Non-trad applicant here...currently a TX resident. Have worked in industry for seven years and am applying for class of 2017.
Major/School: Mechanical Engineering from Duke (both GPA and sGPA are 3.9+, plenty of academic honors)
MCAT: 32Q (11/10/11)
Clinical Experience: 150 hours at hospital, 20+ hours shadowing
Other Volunteering: 300+ hours over the past five years while I was working full-time (before I considered change to medical career)
Did research in college, but not related to medicine, no pubs
For personal reasons, I may have to move out of state and work elsewhere, thus giving up my TX residency. As a resident of TX for the past 30 years, I have strong ties here and would prefer to stay here. With my stats, how much does it hurt going from IS to OOS? What other schools should I target as an OOS applicant given my stats?
Major/School: Mechanical Engineering from Duke (both GPA and sGPA are 3.9+, plenty of academic honors)
MCAT: 32Q (11/10/11)
Clinical Experience: 150 hours at hospital, 20+ hours shadowing
Other Volunteering: 300+ hours over the past five years while I was working full-time (before I considered change to medical career)
Did research in college, but not related to medicine, no pubs
For personal reasons, I may have to move out of state and work elsewhere, thus giving up my TX residency. As a resident of TX for the past 30 years, I have strong ties here and would prefer to stay here. With my stats, how much does it hurt going from IS to OOS? What other schools should I target as an OOS applicant given my stats?