School List Advice. Have not submitted AACOMAS and wondering if I should.

[Gator7421]

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Stats:
24 yo M just completed Post-bacc
Cumulative BCPM GPA: 3.25
Post-Bacc BCPM GPA: 3.86 (Poor Cumulative BCPM is from 3 terribel grades first semester freshman year 7 years ago)
Cumulative Overall GPA: 3.48
Poca-Bacc GPA: 3.90

MCAT: 509

Clinical Employment:
Medical assistant in rural primary care clinic 1100 hours
- I stopped this in May
Oncology Technician at acute hosptial cancer center
- Will be full time working for the next year (roughly 2000 hours)

Clinical volunteering:
intern at orthopedic center. 300+ hours

Research:
Primary author in orthopedic case study published in journal
part of two other major meta analyses for orthopedic surgeons

non-clinical volunteering:
coach for adaptive group in local gymnasium working with kids with disabilities


I have other experiences that I included in application but these are most pertinent to get a gauge.

My school list so far:
- All Florida MD schools (in state)
- Rush University
- Loyola University Chicago
- Chicago Medical School at Rosalin Franklin
- Tulane
- UNC
- Wake Forest
- Albert Einstein
- Temple
- U Pitt
- Thomas Jefferson
- Vanderbilt
- UC San Diego
- U Colorado
- Emory
- Quinnipac
- Boston U
- Tufts

Questions:
- I would absolutely LOVE to apply and go to a texas medical school. I have 0 connection or ties to Texas, but would love to move and live there and practice there. I know they are extremely harsh on OOS applicants and so I have not applied yet because I don't think my stats are that competitive. Does anyone have insight into this? Do I have any sort of shot?
- Are there any schools on my list you think I am wasting my time applying to and why? Any schools you believe I am missing out on?
- Should I apply DO? I have gone back and forth on this so much so would love some insight.

Thanks!

 

[wysdoc]

Texas schools are bound to keeping their class at least 90% In-state, so yes, it is challenging to get in from OOS.
Median MCAT for OOS matriculants is 515, a bit higher than the median of 511 for IS.

TCU is a Texas school on the AMCAS application system and doesn't have the OOS bias

Your best chances are at Florida schools and you could wait until you see how you are doing with your AMCAS schools and decide if you need to apply DO in October or so

 

[Goro]

Questions:
- I would absolutely LOVE to apply and go to a texas medical school. I have 0 connection or ties to Texas, but would love to move and live there and practice there. I know they are extremely harsh on OOS applicants and so I have not applied yet because I don't think my stats are that competitive. Does anyone have insight into this? Do I have any sort of shot?
- Are there any schools on my list you think I am wasting my time applying to and why? Any schools you believe I am missing out on?
- Should I apply DO? I have gone back and forth on this so much so would love some insight.

Thanks!

- I would absolutely LOVE to apply and go to a texas medical school. I have 0 connection or ties to Texas, but would love to move and live there and practice there. I know they are extremely harsh on OOS applicants and so I have not applied yet because I don't think my stats are that competitive. Does anyone have insight into this? Do I have any sort of shot?

I don't believe so.

- Should I apply DO? I have gone back and forth on this so much so would love some insight.
Yes. You're three basis points below the median for accepted MD students, which puts you in the 25th % for acceptees. As such, you need DO schools on your list.

Here is a more realistic list:
Albany
Drexel
EVMS (maybe)
Frist/Belmont (note: having financial troubles this year!)
Gtown
Loma Linda (only if you are SDA or a very devout Christian)
Loyola
LSU-S
MCW
Netter
Nova MD (509+)
Oakland-B
Penn State
Rosy Franklin
Rush
SLU
TCU (maybe for OOS)
Tulane
U VM (maybe)
Uniformed Services University/Hebert (just be aware of the military service commitment)
Wake Forest
Wayne State

ALL FL schools except USF/Morsani

Any DO program. I can't recommend LMU, SOMA, RVU, BCOM, ICOM and LUCOM, for different reasons. Avoid those new schools that haven't graduated a class yet, if at all possible.

 

[DrainCravens]

Should I apply DO? I have gone back and forth on this so much so would love some insight.
Yes. You're three basis points below the median for accepted MD students, which puts you in the 25th % for acceptees. As such, you need DO schools on your list.

Minor correction, 509 is 61st percentile for MD applicants, and 33rd percentile for MD acceptees based on the 2023-24 cycle data. Hopefully that helps, OP.