Unusual applicant

[Beet123]

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[NCIguy62]

Age is not a huge deal. The MCAT is right on the median matriculant MCAT, so you're fine there. Your GPA and research and PhD are all great!

What does your volunteering/clinical work/shadowing look like?

 

[Faha]

Where is your state of residence ?

 

[Beet123]

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[Faha]

You should be able to receive interviews with NY residency. I suggest these schools:
All 4 SUNYs
Albany
New York Medical College
Einstein
Hofstra
Rochester
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Tufts
Seton Hall
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
George Washington
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
NOVA MD
Miami
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Central Florida
Tulane
TCU-UNT
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State

 

[Beet123]

You should be able to receive interviews with NY residency. I suggest these schools:
All 4 SUNYs
Albany
New York Medical College
Einstein
Hofstra
Rochester
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Tufts
Seton Hall
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
George Washington
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
NOVA MD
Miami
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Central Florida
Tulane
TCU-UNT
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State

Thanks so much for taking the time. Really helpful!

 

[Goro]

Hi all. I am a lifelong wannabe doctor. I am American and just turned 33 last week. This year i got a Ph.D. in immunology from the #1 ranked international school for research (I don't mean to brag, I just want to get all the info out). My grades in grad school were all A's and B's and I think my two PI LORs are rock solid. I have another LOR regarding my volunteering to save campus cats (huge overpopulation problem in the middle-east).

I took the July 7 MCAT and got 511 (130.125.129.127), much lower than all my FLs. I knew I bombed CARS halfway through, but did my best. I got a 129 and 128 on FL4 (522) and FL3 (520) CARS, respectively (oh well). I also know that it is pathetic that my chem/phys grade is higher than my bio as someone with a doctorate. My GPA from Tulane was a 3.96 and I graduated with honors.

I have 5 publications (not primary author but will be on my 6th which I am writing now). I have some clinical experience but not in the last decade because I was not allowed to do work outside of grad school as a result of the stipend (contractual).

I know that the GPA/MCAT calculator puts me at 75% chance. I am worried, however, that my age and lack of many current extracurriculars will put me at a disadvantage.

What do you guys think? I don't really care which MD program I am accepted to but I prefer a NY school.

Thanks in advance and stay safe everyone.

Get in the clinical exposure, service to others and shadowing, and have a good rationale for the jump from research to Medicine, and you should be competitive.