DO school list help. Non-trad with low gpa and 515 MCAT

[ryuna]

Hi all,

I’m a non-trad who would like to apply this cycle. I graduated from an ivy league school three years ago and didn’t do so well. After graduation, I did a DIY post-bacc at night while working full-time in a technology-related role at a healthcare company. Do you have any suggestions for schools?

GPA: 3.23 cGPA and 3.11 sGPA after post-bacc

MCAT: 515

Residence: Rhode Island

Work Experience:

• 5600 hours in tech industry
• 1600 hours e-commerce business owner

Research:

• 450 hours research program coordinator
• 450 hours research assistant with 1 secondary author publication

Clinical Volunteering:

• 210 hours ERT volunteer
• 200 hours hospital emergency department volunteer

Non-Clinical Volunteering:

• 160 hours mentoring disadvantaged high school students pursuing STEM careers
• 270 hours at various community organizations

Shadowing: 70 hours with OB/GYN MD

Extracurriculars: > 900 hours with various student groups and organizations

Possible school List:

• UNECOM
• NYITCOM
• PCOM
• PCOM-G
• LECOM-B
• LECOM-E
• UoP-KCOM

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[Faha]

You are competitive for all DO schools with your stats. Consider adding these:
AZCOM
MU-COM
DMU-COM
KCU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
You could also receive interviews at some MD schools and I suggest these:
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Albany
New York Medical College
Seton Hall
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
George Washington
NOVA MD
TCU-UNT
Creighton
Loyola
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Western Michigan
Wayne State

 

[Medmusicmagic23]

You are competitive for all DO schools with your stats. Consider adding these:
AZCOM
MU-COM
DMU-COM
KCU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
You could also receive interviews at some MD schools and I suggest these:
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Albany
New York Medical College
Seton Hall
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
George Washington
NOVA MD
TCU-UNT
Creighton
Loyola
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Western Michigan
Wayne State

I would have to disagree.....you are not competitive for all DO schools. I think the original list you had is a good start. Your mcat is in great standing, but these days people with a good mcat AND good gpa still struggle, especially for MD schools. DO schools have also become much more competitive.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

What were your GPAs before your postbac?

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[ryuna]

You are competitive for all DO schools with your stats. Consider adding these:
AZCOM
MU-COM
DMU-COM
KCU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
You could also receive interviews at some MD schools and I suggest these:
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Albany
New York Medical College
Seton Hall
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
George Washington
NOVA MD
TCU-UNT
Creighton
Loyola
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Western Michigan
Wayne State

Thank you so much for the school suggestions. I will take a look into them!

 

[ryuna]

What were your GPAs before your postbac?

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My cGPA was 3.10 and my sGPA was 2.85.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

My cGPA was 3.10 and my sGPA was 2.85.

Hmmm.... I would have advised you to go for an SMP with that low of an undergrad GPA. You might still need to consider it since you are carrying a higher sGPA, but maybe not high enough to guarantee you an admission. I agree that DO is your best shot, but network with your closest medical school admissions recruiters for DO schools to get a better sense. Strong MCAT's don't override weak GPA's.

 

[ryuna]

Hmmm.... I would have advised you to go for an SMP with that low of an undergrad GPA. You might still need to consider it since you are carrying a higher sGPA, but maybe not high enough to guarantee you an admission. I agree that DO is your best shot, but network with your closest medical school admissions recruiters for DO schools to get a better sense. Strong MCAT's don't override weak GPA's.

Thank you!