Please help me cut down my DO school list

[southwestpremed06]

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[Magus5454]

I would toss out Lebanon. LECOM requires a DO letter, if you don't have one.

BCOM if you're concerned about private loans.You shouldn't have any issue getting interviews.

 

[Goro]

Which schools have regional/IS bias that I could probably cut down? I don't wanna be snowed with secondaries fromschools I have slim chances at. Thanks!

3.6 cgpa, 3.7 sgpa
MCAT: 509 (125/126/130/128) >>> I probably won't retake, but worried about 125 in C/P.
NV resident, ORM

Clinical experience:
Free clinic (220 hours/3 years)- half of these are pretty much scribe/shadowing hours in primary care fields/worked with lots of DOs and got a DO LOR)
ER scribe (900 hours/1 year - also worked with lots of DOs)
MD shadowing (12 hours)

Other Volunteering:
100 hours spread out in 3 youth orgs over 2 years

Research:
80 hours paleoanthropology data collection
500 hours independent research project last summer with grant. Presented lightning talk in summer symposium.

Other:
Lab TA for a semester
a couple brief tutoring jobs (not on app, experience too short and not that meaningful)
1000+ hours in retail job

DO:
ATSU-SOMA
CCOM
AZCOM
Western Pomona/Lebanon
KCU KC/Joplin
ACOM
BCOM
NYCOM (might throw this out for IS bias)
RVU CO/UT
Touro
VCOM Blacksburg/Spartanburg (might throw this out for regional bias)
PCOM (too low yield?)
LECOM
Incarnate Word

Thanks!

Suggest deleting SOMA due to the way they handle their clinical education
I can't recommend Touro-NY. The other three are fine.
The schools on the list do NOT have an IS bias; rather they have a pool of competitive candidates.
You add PCOM and delete VCOM-B

 

[dial1010usa]

Are you not applying to UNR and UNLV?

 

[southwestpremed06]

@dial1010usa I am this list is just for DO, just trying to apply broadly. Have an MD list too

 

[gensurghopeful]

Honestly a good list - wouldn't cut down your options

FYI - VCOM-SC has a decent amount of OOS, including myself from Detroit.