WAMC 3.43 cGPA, 3.33 sGPA, 506 MCAT?

[tatake29]

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• State/Country of Residence: Florida
• Ties to other States/Regions: Tennessee (Uncle resides there)
• URM? (Y/N): From what I see on here, no (Hispanic Immigrant (Cuban))
• FAP Recipient? (Y/N): Y
• Year in School: Graduated Fall 2019
• Undergraduate Major(s)/Minor(s): Biological Science
• Graduate Degrees (if applicable): N/A
• Cumulative GPA: 3.43
• Science GPA: 3.33
• MCAT Score(s): 1st attempt: 504 (126/124/126/128), 2nd attempt: 506 (128/122/128/128)
• Research Experience: ~400 hours in a neurological research lab for a paid internship (w/ a Poster Presentation), ~300 hours in a cardiovascular exercise lab for college credit.
• Publications/Abstracts/Posters (include how you were credited e.g. first author, second author, etc.): Poster presentation in 2017 as a neurological research intern for university biology faculty and fellow researchers.
• Clinical Experience (paid or volunteer): 200 hours volunteering at IMU at local hospital, 150 hours volunteering at physical rehab center, currently training to be scribe (expected hours by matriculation: 1,000+ hours)
• Physician Shadowing: 30 hours with a vascular surgeon MD, 30 hours with pediatrician MD, currently looking to shadow a DO.
• Non-Clinical Volunteering: 100 hours (between cleaning local beaches, making sandwiches for the homeless), ~200 hours currently volunteering at the Crisis Text-Line.
• Other Extracurricular Activities: Recreational trumpet/ukulele player and plays in a band with friends
• Other Employment History: worked all throughout undergrad in a variety of retail and restaurant jobs to support family and myself (~5,000 hours) Currently training as a scribe.
• Immediate family members in medicine? (Y/N): N
• Specialty of Interest (if applicable): Family Medicine
• Interest in Primary Care (Y/N): Y
• Interest in Rural Health (Y/N): Y
• I know applying MD is a waste of time seeing as how my gpa and mcat with a 122 cars is garbage but I want to also apply DO. Do I even have a chance at any DO school at this point???

 

[Faha]

Are you fluent in Spanish ?

 

[tatake29]

Are you fluent in Spanish ?

Yes very fluent.

 

[Faha]

You are competitive for all DO schools with your stats and I suggest these:
LECOM Bradenton
AZCOM
TUNCOM
UIWSOM
ATSU-KCOM
KCU-COM
DMU-COM
MU-COM
PCOM (all schools)
CUSOM
Touro-NY
NYITCOM
ACOM
VCOM (all schools except Monroe)
You could also receive interviews at some MD schools and I suggest these:
Florida State
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Central Florida
U Florida
Miami
USF Morsani
NOVA MD
TCU-UNT
Creighton
Loyola
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
George Washington
Georgetown
Drexel
Temple
Seton Hall
New York Medical College
Einstein
Vermont
Quinnipiac

 

[tatake29]

You are competitive for all DO schools with your stats and I suggest these:
LECOM Bradenton
AZCOM
TUNCOM
UIWSOM
ATSU-KCOM
KCU-COM
DMU-COM
MU-COM
PCOM (all schools)
CUSOM
Touro-NY
NYITCOM
ACOM
VCOM (all schools except Monroe)
You could also receive interviews at some MD schools and I suggest these:
Florida State
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Central Florida
U Florida
Miami
USF Morsani
NOVA MD
TCU-UNT
Creighton
Loyola
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
George Washington
Georgetown
Drexel
Temple
Seton Hall
New York Medical College
Einstein
Vermont
Quinnipiac

Thank you so much for replying! Even with my low cars MCAT retake? Don't some of these schools screen out low subsections?

 

[Faha]

Thank you so much for replying! Even with my low cars MCAT retake? Don't some of these schools screen out low subsections?

Schools in regions with large Hispanic populations are looking for Hispanic applicants who are fluent in Spanish.

 

[tatake29]

Schools in regions with large Hispanic populations are looking for Hispanic applicants who are fluent in Spanish.

is being bilingual really that important to adcoms?

 

[Faha]

is being bilingual really that important to adcoms?

Yes, in areas where many of the patients are Hispanic.

 

[candbgirl]

is being bilingual really that important to adcoms?

Yes. It’s a nice bonus on your application. Good luck.

 

[tatake29]

@Goro Can I get your feedback on my chances too?

 

[Goro]

I'm not as sanguine as the wise Faha. Chances for MD will be best at your FL schools. Otherwise, I agree with Faha's DO list. Add all Touros, both Westerns, KCOM

 

[tatake29]

I'm not as sanguine as the wise Faha. Chances for MD will be best at your FL schools. Otherwise, I agree with Faha's DO list. Add all Touros, both Westerns, KCOM

But do you think I have a shot at DO with my stats?

 

[Goro]

But do you think I have a shot at DO with my stats?

Of course! Send an app to my school, somewhere west of the Missouri River

 

[tatake29]

Of course! Send an app to my school, somewhere west of the Missouri River

Thank you so much for all of yours, and @Faha replies! I will make sure to apply early and broad 🙂