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[sushichopstickz]

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I suppose I will jump on the band-wagon and ask about my chances. I submitted my ACMAS today, 6/24, with the following stats:

CA Resident
1st generation Asian-American

MCAT: 30R (10s)
cGPA: 3.68, BCPM: 3.54, all-other GPA: 3.94

Good LORs (1 physician/PI, 2 science, 1 English professor, 1 DO doc)
Avg-Good PS

ECs:
- 3 years at county hospital (NICU, pediatrics ward, and ophthalmology clinic)
- 100 hrs at a downtown LA health clinic; shadowed DO physician & measured patient vitals and such
- 3 years research (1 publication, 1 abstract presentation at national conference, 1 oral/poster presentation at Fellowship Ceremony)
- a few leadership positions with on-campus clubs (co-president, webmaster, etc.)
- actively involved with a on-campus cultural club (wrote the screenplay and appeared as a lead actor in one of the play)
- did a semester abroad on Catalina Island, conducting independent research on a topic of my interest (i.e., effects of phosphate on oceanic microbial communities)
- currently doing a competitive public policy internship in Washington D.C., regarding environmental health and how it impacts patient care and societal well-being. My interest is to connect environmental issues within my own clinical practice to improve healthcare.
- I suppose there are a few other awards/recognitions, but I'm too lazy to type them (hehe)

Schools:
1. Albert Einstein, NY
2. Creighton University, NE
3. Drexel University, PA
4. George Washington, DC
5. Georgetown, DC
6. Loyola University, IL
7. Medical College of Wisconsin, WI
8. New York Medical College, NY
9. Penn State, PA
10. St. Louis University, MO
11. Stanford University, CA
12. SUNY Buffalo, NY
13. SUNY Downstate, NY
14. SUNY Upstate, NY
15. Temple University, PA
16. Tufts University, MA
17. Tulane, LA
18. UC Los Angeles, CA
19. UC San Diego, CA
20. UC San Francisco, CA
21. UC Irvine, CA
22. UC Davis, CA
23. Keck, CA
24. University of Vermont, VT
25. University of Toledo, OH
26. Virginia Commonwealth University, VA
27. University of Illinois of Chicago, IL
28. Michigan State, MI
29. University of Cincinnati, OH
30. Boston University, MA
31. Eastern Virginia Medical School, VA
32. Albany, NY
33. Rosaline Franklin University, IL
34. Columbia, NY
35. Dartmouth, NH
36. Oregon Health and Science University
37. Meharry, TN
(friend got in who was not URM, and recommended that I apply, too. He and I have similar stats)

38. Western (DO doc recommends that I apply here. He says he'll put in good words for me, shrug?)

I want to weed the list down to 33-35 if possible. Thanks

 

[Lokhtar]

You can probably remove some of the CA schools - they are notoriously difficult to get into. You always want to apply to your state schools, unless your state is CA. 😛

 

[sushichopstickz]

Unfortunately (or fortunately?) I am a CA-resident.

 

[Lokhtar]

Unfortunately (or fortunately?) I am a CA-resident.

With your stats, you probably won't get into them. However, if you want to keep them anyway, you could, and in that case I'd remove places like Wisconsin, which as far as I know, is overwhelmingly wisconsin residents only. You should probably also remove reaches like Stanford, Columbia, etc, though its nice to have a couple reaches (those might be way too high as reaches though).

 

[Chuck's Right Foot]

You look like you have a big, broad list... you should be successful with a few interviews... good luck.

U of Wisconsin is 1/5 OOS FYI.

 

[Lokhtar]

You look like you have a big, broad list... you should be successful with a few interviews... good luck.

U of Wisconsin is 1/5 OOS FYI.

Ah, didn't know that. Good to know.

 

[sushichopstickz]

I thought MCW is good to OOS and U. of Wisconsin was the in-state heavy school. Or did I get it reversed?

On another note, I always wanted to go to Columbia since undergrad, and wanted to tempt my fate once more, knowing that I will probably get rejected. Should I go ahead and take it out and just keep Dartmouth?

 

[Chuck's Right Foot]

MCW is about 1/2 OOS.

 

[engineeredout]

Damnnnnnnn thats a lot of schools.

 

[abcabc1]

Your list is too large. You're a very average applicant, so applying to public schools outside of your home state is not going to lead to much success. Eliminate: all SUNYs (3), Temple, Penn State, EVMS, VCU, UIC, OHSU, Toledo, Cincinnati and Michigan State. Vermont is worth keeping. Public schools take OOS applicants, but often those with excellent credentials and ties to the state.

There are some private schools that are too ambitious and should be eliminated, including: Einstein, Stanford, Columbia and Dartmouth.

You won't get into UCSD, UCLA or UCSF, but may as well keep them since they're in state.

This leaves about 20 or so schools. Keep MC Wisconsin but do not add University of Wisconsin.

Your best bets will be: Keck, RFUMS, GW, Drexel, NYMC, Albany, Loyola, MCW, Tulane. Tufts and BU are possible as well, but it's going to be tough. Hopefully, you'll get into one of these schools. Given the competitive nature of the process, be prepared in case things don't work out. Good luck!

 

[XRanger]

omg ur stats and school lists are pretty similar to mine

except I only applied to 25 schools. I didn't apply to the SUNYs since I used to live in upstate NY and didn't really like the area. And I didn't apply to schools in midwest with the exception of loyola. I mainly only applied to west coast and east coast. Let's just hope for the best.

 

[sushichopstickz]

Yea, it's such a disheartening process. I will keep the SUNYs because my physician advised me to apply to them. Maybe I will take SUNY Buffalo off, since I am not too found of the place. Ionno...Hopefully, my uniques ECs will pull me through. If not, "cheers to studying for the MCAT, again!"

 

[physic]

I interviewed at SUNY Downstate as a California resident way back in 1993 only because my grandfather graduated there in 1942.

On the interview day a student bluntly said "You are not from New York are you? You don't really belong here."

Needless to say, I did not go to SUNY Downstate.

I think applying to SUNY as a california resident is a waste of money. NYMC on the other hand is known as UCNY for its love of UC students.

 

[dwc929]

I interviewed at SUNY Downstate as a California resident way back in 1993 only because my grandfather graduated there in 1942.

On the interview day a student bluntly said "You are not from New York are you? You don't really belong here."

Needless to say, I did not go to SUNY Downstate.

I think applying to SUNY as a california resident is a waste of money. NYMC on the other hand is known as UCNY for its love of UC students.

That's weird...I've heard SUNYs are pretty receptive to OOS?

 

[abcabc1]

In many (if not most) cases, those who get into OOS public schools either have or had very strong ties to the state and or excellent credentials (noticeably higher than the average of that school). If you're Joe Schmo from California applying to public schools in NY, you won't get in. In all honesty, if they have more of their own residents applying than they have seats, why would they take OOS people who don't have strong ties to the state? Not only are the in-state or tied to the state people those who have paid more taxes in the state, but they're also more likely to serve the Healthcare needs of that state upon graduating (as they have family, friends, etc. in the area).


To the OP: if you want to apply to some SUNY schools, it's your call, but your odds of even getting an interview are very slim. NYMC is private and, like many private schools, has a lot of California students. They call NYMC UCNY and CMS California Medical School (as opposed to Chicago Medical School).