WAMC 3.56s/3.6c, 508 Veteran

[Thebigsad0331]

Hello everyone, I was encouraged by a fellow veteran to post and so this will be my first post to SDN. Appreciate any feedback on school list as well as honest feedback:

USMC Infantry Sergeant (several awards, honors)

1. cGPA: 3.58 Pre-Military - 2.9(3 W; No direction w/ life, done as I was dealing with health issues preventing me from enlisting); Post-Military - 3.7
2. sGPA: 3.56 Pre-Military - 2.7 (same reason as cGPA); Post-Military - 3.68
3. MCAT: 508 (128/125/127/128)
4. MI resident
5. White male, disadvantaged, non-traditional
6. Undergrad: mid-tier public
7. Clinical experience: 2500hr CNA, 50hr Hospice volunteer
8. Research: Undergraduate fellowship at top public in-state school, 500 hours Cancer Biology research in lab at top public in-state school, pub in progress
9. Shadowing: 40ish hours in three specialties (IM Hospitalist, cardiology, oculoplastic surgery)
10. Non-clinical volunteering: 25hr VA cemetery, 30hr food and clothing dist. volunteer
11. Leadership: military, re-founder and president of only student-veteran org at my school
12. Hobbies/non-med interests- powerlifting, fly tying, and freediving
13. Relevant honors or awards: Student-veteran scholarship, dean's list since military
14. I collected everything early, will apply day 1 and will be pre-writing secondaries starting next week. Good writer, good letters of rec (2 university science, 1 student org faculty, platoon commander, nurse manager, research PI)

school list - all Michigan schools (6 MD, 1 DO), GW, Georgetown, wake forest, temple, Penn state, Albany, UIC, NYMC, OSU, Cincinnati, Vermont, Oregon H&S, buffalo, U of Wisconsin, tufts, medical college of Wisconsin, Vermont, UMass, Jefferson, saint Louis, Loyola, Quinnipiac, Albert Einstein, BU


I know several schools are a reach for stats. I am not sure how the pre-military GPA will come off to adcoms. Any recommendations on other programs would be appreciated. Additionally, considering applying to some higher-level programs, but would love to hear your input. For me, it is hard to assess my competitiveness or what kind of impact military success will have on the cycle.

If you have any other questions, please let me know and I will try to answer in a timely manner.
Thank you!

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[Faha]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
All Michigan MD and DO schools
Toledo
Medical College Wisconsin
Loyola
Rosalind Franklin
Creighton
TCU
Tulane
NOVA MD
East Tennessee
Wake Forest
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
Georgetown
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Hackensack
New York Medical College
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Dartmouth

 

[Thebigsad0331]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
All Michigan MD and DO schools
Toledo
Medical College Wisconsin
Loyola
Rosalind Franklin
Creighton
TCU
Tulane
NOVA MD
East Tennessee
Wake Forest
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
Georgetown
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Hackensack
New York Medical College
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Dartmouth

Thank you for your response, I really appreciate it!

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Thank you for your service.

Faha's list includes a lot of schools that are known to be military-friendly. Connect with each program high on your wishlist to see about any support groups for military veteran students and their families. I'll also suggest Veterans at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School if you fit their profile.

Applying as a Veteran or Current Military Member

If you are an active duty member of the military, a reservist, or a veteran who is thinking of applying to medical school, there are resources and financial ben

students-residents.aamc.org

All We Can Be: Innovations to Improve the Pipeline of Military Veterans in Medical Schools - PubMed

This dearth of servicemembers significantly below what would be expected based on national demographic data is indicative of how medical schools offer few pathways to entry for military servicemembers-and far fewer for enlisted personnel and other populations traditionally under-represented in...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

I don't know if this is still active, but I will list them:

What We Do

You’re here because you’ve served our country in uniform and are trying to decide on your next career. (At least we hope that’s what brought you here!) Either you have no idea wha…

vet2md.org

We also have a lot of veterans who have made it to medical school here.

 

[Thebigsad0331]

Thank you for your service.

Faha's list includes a lot of schools that are known to be military-friendly. Connect with each program high on your wishlist to see about any support groups for military veteran students and their families. I'll also suggest Veterans at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School if you fit their profile.

Applying as a Veteran or Current Military Member

If you are an active duty member of the military, a reservist, or a veteran who is thinking of applying to medical school, there are resources and financial ben

students-residents.aamc.org

All We Can Be: Innovations to Improve the Pipeline of Military Veterans in Medical Schools - PubMed

This dearth of servicemembers significantly below what would be expected based on national demographic data is indicative of how medical schools offer few pathways to entry for military servicemembers-and far fewer for enlisted personnel and other populations traditionally under-represented in...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

I don't know if this is still active, but I will list them:

What We Do

You’re here because you’ve served our country in uniform and are trying to decide on your next career. (At least we hope that’s what brought you here!) Either you have no idea wha…

vet2md.org

We also have a lot of veterans who have made it to medical school here.

Thank you for your support!

I appreciate your advice as reaching out to the medical schools about veteran specific resources is something I had not yet considered doing. Truly appreciate your insight.

 

[deleted1056062]

Thank you for your service! Best of luck in applying for MD. You absolutely deserve it.