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[cpb80]

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Despite my below average MCAT and GPA's, I am applying for the '05 cycle. If I am not granted admission this cycle, I will retake the MCAT in April '05 (can't take this aug b/c of summer program and no sense in delaying my app). Considering my bio, would you agree w/ my tentative list?

NYS resident
Overall GPA: 3.4 (from Cornell, and post bacc science courses from less presitgious instit's)
BCPM: 3.35
Major: Applied econ and management
URM (Puerto Rican)
MCAT: BS:9, VS:8, PS:11-->28Q
EC'S: Summer '04 research fellowship at Weill Cornell Med, cancer research, volunteering w/ terminally ill children, shadowing

Albany
Einstein
SUNY Brooklyn
SUNY StonyBrook
SUNY Buffalo
SUNY Syracuse
NYMC
NYU
Sinai
Einstein
Rochester
BU
UCONN
Drexel
Rosalind Franklin
Rush
UofVermont
Jefferson
Temple
Tufts
Tulane
George Washington
Georgetown
Finch/Chicago Med
For sh$%s and giggles--> Columbia, Cornell, Brown
Schools in Puerto Rico<--Any comments??

Is this too ambitious. Should I add/delete schools. I am not interested in DO or Carib schools (except for those in PR). If I am not granted admission, I will take a few more post bacc courses, retake the MCAT in April '05, and apply again.

Thanks for your help, and congrats to those of you who got the score that they wanted on the MCAT. As for those of us who are a bit disappointed- we'll get there.
~Chris

 

[cpb80]

I lied...
I am interested in SGU. Is this the best school in the carib. How does it compare to schools in PR? Thanks again.
Chris

 

[cather]

I think you have a shot at getting in. I think your list looks pretty good and I would add MCV (Medical College of Virginia) even though you are out of state. My friend is going to MCV and I think she got a lower score on the MCAT but her gpa was very high.

 

[cpb80]

I think you have a shot at getting in. I think your list looks pretty good and I would add MCV (Medical College of Virginia) even though you are out of state. My friend is going to MCV and I think she got a lower score on the MCAT but her gpa was very high.

Thanks for your reply

 

[Odaroloc]

Finch and Ros Fran are the same.

 

[IndyZX]

i would think that you would get in without too much of a problem. you may want to even cut a few schools out, would you really go if accepted?

and you're a shoo-in to SGU.

 

[cpb80]

Finch and Ros Fran are the same.

Woops, thanks Odar

 

[Realest]

you could try loyola (IL) too...that's a pretty good safety

 

[jlee9531]

i would think that you would get in without too much of a problem. you may want to even cut a few schools out, would you really go if accepted?

and you're a shoo-in to SGU.

i wouldnt say that. people with much higher scores dont even get in.
but your overall application is competitive.
you need to have a good PS, solid LORs and work those secondaries.

 

[Termwean]

You are definately in.....plus you speak another language=++++, and they will cut you slack on gpa because of your ethnicity( not saying that you need the help, but I would take the ride if they wanted to give it to me b/c I am irish-american) Don't delay, you are a goood candidate for alot of schools that I researched

i wouldnt say that. people with much higher scores dont even get in.
but your overall application is competitive.
you need to have a good PS, solid LORs and work those secondaries.

 

[MNgrrl]

i wouldnt say that. people with much higher scores dont even get in.
but your overall application is competitive.
you need to have a good PS, solid LORs and work those secondaries.

I agree, however, it's going to get really expensive to apply to all those schools, and especially if you are still living in PR, travel for interviews also won't be cheap. Not saying you shouldn't do it, but if you can eliminate any that you REALLY don't think are a good fit, or feasible because of location/cost etc., it might be helpful from a $$$ perspective

 

[cpb80]

I agree, however, it's going to get really expensive to apply to all those schools, and especially if you are still living in PR, travel for interviews also won't be cheap. Not saying you shouldn't do it, but if you can eliminate any that you REALLY don't think are a good fit, or feasible because of location/cost etc., it might be helpful from a $$$ perspective

Much appreciated

 

[SaltySqueegee]

Ohio Schools that have good out of state acceptance ratios... Check the MSAR or the individual school websites for the specific stats.

Good Luck!

 

[Apparition]

It's probably not worth it to apply to Brown. I think most of their students are from some BA/MD program.