School list help please!

[notfanning]

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I graduated from one of the top 3 liberal arts colleges last year with degrees in Biochemistry and English.

cGPA 3.7, sGPA 3.5

MCAT 515 (127/130/128/130)

I’m pretty confident about my LORs - one of the perks about going to a small liberal arts school, plus I’ll have one from a doctor I’ve been scribing for since November.

3 summer research positions, 2 at my undergrad and one at MIT totaling ~720 hours.
Over 400 hours clinical shadowing at a family practice, plus over 2000 hours scribing in Orthopedics by the time I (hopefully) matriculate.
300 hours over several years doing straight volunteer/public health projects, and ~950 more doing work I got paid for but I chose over other positions because they were more altruistically-minded.
Also spent ~900 hours doing student theater in college with multiple leadership positions.

PA state residency if that helps and attended undergrad in MA

I’m worried about my sGPA, and the fact that I don’t have any “clinical volunteering” per say even though I have a lot of hours in a clinical settting. Do I need to start seriously considering DO?

Currently my dream school is Tulane, with BU and the Philly schools rounding out my top bracket.

 

[Faha]

You are competitive for many MD schools and I suggest these:
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
Commonwealth Geisinger
Pittsburgh
Boston University
Tufts
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Hofstra
Einstein
Seton Hall
George Washington
Georgetown
Eastern Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth
NOVA MD
Miami
Oakland Beaumont
Western Michigan
Cincinnati
Medical College Wisconsin
Loyola
Rosalind Franklin
St. Louis
Creighton
Tulane

 

[gyngyn]

40 hours of shadowing is plenty (especially primary care).

 

[notfanning]

You are competitive for many MD schools and I suggest these:
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
Commonwealth Geisinger
Pittsburgh
Boston University
Tufts
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Hofstra
Einstein
Seton Hall
George Washington
Georgetown
Eastern Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth
NOVA MD
Miami
Oakland Beaumont
Western Michigan
Cincinnati
Medical College Wisconsin
Loyola
Rosalind Franklin
St. Louis
Creighton
Tulane

Thank you! Unfortunately I’m not eligible for Pitt and a few more of these because I didn’t take statistics, but I’ll investigate these in MSAR!

 

[Faha]

Thank you! Unfortunately I’m not eligible for Pitt and a few more of these because I didn’t take statistics, but I’ll investigate these in MSAR!

You can easily take a statistics course at a local community college this summer.

 

[Goro]

I graduated from one of the top 3 liberal arts colleges last year with degrees in Biochemistry and English.

cGPA 3.7, sGPA 3.5

MCAT 515 (127/130/128/130)

I’m pretty confident about my LORs - one of the perks about going to a small liberal arts school, plus I’ll have one from a doctor I’ve been scribing for since November.

3 summer research positions, 2 at Amherst and one at Whitehead at MIT totaling ~720 hours.
Over 400 hours clinical shadowing at a family practice, plus over 2000 hours scribing in Orthopedics by the time I (hopefully) matriculate.
300 hours over several years doing straight volunteer/public health projects, and ~950 more doing work I got paid for but I chose over other positions because they were more altruistically-minded.
Also spent ~900 hours doing student theater in college with multiple leadership positions.

PA state residency if that helps and attended undergrad in MA

I’m worried about my sGPA, and the fact that I don’t have any “clinical volunteering” per say even though I have a lot of hours in a clinical settting. Do I need to start seriously considering DO?

Currently my dream school is Tulane, with BU and the Philly schools rounding the top of my top bracket.

Your sGPA is > 10th %ile for most schools, but invert in MSAR Online and make sure.

I recommend:
Duke (maybe)
BU (maybe)
Hofstra
U Toledo
Wayne State
U VM
Pitt
Miami
St. Louis
Albany
Albert Einstein
Rochester
Rush
Rosy Franklin
MCW
NYMC
VCU
EVMS
Wake Forest
Jefferson
Temple
Tufts
Drexel
Creighton
George Washington
Georgetown
Emory
Tulane
Dartmouth
Loyola
Netter
Oakland-B
Western MI
Seton Hall
Nova MD
Uniformed Services University/Hebert (just be aware of the military service commitment)

 

[MarineMDHopeful]

Thank you! Unfortunately I’m not eligible for Pitt and a few more of these because I didn’t take statistics, but I’ll investigate these in MSAR!

I never took stats and I just got accepted to Pitt this cycle. Stats isn't a requirement for Pitt. Just a suggested coursework.

 

[MarineMDHopeful]

Thank you! Unfortunately I’m not eligible for Pitt and a few more of these because I didn’t take statistics, but I’ll investigate these in MSAR!

I stand corrected, just looked and saw it's required for the first time for the 2019 cycle. I apologize, sometimes I forget that schools evolve every year. Biostats is an easy pick up if Pitt is worth it to you. I loved it there and it was my 2nd choice. Food for thought.

 

[notfanning]

I stand corrected, just looked and saw it's required for the first time for the 2019 cycle. I apologize, sometimes I forget that schools evolve every year. Biostats is an easy pick up if Pitt is worth it to you. I loved it there and it was my 2nd choice. Food for thought.

Thank you! Do you think they’ll hold it against me since I’d be taking it at an institution other than my undergrad? And would it still count toward my required course work, if I’m taking it so late?

 

[MarineMDHopeful]

Thank you! Do you think they’ll hold it against me since I’d be taking it at an institution other than my undergrad? And would it still count toward my required course work, if I’m taking it so late?

I am definitely not an adcom so this is speculation but if it were me and an applicant took a whole class to be competitive for my school it would show dedication and a desire to attend. Again, Thats from the outside looking in

 

[Faha]

Thank you! Do you think they’ll hold it against me since I’d be taking it at an institution other than my undergrad? And would it still count toward my required course work, if I’m taking it so late?

It will not matter where you take the course.