I have my MCAT score. Probability of getting into an M.D. program?

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Unless you are URM your chances are low. The GPA MCAT grid shows that non URM applicants with your GPA and MCAT have a 18% to 24% chance of an acceptance. That includes applicants who have graduate degrees, stellar EC's and live in a state that accepts many of its own residents. You are competitive for many DO schools so apply to at least 15 and you should receive some interviews. Include many of the newer schools.
 
[QUOTE=" You are competitive for many DO schools so apply to at least 15 and you should receive some interviews. Include many of the newer schools.[/QUOTE]
So do you mean 15 allopathic, or both allopathic and osteopathic?
 
You really are not competitive for MD. Follow gyngyn's advice and apply to your state school and 15 DO schools. Do you have any service to your community (non clinical)? What state do you call home? Oh a FYI- your MCAT score is about a 26 on the old score table.


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candbgirl said:
You really are not competitive for MD. Follow gyngyn's advice and apply to your state school and 15 DO schools. Do you have any service to your community (non clinical)? What state do you call home? Oh a FYI- your MCAT score is about a 26 on the old score table.


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I don't have any non-clinical service to my community, and I'm from Maryland. Also, thanks for letting me know the conversion of my score to the old exam.
 
Faha said:
So do you mean 15 allopathic, or both allopathic and osteopathic?
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15 DO schools.[/QUOTE]


I'll give it a shot; thank you for the advice. I'm curious: do you think I would have a good chance for DO schools, or just a better chance than I would for MD?
 
Everglow4 said:
I don't have any non-clinical service to my community, and I'm from Maryland.
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Ouch!
Maryland's 10th% MCAT is 29 and they only matriculated 11% of IS applicants (worse than CA).
 
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Everglow4 said:
15 DO schools.
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I'll give it a shot; thank you for the advice. I'm curious: do you think I would have a good chance for DO schools, or just a better chance than I would for MD?[/QUOTE]
You have a good chance for DO as long as you apply in June and submit all your secondaries by July. Include schools such as:
UP-KYCOM
PCOM
LECOM
VCOM (all 3 schools)
WVSOM
LMU-DCOM
CUSOM
WCU-COM
ACOM
BCOM
MU-COM
any new schools that open in 2017 (probably in Texas, Utah, Arkansas)
 
WVU is probably worth an application for MD schools. And try your state school even given how ridiculously competitive it is. That's all I can really think of though: an MCAT retake if MD is the end goal to 511+, particularly in your state, is borderline mandatory. You are a solid DO candidate as is though.
 
Everglow4 said:
I'm from Maryland
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gyngyn said:
Ouch!
Maryland's 10th% MCAT is 29 and they only matriculated 11% of IS applicants (worse than CA).
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Unknown to many, Maryland is actually one of the hardest states for an allopathic med school applicant.... while your cGPA and sGPA are solid, they are still well below the median for UMD. With your current app I bet mainly due to the 501 your app will be screened out.
 
Mwooster said:
Unknown to many, Maryland is actually one of the hardest states for an allopathic med school applicant
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There's an amazing exodus of applicants from my neck of the woods (Eastern MD) towards our West Virginia neighbors. It's pretty fascinating to see: "oh yeah, I just thought it'd be pretty cool to take a research position at WVU during my gap year!"
 
md-2020 said:
There's an amazing exodus of applicants from my neck of the woods (Eastern MD) towards our West Virginia neighbors. It's pretty fascinating to see: "oh yeah, I just thought it'd be pretty cool to take a research position at WVU during my gap year!"
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Literally going from the worst state in the country for MD admission to the best out there by a decent margin. All in an hour long car ride. Marshall guarantees an IS interview to anybody with above a 3.5/26 and accepts over half of their IS applicants they interview I believe. 2/3 of people who apply from West Virginia get into an MD school and they have some of the lowest average stats for applicants of any state. And they have two state schools in case you botch the interview at one of them. Just gets more and more incredible the more you sit back and think about it.
 
Was this ur first mcat?
I think you should continue studying for the mcat and retake it sometime in May or June.

I did that and I wasn't too late in the cycle. Retake the mcat in June and submit your amcas in June as well. Your amcas should be verified by the time your score comes out and you should be able to add schools in time.

If you find out that your score is still not competitive for MD, you can shoot for DOs. I don't think you should give up on MDs just because of one bad mcat especially when you still have time to retake it.
 
If you want a shot at MD, you have to retake the MCAT. Aim for a 508+
 
if this was your first mcat, what were your practice exam scores like? and how long did you study?

Also were you using different resources?
 
GrapesofRath said:
Literally going from the worst state in the country for MD admission to the best out there by a decent margin. All in an hour long car ride. Marshall guarantees an IS interview to anybody with above a 3.5/26 and accepts over half of their IS applicants they interview I believe. 2/3 of people who apply from West Virginia get into an MD school and they have some of the lowest average stats for applicants of any state. And they have two state schools in case you botch the interview at one of them. Just gets more and more incredible the more you sit back and think about it.
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So do you think applying to West Virginia would be worth a shot?
 
What about PCOM? Would I be competitive for them?
 
3xmd said:
Was this ur first mcat?
I think you should continue studying for the mcat and retake it sometime in May or June.

I did that and I wasn't too late in the cycle. Retake the mcat in June and submit your amcas in June as well. Your amcas should be verified by the time your score comes out and you should be able to add schools in time.

If you find out that your score is still not competitive for MD, you can shoot for DOs. I don't think you should give up on MDs just because of one bad mcat especially when you still have time to retake it.
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Yes, it was my first official MCAT. I took about 8 FLs, (did practice question drills, etc. )and my first FL score was 487, which steadily increased to about 501 on my final FL.
 
Mad Jack said:
PCOM is big on service. You've got a decent amount of volunteer hours, so maybe they'll bite. They're more of a "whole applicant" school than a numbers school- wouldn't even give me an interview with a 73 LizzyM lol...
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How about WVCOM?
 
I'm also from Maryland and applied this past cycle. I took the old MCAT and got a 29 (which I think is like a 510 or something on the new MCAT? correct me if I'm wrong) ; my cGPA was 3.93 and sGPA was 3.89. I applied very broadly, but smartly, to MD (25) and DO (7) down the east coast and a little into the mid-west. Here's how my cycle went:
3 MD interviews (WVU, EVMS, Drexel), 3 MD WLs (at those same places), 1 MD acceptance off the WL so far (EVMS)
4 DO interviews (LECOM, LECOM-B, UNECOM, RowanSOM), 2 DO WLs (LECOM, LECOM-B), and 2 DO acceptances (UNECOM, RowanSOM).

I'd definitely recommend WVU, as well as RowanSOM for DO.

Edit: also worth mentioning that I'm an Indian Asian female
 
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