Help Compiling Reasonable School List

[aspiringdoc09]

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3.5 cgpa; 3.3 bcpm; Chemistry/Biochem (2009) and Biology/Micro (2011; DIY postbac) degrees;Took 8/4 MCAT and don't feel good about it. Average MCAT 25. Mississippi Resident; Leadership at job and from college organizations (AED President); average clinical/shadowing; ~3 yrs part-time research in school; well-rounded over all; above average community service (current) and current shadowing/clinical. Completed DIY postbac taking upper-level bio and got math minor - 4.0 sgpa and 3.84 cgpa. Upward trend. Good PS and LOR (including supervisor). URM and disadvantage background. 1st college degree in immediate family.

Applying both MD and DO. Submitted AMCAS already. And will submit TMDSAS to apply to a few due to cheapness.

Current Schools:

DO Schools-
WCUCOM
NMDNJ
CCOM
OSUCOM
TCOM
Targeting East Coast schools mainly

MD Schools -
Univ. Miss Medical
Howard
Meharry
UCLA/Drew
Tulane (advised by Supervisor to apply)
UMich (advised by Supervisor to apply)
Reaches (JHU, Case, Baylor, Emory/Vandy) I definitely will apply to JHU, Case, Baylor
George Washington
RFU
UIC
Wright
Wayne
Drexel
Temple
Ohio State Univ
Texas/Florida??
North Carolina/Virginia/NY ties

What other schools should I apply to or remove due to OOS preference and stuff? Thanks for your help.

 

[TriagePreMed]

It's honestly getting late to apply to MD OOS schools, especially Texas. 0% chance at all reaches. With a 25, those chances dwindle even further. Save your money and apply to DO and local/nearby MD.

 

[coolingglasses]

It's always hard to respond without a known MCAT score. I made myself wait until the night I got my score back because although my averages were 21-23, my actual score ended up being a 27. And your grades are borderline to low (MD) which makes knowing your MCAT score even more important.

If you really do get a 25 it's not looking great for MD, even with URM status... maybe a couple of nearby/in-state schools and the block of schools that are known for accepting large numbers of URMs.

DO is another story. Assuming you gave us your AMCAS GPA, it's possible your AACOMAS GPA will be a little higher. As it stands, your GPA is more toward the average. A 25 would still be on the weak side of acceptable here, but I think combined with your ECs and upward trend you'll have a shot.

And you know, take my advice with a grain of salt, particularly with regard to MDs. I don't know as much about the MD hierarchy as I do about DO (where my applications are focused).

 

[aspiringdoc09]

Thanks for your advice Triage and Cooling. Anyone else have anything to add?

 

[aspiringdoc09]

Bump

 

[TriagePreMed]

Bump

I should add that your supervisor is very wrong about UMich. They have a law against URM advantage, so you'd definitely be at the bottom of all applicants with your current stats.

 

[aspiringdoc09]

BUMP

I'm starting to think so too! I looked at they're stats on MSAR and their website. Also, I have FAP, so I need 14 schools minimum.