Help, you guys! Where should I apply?

[IDoIt4Love]

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Here's a brief run-down of my stats:

Residency: VA
Status: Just graduated w/ a B.A. in Psychology
Overall GPA: 3.7
Major GPA: 4.0
BCPM GPA: 3.3
MCAT: (in June...let's assume I get a 30)

ECs:
-Editor-in-Chief of my university's science journal (1 year)
-Conducted my own sensation and perception research, won an award at the university's annual student research conference, in the process of submitting it for publishing
-Summer research internship at the Clinical Psychophysiology and Psychopharmacology Lab at the National Naval Medical Center
-Countless hours tutoring math and science to middle and high schoolers
-Hospital Lab Assistant + Phlebotomy Training
-40 hrs of shadowing
-40 hrs/week of volunteering at a Mental Health Center (1 summer)
-Honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Chi, Golden Key

Where do you think I should apply?
Do I have a decent shot at getting in, at least *somewhere*?
I'm worried about my BCPM; I took a lot of my pre-reqs at my old school during freshman/sophomore year, but only got my act together by junior year at my new school(I transferred, and I have a dramatic upward trend in my GPA, but the only science classes I took at my new school were university physics I and II, biochem I (w/o lab), anatomy (w/o lab) and astronomy)

I really hope I can get in somewhere near where I live; I live in the DC area. I'm thinking of applying to Howard, but I'm wondering if their admissions stats are only a bit lower than average because they accept a lot of URMs (and I'm not a URM). Any suggestions?

Also, when should I submit my AMCAS application? Should I wait for my MCAT score or just submit it on the first day?

 

[mmmcdowe]

Here's a brief run-down of my stats:

Residency: VA
Status: Just graduated w/ a B.A. in Psychology
Overall GPA: 3.7
Major GPA: 4.0
BCPM GPA: 3.3
MCAT: (in June...let's assume I get a 30)

ECs:
-Editor-in-Chief of my university's science journal (1 year)
-Conducted my own sensation and perception research, won an award at the university's annual student research conference, in the process of submitting it for publishing
-Summer research internship at the Clinical Psychophysiology and Psychopharmacology Lab at the National Naval Medical Center
-Countless hours tutoring math and science to middle and high schoolers
-Hospital Lab Assistant + Phlebotomy Training
-40 hrs of shadowing
-40 hrs/week of volunteering at a Mental Health Center (1 summer)

Where do you think I should apply?
Do I have a decent shot at getting in, at least *somewhere*?
I'm worried about my BCPM; I took a lot of my pre-reqs at my old school during freshman/sophomore year, but only got my act together by junior year at my new school(I transferred, and I have a dramatic upward trend in my GPA, but the only science classes I took at my new school were university physics I and II, biochem I (w/o lab), anatomy (w/o lab) and astronomy)

I really hope I can get in somewhere near where I live; I live in the DC area. I'm thinking of applying to Howard, but I'm wondering if their admissions stats are only a bit lower than average because they accept a lot of URMs (and I'm not a URM). Any suggestions?

Also, when should I submit my AMCAS application? Should I wait for my MCAT score or just submit it on the first day?

Since you won't be getting your MCAT until July, I might consider sending out your application early. The problem with this is that you have to submit MCAT blind, which can be a problem. You might want to apply very broadly because of that. What have you been getting on practice tests? Your science GPA is going to hurt, so you might want to also start preparing for DO schools. The research might help, combined with an MCAT score that is good.

 

[IDoIt4Love]

I haven't been getting consistent scores on my practice tests yet, but I'm aiming for a 30. Thanks for the input though. Anybody else?