Great experience, low GPA/MCAT

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- GPAc: 3.5 GPAs: 3.35
-MCAT, not taken yet, but practice tests have been around 24
-Clinical volunteer activities: 1.5 years of volunteering 4 hours a week in pediatric oncology, peds step down ICU, and NICU.
-Physician shadowing (include specialties and total hours): Tons of hours of shadowing podiatrist in clinic and OR. Week long 40+ hours of ICU, ER, radiology, OR, psych units at level 1 trauma center/teaching hospital on opposite side of the country. 1 day shadowing GI MD. 1 day shadowing anesthesiologist
-Research: currently working in research at a primate center where I am a research assistant. Lab works side by side with MDs. Work with primates daily as well as lab activities. Currently have an abstract in at national conference.
-EC: D1 college athlete for 4 years, great amount of international traveling
Any chances on DO/MD? If so, any recommendations on which ones?

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To be competitive for MD schools, that MCAT will need to be > 30. The sGPA is circling the drain, the cGPA is below avg.

You're fine for DO schools if you can score >24 on the MCAT. High 20s would be much better.

- GPAc: 3.5 GPAs: 3.35
-MCAT, not taken yet, but practice tests have been around 24
-Clinical volunteer activities: 1.5 years of volunteering 4 hours a week in pediatric oncology, peds step down ICU, and NICU.
-Physician shadowing (include specialties and total hours): Tons of hours of shadowing podiatrist in clinic and OR. Week long 40+ hours of ICU, ER, radiology, OR, psych units at level 1 trauma center/teaching hospital on opposite side of the country. 1 day shadowing GI MD. 1 day shadowing anesthesiologist
-Research: currently working in research at a primate center where I am a research assistant. Lab works side by side with MDs. Work with primates daily as well as lab activities. Currently have an abstract in at national conference.
-EC: D1 college athlete for 4 years, great amount of international traveling
Any chances on DO/MD? If so, any recommendations on which ones?
 
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