WAMC: 3.5 gpa/3.3-3.4 sGPA, ORM

[Just_Daikon]

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Hi all and thank you in advance for your comments/aid 🙂
Demographic: Asian American from/in Washington state, UW alumni
Stats: cGPA 3.56, sGPA 3.33-3.43(depending on how AAMC chooses to accept science classes), MCAT 511

Extracurriculars:

• worked in toxicology lab as a lab assistant for ~1000 hours, many small projects but never published/did a poster for various reasons ( 3 years with 2 month break)
• ~500 hours at a hospital in various areas (pre-surgery, patient floors, transport, ED, oncology) (3.5 years with 2 month break)
• ~340 hours at children's hospital in sibling playroom (3 years with 2 month break)
• crisis textline volunteer(101 hours since Nov. 2019, hoping to make it 150+ by time of application
• leadership position in an organization/refounded organization after a year off (82 hours over 3 years)
• assistant manager at local shop (6800+ hours since Sep. 2015, hours before this but only counting since college, with 2 month break )
• medical scribe with scribeamerica ( 220ish hours since July 2019
• tutor (15ish hours so far, hoping to raise it to 20+ by application cycle)
• intern at an occupational health related program (400 hours in 2 months)
• no shadowing as of yet, but working on looking for primary care shadowing

Potential School List:

DO schools:Arizona COM, Chicago COM, Des Moines COM, Kansas City COM, Lake Erie COM, Pacific Northwest CM, Rowan SOM, Touro in Cali, Nevada, and New York, University of New England COM, Western University (both campuses)

MD schools: University of Arizona, California Northstate, California University of Science and Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, Keck SOM at USC, Quinnipiac, George Washington, Georgetown, Nova Southeastern, USF,Rosalind Franklin, Rush, Tulane, Tufts, Wayne State, Rowan University, Albany, NYMC, Oregon Health and Science University, Drexel, Geisinger Commonwealth, Penn State, Thomas Jefferson, Eastern Virginia, University of Vermont, University of Washington, Washington State University, Medical College of Wisconsin, Dartmouth, Albert Einstein( extreme reach)

on another note, I'm currently working on my personal statement and have not found a thread for personal statement help/swapping ? If there is one, could someone link it? 🙂

 

[Faha]

You have too many reaches and state public schools on your list (the latter which accept few non residents with your stats and no connection to the state).
I suggest these schools with your stats:
U Washington
Washington State
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Albany
New York Medical College
Seton Hall
Penn State
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
George Washington
Georgetown
NOVA MD
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Medical College Wisconsin
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Creighton
TCU-UNT
California Northstate
California University
Also apply to at least 6 DO schools

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Extracurriculars:

• ~500 hours at a hospital in various areas (pre-surgery, patient floors, transport, ED, oncology) (3.5 years with 2 month break)
• ~340 hours at children's hospital in sibling playroom (3 years with 2 month break)
• medical scribe with scribeamerica ( 220ish hours since July 2019
• intern at an occupational health related program (400 hours in 2 months)
• no shadowing as of yet, but working on looking for primary care shadowing

You state you have no specific physician shadowing, but you have been scribing for about 6 months. Could you describe your scribing experiences? Most scribing experiences can potentially count for shadowing given the duties and responsibilities.

 

[Just_Daikon]

You state you have no specific physician shadowing, but you have been scribing for about 6 months. Could you describe your scribing experiences? Most scribing experiences can potentially count for shadowing given the duties and responsibilities.

I currently work in an outpatient clinic with my duties including following the physician into the patient visit and documenting the history, physical examination, impression, and any significant labs/imaging into the patient's chart. I was unsure whether or not this counts as "shadowing" or "paid clinical experience" and unfortunately, I have not yet done any other shadowing experience beyond scribing.