MD & DO School List Advice

[MarginalUtility23]

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Hi all,

I'm planning on applying MD/DO/SMP this coming cycle and would appreciate some advice on coming up with a school list. I have an upward trend of a 4.0 GPA in 23 hours of upper level science courses.

Ethnicity: ORM
State of Residence: Illinois
UG School: Large school in Illinois (PB was at smaller state school)
Major - Economics
Stats - AACOM sGPA: 3.29, AMCAS sGPA: 3.20, cGPA: 3.14. MCAT: 505
Work - Scribe (400 hours), Tutor (600)
Volunteer - Free health clinic (50), General hospital volunteering (100), Alternate Spring Break (85), Elementary school tutor (85)
Research - Neuroscience w/ poster (400), UAEM Summer Research Intern (75)
Leadership - MEDLIFE Exec Board (300), Health entrepreneurship club treasurer (100)
Shadowing - 100 hours, 80 w/ family doc, 20 w/ a GI
Honors and Awards - Community service award from my school's Econ department, Dean's List

 

[Faha]

I suggest these DO schools with your stats:
CCOM
DMU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
KCU-COM
MU-COM
UIWSOM
ARCOM
NYIT-AR
ACOM
UP-KYCOM
WVSOM
LECOM (all schools)
PCOM (all schools)
TUNCOM

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I'm planning on applying MD/DO/SMP this coming cycle and would appreciate some advice on coming up with a school list. I have an upward trend of a 4.0 GPA in 23 hours of upper level science courses.

Ethnicity: ORM
State of Residence: Illinois
UG School: Large school in Illinois (PB was at smaller state school)
Major - Economics
Stats - AACOM sGPA: 3.29, AMCAS sGPA: 3.20, cGPA: 3.14. MCAT: 505
Work - Scribe (400 hours), Tutor (600)
Volunteer - Free health clinic (50), General hospital volunteering (100), Alternate Spring Break (85), Elementary school tutor (85)
Research - Neuroscience w/ poster (400), UAEM Summer Research Intern (75)
Leadership - MEDLIFE Exec Board (300), Health entrepreneurship club treasurer (100)
Shadowing - 100 hours, 80 w/ family doc, 20 w/ a GI
Honors and Awards - Community service award from my school's Econ department, Dean's List

I'd focus on DO schools. What was your postbac GPA (I presume it's your 4.0)? Have you done your homework reaching out to DO school admissions representatives and current students? You probably would be a good candidate for SMP's, so how much have you reached out to those programs?

 

[MarginalUtility23]

I suggest these DO schools with your stats:
CCOM
DMU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
KCU-COM
MU-COM
UIWSOM
ARCOM
NYIT-AR
ACOM
UP-KYCOM
WVSOM
LECOM (all schools)
PCOM (all schools)
TUNCOM

Thank you, I wasn't sure if I'd be competitive for CCOM or PCOM but I'll certainly give them a shot.

I'd focus on DO schools. What was your postbac GPA (I presume it's your 4.0)? Have you done your homework reaching out to DO school admissions representatives and current students? You probably would be a good candidate for SMP's, so how much have you reached out to those programs?

Yes, postbac was the 4.0. I'm in the stat range for many DO schools and am now planning to apply to about 25. I've reached out to several SMPs/students and think that Loyola, UIC, RFU, Cincinnati, Boston, and EVMS would give me the best chances. Based on their websites, I'm competitive for them. I'm not sure how helpful an SMP would be for MD unless I can significantly raise my MCAT score (10+ points) by the end of May. Really looking to see if there are specific programs I should be focusing on.