WAMC? 3.63/3.6, 502 MCAT, URM

[teamoteamo]

Hi! I am applying in the 2017-2018 and am struggling to determine what schools are within my range based on my stats and ECs.

Graduated w/ Biomedical Engineering degree from a top public university. Currently working for a Top 4 consulting firm. Strong PS and life story.

Live in VA. AA Woman.

Stats: 3.63 cGPA/~3.6sGPA, 502 MCAT after 2 retakes (21, 23) -- misleading thread title, won't let me fix

My ECs:
TA for calculus/probability/stats class (3 years)
Peer Mentor (3 years) -- received certification
Leadership in honors frat (100 h)
Clinical Volunteering (400 h), leadership within program (100 h)
NIH internship (one pub as co-author, two other awards, 400+ h)
Senior Year Thesis
Senior Year Capstone (symposium, awards from competitions, 500 h+)
Free clinic coordinator (40 h)
Non-clinical based volunteerism & leadership - work organizations (50 h)
Shadowing (60 h - 3 specialties)

Any guidance on school selection would be great!

Thank you!

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[teamoteamo]

Hi! I am applying in the 2017-2018 and am struggling to determine what schools are within my range based on my stats and ECs.

Graduated in 2016 with a degree in Biomedical Engineering from a top public university. Currently working for a Top 4 consulting firm.

Currently a Virginia resident. African American woman.

Stats: 3.63 cGPA/~3.6sGPA, 502 MCAT

My ECs:
TA for Calculus & Prob/Stat classes for three years (~5 hours/week)
short stint volunteering at battered womens/children shelter (~3 months, 30 hours)
leadership within Sigma Alpha Lambda (100 hours)
hospital volunteering for two years (pediatric unit and oncology unit) [400+ hours]
leadership within this volunteer program (oversaw the oncology unit of volunteering within this hospital) [200+ hours]
summer research internship through the NIH (400+ hours, presented research at NIH, one publication as fourth author, two awards)
Senior year thesis
Senior year research-based capstone (400+ hours, entrepreneurial awards & recognition)
free clinic exam room coordinator (~30 hours) [doing with full time job]
Programs Co-Lead & Local Engagement Lead for my company's office (lots service-based events & exposure to underserved populations in my city ~ 40 hours)

Any guidance on school selection would be great!

Thank you!

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[Chelsea FC]

Hi! I am applying in the 2017-2018 and am struggling to determine what schools are within my range based on my stats and ECs.

Graduated in 2016 with a degree in Biomedical Engineering from a top public university. Currently working for a Top 4 consulting firm.

Currently a Virginia resident. African American woman.

Stats: 3.63 cGPA/~3.6sGPA, 502 MCAT

My ECs:
TA for Calculus & Prob/Stat classes for three years (~5 hours/week)
short stint volunteering at battered womens/children shelter (~3 months, 30 hours)
leadership within Sigma Alpha Lambda (100 hours)
hospital volunteering for two years (pediatric unit and oncology unit) [400+ hours]
leadership within this volunteer program (oversaw the oncology unit of volunteering within this hospital) [200+ hours]
summer research internship through the NIH (400+ hours, presented research at NIH, one publication as fourth author, two awards)
Senior year thesis
Senior year research-based capstone (400+ hours, entrepreneurial awards & recognition)
free clinic exam room coordinator (~30 hours) [doing with full time job]
Programs Co-Lead & Local Engagement Lead for my company's office (lots service-based events & exposure to underserved populations in my city ~ 40 hours)

Any guidance on school selection would be great!

Thank you!

Your non-clinical volunteering is week but you will get plenty of interviews and acceptances if everything else check outs. You wont get any luck from the top schools (mayo,columbia etc) but mid teir schools like tufts, Albert Eisenstein etc and low tier schools will interview you and accept you. Apply to 20-25 schools as well as HBCU and you will have a good cycle

 

[teamoteamo]

Bump.

Any advice? @LizzyM @Goro @GrapesofRath @gonnif @gyngyn @Faha

 

[Goro]

I suggest:
All VA schools
U MD
U WV
U Miami
All HBCs including Drew.
Wake
The Philly Triplets
IU
Albany
NYMC
Emory
Rochester
Hofstra
SUNY DS
Keck
BU
Tufts
Einstein
Any DO program

Hi! I am applying in the 2017-2018 and am struggling to determine what schools are within my range based on my stats and ECs.

Graduated w/ Biomedical Engineering degree from a top public university. Currently working for a Top 4 consulting firm. Strong PS and life story.

Live in VA. AA Woman.

Stats: 3.63 cGPA/~3.6sGPA, 502 MCAT after 2 retakes (21, 23) -- misleading thread title, won't let me fix

My ECs:
TA for calculus/probability/stats class (3 years)
Peer Mentor (3 years) -- received certification
Leadership in honors frat (100 h)
Clinical Volunteering (400 h), leadership within program (100 h)
NIH internship (one pub as co-author, two other awards, 400+ h)
Senior Year Thesis
Senior Year Capstone (symposium, awards from competitions, 500 h+)
Free clinic coordinator (40 h)
Non-clinical based volunteerism & leadership - work organizations (50 h)
Shadowing (60 h - 3 specialties)

Any guidance on school selection would be great!

Thank you!

 

[LizzyM]

I'm not much of a WAMC expert.

 

[teamoteamo]

I suggest:
All VA schools
U MD
U WV
U Miami
All HBCs including Drew.
Wake
The Philly Triplets
IU
Albany
NYMC
Emory
Rochester
Hofstra
SUNY DS
Keck
BU
Tufts
Einstein
Any DO program

Thank you! And do you recommend a safe number of MD & DO programs to apply to with two MCAT retakes? Was thinking 30 MD and 2/3 DO. Also, the Philly Triplets are Drexel, TJ, and Temple, correct?

 

[Chelsea FC]

Maybe not, but AA woman with solid GPA, even though lower MCAT and volunteering, can be worth a reach at a few

See Race and Ethnicity Tables
Applicants and Matriculants Data - FACTS: Applicants, Matriculants, Enrollment, Graduates, MD/PhD, and Residency Applicants Data - Data and Analysis - AAMC

Truth might get a few bit's but much better to throw your net at mid tier schools like pitt, Boston University and tufts

 

[Goro]

25 schools should suffice
And do you recommend a safe number of MD & DO programs to apply to with two MCAT retakes? Was thinking 30 MD and 2/3 DO.

Yes.
Also, the Philly Triplets are Drexel, TJ, and Temple, correct?