School List Help! ( c3.52 / s3.77 / 524 )

[veggiemite]

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NYC Resident, ORM, 1st Gen, LGBTQ+
cGPA: 3.52
cGPA Trend (Freshman to Senior): (2.69, 3.27, 3.98, 3.84)
sGPA: 3.77
MCAT: 524 (131, 130, 132, 131)

Undergrad: T20

Institutional Actions: Academic Probation for an F, Disciplinary Probation for an arrest at a peaceful protest

Paid Clinical: 2300 Hours (EMT, ICU & ER Tech) (Most meaningful x2)
Research: 250 Hours & 1 Publication (Psych Research)
Non-clinical Volunteering: 450 Hours (Volunteer Builder, Mentoring)
Clinical Volunteering: 50 Hours (EMT)
Shadowing: 70 Hours

Intercollegiate Athletics: 1400 Hours (Most meaningful x1)
Social Jusitice/Advocacy: 250 Hours (Sustainability Org)

I just got my MCAT back, I was expecting a 515 but I was pleasantly surprised this morning. This is my current list unchanged, what are the changes y'all would make if any? My goal is to stay close to NYC.

In-State Public:

1. SUNY Downstate (Top Choice)
2. SUNY Upstate
3. Jacobs at University of Buffalo
4. Stony Brook

Target:

1. UVM Larner
2. EVMS
3. West Virginia University
4. UIC
5. Quinnipiac
6. MC Wisconsin
7. Hackensack Meridian
8. Wayne State
9. Cincinnati
10. BU
11. Oakland
12. Emory
13. Miami (Miller)
14. Western MI
15. Creighton
16. Wake Forest
17. Einstein

Low Yield:

1. Tulane
2. Rosalind Franklin
3. Loyola
4. Drexel
5. Penn State
6. Temple
7. Albany Medical College
8. Georgetown
9. NYMC
10. Jefferson
11. Tufts

DO:

1. NYIT
2. PCOM (Philadelphia)
3. UNECOM
4. KCU-COM
   

 

[Faha]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
All 4 SUNYs
Hofstra
Einstein
Mount Sinai
Columbia
Cornell
NYU
New York Medical College
Albany
Rochester
Hackensack
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Tufts
UMass
Jefferson
George Washington
Georgetown
Cincinnati
Ohio State
USF Morsani
Miami
Emory
Northwestern
Western Michigan
Iowa
Colorado
Mayo

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Congratulations on the MCAT!

Break down your volunteering hours again: volunteer builder, mentoring.

What is your purpose as a physician? How should I interpret your advocacy in this context (sustainability, gender rights, anything else)? Most of your clinical experience seems centered on just emergency medicine.

 

[veggiemite]

thanks @Mr.Smile12 and @Faha!

My purpose in my personal statement was basically about how i enjoyed serving patients and seeing the impact i've made so far in clinical settings and i want to expand my scope of practice to the fullest and be able to freely practice medicine. I also addressed my wish to work with immigrant communities and non-english speaking populations.

separate from my personal statement, a large part of my application is also about teaching/mentoring which within my 2300 hours i've spent 500 hours precepting EMT students. i have not spent much work directly serving the lgbt community.

• 350 hours for a pro-bono design-build club (i was originally studying architecture my freshman year) we design and build small projects for local communities and groups

• 100 hours with a educational non-profit serving low-income kids of color which i am an alum of and have worked with for over 10 years, i'm gonna continue mentoring this summer and offer MCAT and EMT tutoring

• 50 hours as a volunteer EMT

yes all of my clinical experience as well as my shadowing is in acute care settings (pre-hospital, ED, and ICU) is that an issue? i did bring up in my shadowing section i wish to shadow in clinic with a PCP and inpatient with an internist to diversify the specialties i have seen.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Service orientation activities include food distribution, shelter volunteer, job/tax preparation, legal support, transportation services, and housing rehabilitation. It appears you have zero such activities, and it's unclear that the design-build club satisfies this category (more like teaching/mentoring). Consequently, your application may be at risk of getting screened out at most programs where you do not demonstrate a very strong mission fit with your purpose.

I don't think it's a big deal to have the bulk of your shadowing and clinical experience in acute care so far. Your approach to observe hospital/internal med is reasonable.