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Dolphins1994

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I would appreciate everyone's feedback on my school list, and if it would be necessary to retake the mcat. I would prefer the MD route, but am not opposed to going the DO route at all. I would be applying the next cycle, and will have my application in very early. Thank you

Both GPA's: approx 3.9
MCAT: 504
State Residence: NY
Undergrad: Public SUNY (not a SUNY with an affiliated medical school)
White Male

Shadowing:
-15 hrs MD Pediatrician
-15 hrs MD Ophthalmologist
-20 hrs MD Vascular Surgeon
-20 hrs DO Vascular Surgeon
-8 hrs DO Radiologist

Volunteering (Medical):
-150 hrs in a hospital
-40 hrs at nursing home
-50 hrs at Optometrist office

Volunteering (Non-Med)
- only have like 20 hrs at an inner city food kitchen and clothing shelter, but am going to continue volunteering here throughout the year, so by the time the application roles around I will have close to 150.

Research:
- Research project through SUNY STEM (paid)
- Currently working on Honors research project through my college

Employment:
- Worked as a Pharmacy Tech over a summer.

School List:
SUNY Downstate
SUNY Upstate
SUNY Buffalo
SUNY Stony Brook
Hofstra
Loyola
Mayo
Medical College of Wisconsin
Miami
Michigan
Minnesota
Chapel Hill
Wisconsin
Virginia Commonwealth
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Creighton
________
LECOM
PCOM




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Your GPA and EC's are fine. But that MCAT is a really big problem. Why do you think you did so poorly?
 
Here's a more realistic list:
Oakland U Beaumont
WVU
Rosy Franklin
MCW
Creighton
NYMC
VCU
Rush (note: very service/experience oriented with a 150hr service requirement. Avg student has 800 hours of community service, and >1800 hours of health care exposure.)
Loma Linda (but read their list of don'ts)
Albany
Netter
All SUNYs
Any DO school, starting with NYITCOM, PCOM and UNECOM. I can't recommend Touro-Ny.
 
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Here's a more realistic list:
Oakland U Beaumont
WVU
Rosy Franklin
MCW
Creighton
NYMC
VCU
Rush (note: very service/experience oriented with a 150hr service requirement. Avg student has 800 hours of community service, and >1800 hours of health care exposure.)
Loma Linda (but read their list of don'ts)
Albany
Netter
All SUNYs
Any DO school, starting with NYITCOM, PCOM and UNECOM. I can't recommend Touro-Ny.

Is there a realistic shot at one of the SUNYs?

& why dont you recommend LECOM


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