School List recommendation for Someone with an IA

[zzbaodo]

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Hello everyone, I just need some suggestions for what school should I apply to with an IA on record (cheating). Here are my stats:

cGPA: 3.75, sGPA: ~3.6

MCAT: 518 (130/124/132/132) English is my second language

First person in family go to college. Asian. Male. 24 y/o. Already taking 1 gap year.

EC: ~120h clinical volunteering (COPE health). (I quited because the management was crap at my site)

~100h in my Uni's club helping out the Vietnamese community

~500+ researching with transgenic plants' removal of pollutant. (Will get a pub if covid-19 goes away) (RIP)

~Shadowing and kitchen soup both got canceled because of covid-19, so no hours either.

I understand that I made a huge mistake for that IA and I showed my regret and retook the class with the same prof. (in the process of asking for his LOR as well). For this cycle, I am looking to apply to MD/DO/podiatry/even Caribbean MD. I know my chances for MD/DO is abysmally low, so I just want to know what MD, DO school has been lenient with IA? Or lowest tier any MD/DO school? Is Podiatry and Caribbean MD is a worthy option for me considering my IA?

Thanks and stay safe!

 

[Goro]

When was the cheating incident??? What exactly was it? Not all cheating is the same.

Do NOT think that DO schools are more lenient about IAs.

 

[zzbaodo]

When was the cheating incident??? What exactly was it? Not all cheating is the same.

Do NOT think that DO schools are more lenient about IAs.

I glanced at my classmate's exam and got caught.

 

[Goro]

I glanced at my classmate's exam and got caught.

When????

 

[zzbaodo]

When????

sorry! it was 2 years ago when I was a junior, and it will stay on my record for another 5 more years. Thanks for the quick reply!

 

[Mr.Smile12]

What class? What was the remediation?

I am looking to apply to MD/DO/podiatry/even Caribbean MD

You have quite a bit more of an issue if you haven't already decided on your path. You sound more desperate than dedicated.

 

[zzbaodo]

What class? What was the remediation?



You have quite a bit more of an issue if you haven't already decided on your path. You sound more desperate than dedicated.

It happened in my Calculus III class, and I have sent email saying sorry to the professor and retook his class again and did really well in it. The class is online, but the test is in-person.

It is not that I have not decided on my path, but I want to have back up plan if IA (cheating) will kill my applications the moment I send it in. If the adcoms are not going to review my apps because of the IA, then podiatry school or Caribbean MD school will be my last resort. However, I will still apply to MD/DO school this upcoming cycle regardless of how small my chances are. I want to do some research on what MD, DO school will give me the highest chance of getting accept for my situation.

 

[Confoundingvariable]

It happened in my Calculus III class, and I have sent email saying sorry to the professor and retook his class again and did really well in it. The class is online, but the test is in-person.

It is not that I have not decided on my path, but I want to have back up plan if IA (cheating) will kill my applications the moment I send it in. If the adcoms are not going to review my apps because of the IA, then podiatry school or Caribbean MD school will be my last resort. However, I will still apply to MD/DO school this upcoming cycle regardless of how small my chances are. I want to do some research on what MD, DO school will give me the highest chance of getting accept for my situation.

Believe it or not most schools do not publish whether or not they are lenient on cheaters. Apply and try and show them how remorseful you are and how much you have grown. You might end up deciding on whether or not taking the Caribbean gamble is worth it or you might get in somewhere. At the very least it is more of a moment of weakness than a complex pre meditated scheme. If it is any consolation I hope you learned from it and you get to move forward in spite of it,

 

[Faha]

Where is your state of residence ?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

It is not that I have not decided on my path, but I want to have back up plan if IA (cheating) will kill my applications the moment I send it in. If the adcoms are not going to review my apps because of the IA, then podiatry school or Caribbean MD school will be my last resort. However, I will still apply to MD/DO school this upcoming cycle regardless of how small my chances are. I want to do some research on what MD, DO school will give me the highest chance of getting accept for my situation.

Podiatry is not a backup strategy, nor are any of the other health professions (optometry, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary, etc.). It doesn't look like you've shadowed podiatrists or have any insight to why people pursue that career based on what you are presenting here. The problem is that you are too willing to get into school and don't sound very informed about wanting to join a suitable health care profession other than to perhaps please external influences. Just spending money without having a strong sense of respect for the competitiveness of the process or the cost for future education is unprofessional.