biscuitherder
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Hi! I'm trying to create a school list and was hoping to get some help. I am applying to medical school for the first time this cycle, and I'm very unsure of which schools to apply to.
I would like to go to a medical school over a D.O. school (mostly because of the stigma against D.O. outside of the U.S.). I know my stats may not allow this - but I was hoping to apply to only medical schools this cycle, and then include D.Os next cycle if need be. I've heard that its frowned upon to apply to a school, get in, and then not go if you have no other acceptances that cycle - which is why I'm thinking about holding off on D.O for this cycle. Please let me know if this is not the case!
My stats are below:
Enrolled in the Medical Master's program (an SMP) at EVMS, to start in August
Resident: TX
Ethnicity: Half white, half chinese
Major: B.S. Neuroscience with a business minor from the University of Texas at Austin
GPA Trend:
sGPA: 3.16
MCAT: 511 (128/125/129/128)
Anyway, I have no clue where to apply to. Any and all help is appreciated.
(below is just some extra information about me/my application)
I had my personal statement reviewed by one of the administrators of the EVMS SMP I'm going to, so I think it's strong enough.
My letters of recommendation from science professors probably will not be the best (it's been 2 years since I graduated and these are the only professors I could get in contact with - I got an A in both of their classes). I have another 2 recommendation letters coming from 2 of the doctors I scribe for, and I think that these letters will be better than the science professors' letters. I should get a letter of recommendation from my supervisor while I was working as a TA.
My prereq courses (taken early on in the college) went pretty poorly, but I did better in my science classes in my last 2 years. I had some personal struggles early on in college. I struggled with my mental health (which I've decided would be best not to disclose to medical schools). I had a physical injury (herniated disc, I could hardly sit up/walk/do anything for the entirety of my freshman year because I was in so much pain). My grandfather was ill so I would drive back home frequently to see him. I also landed myself in an abusive relationship starting my freshman year, finally got out of it at the end of my junior year. I'm not trying to excuse my grades, I know I should have developed better study habits sooner - I'm just trying to give some context.
I would like to go to a medical school over a D.O. school (mostly because of the stigma against D.O. outside of the U.S.). I know my stats may not allow this - but I was hoping to apply to only medical schools this cycle, and then include D.Os next cycle if need be. I've heard that its frowned upon to apply to a school, get in, and then not go if you have no other acceptances that cycle - which is why I'm thinking about holding off on D.O for this cycle. Please let me know if this is not the case!
My stats are below:
Enrolled in the Medical Master's program (an SMP) at EVMS, to start in August
Resident: TX
Ethnicity: Half white, half chinese
Major: B.S. Neuroscience with a business minor from the University of Texas at Austin
GPA Trend:
- Freshman - 2.68
- Sophomore - 3.41
- Junior - 3.17
- Senior - 3.74
- Last Semester - 3.5
sGPA: 3.16
MCAT: 511 (128/125/129/128)
- 80 hours of shadowing (surgical oncologists)
- 90 hours of volunteering (various places, through at club at my undergrad)
- No research
- 200 hours working as a TA for microbiology lab
- 400 hours working as a medical scribe
- 600 hours - kind of an assistant at home nurse aide? My grandfather was sick while I was in college, so I visited home once or twice a month, and his CNA taught me how to do things pertaining to his care and I did these things on my own after I learned how (the CNA was always there)
Anyway, I have no clue where to apply to. Any and all help is appreciated.
(below is just some extra information about me/my application)
I had my personal statement reviewed by one of the administrators of the EVMS SMP I'm going to, so I think it's strong enough.
My letters of recommendation from science professors probably will not be the best (it's been 2 years since I graduated and these are the only professors I could get in contact with - I got an A in both of their classes). I have another 2 recommendation letters coming from 2 of the doctors I scribe for, and I think that these letters will be better than the science professors' letters. I should get a letter of recommendation from my supervisor while I was working as a TA.
My prereq courses (taken early on in the college) went pretty poorly, but I did better in my science classes in my last 2 years. I had some personal struggles early on in college. I struggled with my mental health (which I've decided would be best not to disclose to medical schools). I had a physical injury (herniated disc, I could hardly sit up/walk/do anything for the entirety of my freshman year because I was in so much pain). My grandfather was ill so I would drive back home frequently to see him. I also landed myself in an abusive relationship starting my freshman year, finally got out of it at the end of my junior year. I'm not trying to excuse my grades, I know I should have developed better study habits sooner - I'm just trying to give some context.
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