DO Chances/List Help

[Ddabs2]

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State of residence: California
Ethnicity and/or race: White
Undergrad: UCLA

GPA:
including postbacc: cGPA: 3.29, sGPA 3.13, all other GPA 3.62
Freshman: 3.17
Sophomore: 3.05
Junior: 3.28
Senior: 3.71
A+ in one postbacc online class

MCAT: 505
Chem/Phys 125
CARS: 126
Bio: 127
Psych: 127

EC:
-2,000+ hrs/4 years of working as an EMT. 3 years in the field (ambulance IFT, 911, stand-by events) and 1 year as an ER tech in underserved community hospital.
-President of pre-med club
-2 weeks in 3rd world country for medical mission
-CPR/BLS instructor for 3 years
-1 year research. Publication (hopefully) in the next couple months.
-100 hrs hospital volunteer

LOR:
1 confirmed from science prof
1 confirmed from research PI
1 confirmed from DO
Probably going to ask an MD, 1 more science prof, and ED Director.

Planning to apply early and broadly to DO schools (25+). Open to MD as well but I’m realistic that my GPA would be pretty lethal to most schools. Any chance at low-tier MD schools or is it not even worth it? Which schools should I definitely have on my list? Let me know if you guys need any other information.

Thanks so much in advance for your help! I appreciate you!

 

[MADD!!!]

Can you give us a breakdown of your GPA? By that I mean:

1) cGPA and sGPA after undergrad
2) just post-bacc GPA alone.

 

[123456ers]

What do you mean by all other GPA?

If you apply broadly and early with your stats you have a good shot at a newer school.

 

[NecrotizingFasciitis]

Definitely have these newer schools on your list:

BCOM
ACOM
MUCOM
CUSOM

After that, I would research schools' gpa cutoffs. Make sure you don't apply to any schools you might get automatically rejected from (to save you some money.)

I think you will have a decent shot... You have a respectable MCAT and have all of the "boxes" for an application checked off. Make sure you write strong essays and I think you may get some interviews.

 

[Ddabs2]

What do you mean by all other GPA?

If you apply broadly and early with your stats you have a good shot at a newer school.

by "all other GPA" I mean everything non-science/math.

I only took 1 post-bacc class and I got an A+ so my postbacc GPA is a 4.0

thanks everyone for your replies!

 

[Ddabs2]

@Goro any advice?

 

[zukunft195]

Don't waste money on low-tier MD applications. Your stats don't make the cut.

Applying to 25+ osteopathic schools is very expensive and time-consuming, and your GPA might cause you to not get accepted anywhere.

Instead of applying this cycle, would you consider spending a year taking more post-bacc/graduate courses and getting A's? It'd boost your GPA slightly, and it'd add some new data points to your upward trend.

 

[Goro]

If OP applies broadly to DO schools, especially the newest ones, OP'S chances will be very good.

But skip CCOM, AZCOM, and the coastal Touros.

Don't waste money on low-tier MD applications. Your stats don't make the cut.

Applying to 25+ osteopathic schools is very expensive and time-consuming, and your GPA might cause you to not get accepted anywhere.

Instead of applying this cycle, would you consider spending a year taking more post-bacc/graduate courses and getting A's? It'd boost your GPA slightly, and it'd add some new data points to your upward trend.

 

[hopefullyafutureDOstudent]

you're 100% getting into DO's
my mcat was worlds worse than yours (27, then a 499 after retake), my gpa's were pretty much the same, and i got 6 interview invites still. everyone (including goro lol) told me i had no shot and need to take another gap year, but i pushed through & i'll be attending acom in july 🙂 so trust me when i say youre fine!

 

[zukunft195]

you're 100% getting into DO's
my mcat was worlds worse than yours (27, then a 499 after retake), my gpa's were pretty much the same, and i got 6 interview invites still. everyone (including goro lol) told me i had no shot and need to take another gap year, but i pushed through & i'll be attending acom in july 🙂 so trust me when i say youre fine!

If you'll pardon my asking, were you a URM applicant?

 

[PygmyPuff]

If OP applies broadly to DO schools, especially the newest ones, OP'S chances will be very good.

But skip CCOM, AZCOM, and the coastal Touros.

What's the reason for skipping those?


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[SlugMD]

What's the reason for skipping those?


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They have very high MCAT averages.

 

[PygmyPuff]

They have very high MCAT averages.

I see. I'm applying to CCOM and AZCOM so I'm curious if that's "good enough"

 

[zukunft195]

I see. Would a 507 at these schools be more competitive? I'm applying to CCOM and AZCOM so I'm curious if that's "good enough"

Only the schools' admissions committees can ultimately decide if your stats are good enough... but a 507 isn't going to automatically disqualify you. In fact, it's slightly above the average MCATs at AZCOM and CCOM.

 

[hopefullyafutureDOstudent]

If you'll pardon my asking, were you a URM applicant?

No I'm Asian and white, the two worst races to be competitively hahaha

 

[zukunft195]

No I'm Asian and white, the two worst races to be competitively hahaha

Thanks. 🙂