DO School List Assistance

[revell1108]

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Hey y'all, sorry to post another one of these threads, but I'm feeling a bit lost at the moment. I'm pretty unfamiliar with most of the DO schools and I'm not sure where I should apply given my stats. Any help y'all could give me would be much appreciated! Here's my app in a nutshell:

• cGPA: 3.71 sGPA: 3.56 (both of these were calculated using AMCAS, so I'd expect the sGPA to be a bit lower for AACOMAS; I aced all of my math classes and I was lead to believe that math classes are not used in calculating sGPA for DO schools)
• MCAT: 29 (PS: 11 V 10 BS 8)
• 150 hours+ of shadowing physicians. Was able to shadow physicians in over a dozen different specialties
• 4 non-medical mission trips, 2 overseas
• 1.5 years volunteering with an inner city outreach program
• 2 years volunteering as a tutor for underprivileged kids
• Freshman orientation leader
• Member of 3 honor societies
• Collaborative research during college, presented project during our university's symposium day
• Currently work as a research assistant in the college of medicine at my state university. Have been working here for almost a year.

I am a TN resident.

 

[AlteredScale]

Try CCOM, AZCOM, WesternU, Touro-CA, ATSU-SOMA, ATSU-KCOM, KCU-COM, RVU-COM, PCOM, NSU-COM, DMUCOM, VCOM-VC.

Hopefully you're applying to your instate MD's as well! Might as well take a shot at Vandy, you never know!

 

[Grace184]

I don't know how many DOs you're applying for- you have a great shot at any that doesn't have regional or IS bias
Or how close near home you care to stay

LMU-DeBeusk (TN)
Campbell (NC)
Vcom- Carolinas, auburn
Tourno-NY
Pikeville (KY)

Agreed with all of alteredscale's recs (obviously!) as well

 

[keels99]

You pretty much have a shot wherever you want to apply. Do you have any specifics in mind when it comes to what you want from a school? (region, missions, etc.)

 

[ChrisMack390]

As others have said, you have a good chance of pretty much any DO school, and honestly probably a good chance for some MD schools as well.

For DO in a position like yours it really comes down to geography. Any preferences?

 

[revell1108]

Thanks for the insight/encouragement guys! As far as geographical preferences go, I was trying to pursue schools that are in warmer climates. My wife really does not like cold weather, so I am trying to accommodate her wishes as best as I can 🙂 But besides that, I'm just looking for schools that have good reputations and have solid histories with match rates. I'm unsure of what specialty I want to go into, but I'm looking into pediatrics, FM, emergency medicine, and a few others.

 

[ChrisMack390]

AZCOM and Western for sure then. LECOM has a campus in Florida.