Help with School List

[elcapitan]

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Hello there,

Need help finalizing my school list. I am apply in state (TX resident) to all the MD programs. Here is some more info. I am not applying to MD programs out of state, and I feel it is too late either way to start applying.

I need some help with my DO school list.

URM: Mexican-American
cGPA: 3.64
sGPA: 3.69
MCAT: 510 (lowest 126)
Clinical Volunteering: 180 h
Non-Clinical Volunteering: ~50 h
Shadowing: 50 h
Leadership: none outside of non-clincal employment
Research: none. (worked full-time to support myself 2 years during undergrad)

MD Programs: (all Texas schools)
UT Southwestern Medical Center
UT Medical Branch at Galveston
McGovern Medical School at UT HSC Houston
Long School of Medicine
UT Austin Dell Medical School
UT Rio Grande Medical School
Texas A&M HSC College of Medicine Texas
Tech HSC SOM at Lubbock
Texas Tech HSC Paul L Foster SOM at El Paso

DO Programs:
KCOM
TCOM
Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
DMU
VCOM - Virginia Campus (not sure if I should do others)
PCOM (all three)
University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine

 

[SergeantBuzzKill]

Hello there,

Need help finalizing my school list. I am apply in state (TX resident) to all the MD programs. Here is some more info. I am not applying to MD programs out of state, and I feel it is too late either way to start applying.

I need some help with my DO school list.

URM: Mexican-American
cGPA: 3.64
sGPA: 3.69
MCAT: 510 (lowest 126)
Clinical Volunteering: 180 h
Non-Clinical Volunteering: ~50 h
Shadowing: 50 h
Leadership: none outside of non-clincal employment
Research: none. (worked full-time to support myself 2 years during undergrad)

MD Programs: (all Texas schools)
UT Southwestern Medical Center
UT Medical Branch at Galveston
McGovern Medical School at UT HSC Houston
Long School of Medicine
UT Austin Dell Medical School
UT Rio Grande Medical School
Texas A&M HSC College of Medicine Texas
Tech HSC SOM at Lubbock
Texas Tech HSC Paul L Foster SOM at El Paso

DO Programs:
KCOM
TCOM
Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
DMU
VCOM - Virginia Campus (not sure if I should do others)
PCOM (all three)
University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine

You are competitive for all DO schools. Add KCUMB. Per Goro’s bad boy list, avoid Nova, LUCOM, WM Carey and Touro-NY.

 

[Magus5454]

Hello there,

Need help finalizing my school list. I am apply in state (TX resident) to all the MD programs. Here is some more info. I am not applying to MD programs out of state, and I feel it is too late either way to start applying.

I need some help with my DO school list.

URM: Mexican-American
cGPA: 3.64
sGPA: 3.69
MCAT: 510 (lowest 126)
Clinical Volunteering: 180 h
Non-Clinical Volunteering: ~50 h
Shadowing: 50 h
Leadership: none outside of non-clincal employment
Research: none. (worked full-time to support myself 2 years during undergrad)

MD Programs: (all Texas schools)
UT Southwestern Medical Center
UT Medical Branch at Galveston
McGovern Medical School at UT HSC Houston
Long School of Medicine
UT Austin Dell Medical School
UT Rio Grande Medical School
Texas A&M HSC College of Medicine Texas
Tech HSC SOM at Lubbock
Texas Tech HSC Paul L Foster SOM at El Paso

DO Programs:
KCOM
TCOM
Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
DMU
VCOM - Virginia Campus (not sure if I should do others)
PCOM (all three)
University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine

You are competitive for your state MDs and all DOs. Best of luck

 

[gensurghopeful]

Anywhere
Gold app for DO esp being URM

Only issue is lack of EC's as far leadership posiitons, clubs, EC's outside of medicine...

 

[dial1010usa]

Anywhere
Gold app for DO esp being URM

Only issue is lack of EC's as far leadership posiitons, clubs, EC's outside of medicine...

+1

 

[elcapitan]

Anywhere
Gold app for DO esp being URM

Only issue is lack of EC's as far leadership posiitons, clubs, EC's outside of medicine...

Hello,

Thanks for the feedback! Currently working on a non-clinical volunteering gig at an animal shelter so hopefully that helps. Any school recommendations for the list?

 

[elcapitan]

Any thoughts on the other VCOM campuses?

 

[gensurghopeful]

Hello,

Thanks for the feedback! Currently working on a non-clinical volunteering gig at an animal shelter so hopefully that helps. Any school recommendations for the list?

All VCOM's are good - with maybe exception of newest one (Auburn), which plays second fiddle to ACOM rotation wise
I would add: ACOM, VCOM-SC, MUCOM, LECOM-E, UNECOM, CCOM, Touro-NY and Touro-NV
Would probably take out ARCOM - such a new school and your stats are much too good for it IMO

 

[elcapitan]

All VCOM's are good - with maybe exception of newest one (Auburn), which plays second fiddle to ACOM rotation wise
I would add: ACOM, VCOM-SC, MUCOM, LECOM-E, UNECOM, CCOM, Touro-NY and Touro-NV
Would probably take out ARCOM - such a new school and your stats are much too good for it IMO

Thank you very much!

 

[gensurghopeful]

Any thoughts on the other VCOM campuses?

I am bias as I will be starting with VCOM-Carolinas in 3 weeks - but I have only good things to say about VCOM's in general.
VCOM-VA and VCOM-SC specifically - they have great teachers, very organized, high test scores, and great match lists as well
I am very excited to start!

 

[elcapitan]

I am bias as I will be starting with VCOM-Carolinas in 3 weeks - but I have only good things to say about VCOM's in general.
VCOM-VA and VCOM-SC specifically - they have great teachers, very organized, high test scores, and great match lists as well
I am very excited to start!

I don't mind a little bias! 🙂

Hey congrats! Sounds like a great school from what I've read. Good luck on your med school journey!

 

[gensurghopeful]

I don't mind a little bias! 🙂

Hey congrats! Sounds like a great school from what I've read. Good luck on your med school journey!

To you as well... I think you will get MD acceptances so well done on that!