international wamc 3.4 524

[younggotti]

hey all!

i'm international, but urm (idk if that counts)

MCAT: 524 (132/130/130/132)

uGrad science major at top10 school, informal postbacc + public health masters @ same school

sGPA: 3.42 (trend: none freshman, soph 2.68, jun 3.68, sen 3.78, postbacc 3.88)

cGPA: 3.46 (3.33, 2.98, 3.80, 3.63(took an ouchey CS class..)

300+ hrs of clinical volunteering, non-clinical volunteering, research, and unique leadership/health experiences

one presentation, one publication (on medscape lmao), and three manuscripts in progress

really strong recs (my rec writers are really tryna get a boy into med school)

i'm applying SUPER DUPER widely (MD + DO), and will be hammering out secondaries like a mf

thank u & hav a gr8 day

---

Members don't see this ad.

 

[younggotti]

bump! would appreciate some help w/ this!

 

[Faha]

Which URM group do you belong to ? Which schools are you applying to ?

 

[younggotti]

Which URM group do you belong to ? Which schools are you applying to ?

I'm African, and I'm applying to >30 MD, ~20 DO.

 

[younggotti]

@Goro @gyngyn and all else! would really appreciate advice

 

[Goro]

I'm African, and I'm applying to >30 MD, ~20 DO.

Sub-saharan African?

 

[younggotti]

Sub-saharan African?

yes I am! please bestow your wisdom upon me

 

[Goro]

yes I am! please bestow your wisdom upon me

Targeting 50 schools is foolish...you'll never survive writing that many secondaries.
1) Target those schools that accept internations BUT also have a decent IS/OOS ration for applicants: matriculants (like U VM, for example).
2) Targets schools who have accepted more than just a handful of internationals.
3) Have HBCs on list, if they do #1.

 

[younggotti]

Targeting 50 schools is foolish...you'll never survive writing that many secondaries.
1) Target those schools that accept internations BUT also have a decent IS/OOS ration for applicants: matriculants (like U VM, for example).
2) Targets schools who have accepted more than just a handful of internationals.
3) Have HBCs on list, if they do #1.

thank you for this!

 

[Faha]

You are competitive for any DO schools that accept international applicants.
I suggest these MD schools with your stats:
Einstein
Boston University
Case Western
Dartmouth
George Washington
Georgetown
Mount Sinai
Jefferson
Loma Linda
Loyola
Medical College Wisconsin
New York Medical College
Rosalind Franklin
St. Louis
Tulane
UCLA-Drew
U Virginia
Vanderbilt
Howard
Meharry

 

[coramDeo]

Targeting 50 schools is foolish...you'll never survive writing that many secondaries.
1) Target those schools that accept internations BUT also have a decent IS/OOS ration for applicants: matriculants (like U VM, for example).
2) Targets schools who have accepted more than just a handful of internationals.

Check this list out: For Canadian/international students trying to build a school list (MD)
It may help a ton in finding out which schools will consider international applicants.