WAMC 3.10 sgpa, 3.40 cgpa, 513

[deleted1067572]

Hey all,

Was wondering what you all think about my chances at an MD school? I'm a GA resident and my degree is biochemistry, I just graduated in May. I have sent out applications this cycle but I feel pretty disheartened about my chances.

I was actually thinking of applying to SMPs like Boston or Tulane for a grade booster. I know Georgetown's application is already open. I hate that I have to pay 50k to prove I can make it, but I guess that's just something I can do. I have decent EC's (couple hundred of hours of volunteering, shadowing experience, and have been an RA and TA). I could definitely boost my clinical hours and shadowing but with COVID-19 I am unable to find those opportunities.

Thanks in advance for all your feedback!

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[Faha]

How many hours of shadowing and clinical volunteering do you have ? Which schools did you apply to ?

 

[Damson]

@Goro

 

[Captain_Falcon]

Upward trend? Lots of clinical work hours? Long term volunteering?

Numbers wise I was very similar and got accepted to am in state private MD school. So I dont think strictly numbers will hold you back but the rest of your app needs to be very strong

 

[deleted1067572]

How many hours of shadowing and clinical volunteering do you have ? Which schools did you apply to ?

Ok a full breakdown of EC hours:
Clinical volunteering: 100, 250 + (still volunteering)
Paid employment: 400
Peer mentor: 50
Volunteer (non clinical): 115
Clinical observation: 320
Physician shadowing: 35
Tutoring: 110
Paid employment as a scribe: 1000
Research: 650 (no pubs)

 

[deleted1067572]

My school list is:

Mercer

FIU Herbert

Morehouse

Howard

U Wisconsin

Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

University of Arizona - Tuscon

Medical College of Wisconsin

Drexel

Emory

Quinnipiac

Rosalind Franklin

University of Rochester

Temple

U Miami

UCF

NYMC

Loyola

Albany Med

University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences

University of Vermont

Tulane University School of Medicine

MCG

Wayne State

Michigan State University

University of Colorado

University of South Carolina - Greenville

Hackensack-Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University

University of Indiana

Cooper Rowan

 

[Goro]

Hey all,

Was wondering what you all think about my chances at an MD school? I'm a GA resident and my degree is biochemistry, I just graduated in May. I have sent out applications this cycle but I feel pretty disheartened about my chances.

I was actually thinking of applying to SMPs like Brown or Tulane for a grade booster. I know Georgetown's application is already open. I hate that I have to pay 50k to prove I can make it, but I guess that's just something I can do. I have decent EC's (couple hundred of hours of volunteering, shadowing experience, and have been an RA and TA). I could definitely boost my clinical hours and shadowing but with COVID-19 I am unable to find those opportunities.

Thanks in advance for all your feedback!

As of now, your sGPA is lethal for MD, and circling the drain for DO.

You can do a DIY postbac if money is an issue. Read my post on reinvention for premeds

 

[deleted1067572]

As of now, your sGPA is lethal for MD, and circling the drain for DO.

You can do a DIY postbac if money is an issue. Read my post on reinvention for premeds

Thank you for the honesty. And in my situation where most of my classes were science- would you recommend doing a post-bacc or SMP? I read that the post-bacc may not boost your GPA by much since it'll just be more science classes.

Edit: found the article- thank you.

 

[agentzer00]

As of now, your sGPA is lethal for MD, and circling the drain for DO.

You can do a DIY postbac if money is an issue. Read my post on reinvention for premeds

Sorry not trying to hijack the thread but I have a question about this. Over here you tell OP that their sGPA is circling the drain for DO which sounds to me like saying they need post-bacc work before they can apply. But on this thread you tell someone with identical GPA's and 6 points lower on the mcat that they "have a chance at DO with a broad app." Why the difference? Really just asking because I very well could have similar GPA's.

 

[candbgirl]

Sorry not trying to hijack the thread but I have a question about this. Over here you tell OP that their sGPA is circling the drain for DO which sounds to me like saying they need post-bacc work before they can apply. But on this thread you tell someone with identical GPA's and 6 points lower on the mcat that they "have a chance at DO with a broad app." Why the difference? Really just asking because I very well could have similar GPA's.

This thread is about Someone wanting MD. I would think by @Goro saying “circling the drain for DO” he was simply reinforcing that the Applicant was barely competitive for DO let alone MD. He never said the OP couldn’t apply DO and be successful with a very broad list.

 

[deleted1067572]

This thread is about Someone wanting MD. I would think by @Goro saying “circling the drain for DO” he was simply reinforcing that the Applicant was barely competitive for DO let alone MD. He never said the OP couldn’t apply DO and be successful with a very broad list.

Thank you for the honesty once again. I think I need to be realistic about my chances and I know a 3.11 is not competitive. Would you recommend an SMP or Post-bacc?

 

[candbgirl]

Thank you for the honesty once again. I think I need to be realistic about my chances and I know a 3.11 is not competitive. Would you recommend an SMP or Post-bacc?

You have a really nice MCAT. Even your cGPA isn’t awful. I think maybe 2-3 semesters of full time, upper division science classes where you get mostly As would go along way to convincing ADCOMS that you are up to the rigors of med school. Of course there are no guarantees but it’s worth a try. Good luck!

 

[agentzer00]

This thread is about Someone wanting MD. I would think by @Goro saying “circling the drain for DO” he was simply reinforcing that the Applicant was barely competitive for DO let alone MD. He never said the OP couldn’t apply DO and be successful with a very broad list.

Ah I see makes sense. Think I just misinterpreted how extreme each of those verdicts sounded. Thanks!

 

[deleted1067572]

You have a really nice MCAT. Even your cGPA isn’t awful. I think maybe 2-3 semesters of full time, upper division science classes where you get mostly As would go along way to convincing ADCOMS that you are up to the rigors of med school. Of course there are no guarantees but it’s worth a try. Good luck!

Thank you. This really meant a lot to me. I think this is a process that sows a lot of doubt and I know I can and will work hard.

 

[Captain_Falcon]

You could calculate how much a 4.0 gpa over 20 credits worth of science credits (essentially 6 classes over 3l2 semesters) and see how high it raises the science GPA.

Do that for 20 credits and 30 and see what is realistic. Also getting 4.0 in DIY is not a guarantee. But I will say that I did do a DIY and mine was 20 or 21 credits (cant remember exactly). My GPA for those was 4.0, which made my final 40ish strictly science credits gpa like 3.8 or something.

That is essentially what you also need to do for MD. Otherwise your app as is would be fine for DO