (very low but planning on takin the MCAT again and making my decisions hoping/expecting a 31)


--Medical Assistant at a Urology practice (40 hrs/week for 3 months and did my shadowing during the time)
--Publication (Case Study) from the above practice
--Volunteered at a Hospital in Pakistan for a year (10 hrs/week) (during high school but highlighting it because in Pakistan, regular volunteering was an extremely uncommon thing)
--Research Assistant in an Immunology Lab for a year
--Active Musician and Sound Engineer (Have performed across the country & overseas, various charity events, currently a single available on Amazon & soon on iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody in a few weeks)
--Senator for the Associated Student Govt. for a year
--Community (Resident) Assistant for a Year in an Apartment Community on Campus
--Accepted for a University Mentoring Program for next semester
--Golden Key International Honor Society
--Dean's List multiple times


I will be applying to Osteopathic Schools in addition to Allopathic schools but here is my list of Allopathic schools:

Albany Medical College
Boston University
Drexel University
Eastern Virginia Medical School
George Washington University
Jefferson Medical College
Loyola University
Michigan State University
New York Medical College
Pennsylvania State
Rush Medical College
SUNY Downstate
SUNY Buffalo
SUNY Upstate
Temple University
The University of Miami
The University of Vermont
Tufts University
University of Connecticut
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Kansas
University of Louisville
University of Missouri-Columbia
University of Rochester
Virginia Commonwealth University
West Virginia University



Osteopathic Schools:

Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, IL
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of NYIT, NY
Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, FL
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, PA
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York, NY
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - School of Osteopathic Medicine, NJ





I know a lot of these schools are long-shots but please suggest other schools I should apply to, assuming I get a 30-31 on my MCAT this second time around. Thanks alot guys! 🙂🙂

 

[JJMrK]

This may not be what you want to hear, but I don't think you have a shot at an MD school with that MCAT score, unless you are URM and have amazing ECs.

 

[GuitarFreak]

oh no i def. agree with you, what I'm asking is for you guys to give me your opinions assuming I get a 30-31 on the MCAT I'm taking in a month. That is the score I'm hoping for....

So in terms of that, how does the list look?

 

[JJMrK]

I would drop MSU, Kansas, Louisville, Missouri, and maybe Miami because you are OOS. Replace with private schools.

 

[GuitarFreak]

Any schools in particular that you think I should apply to?