WAMC 3.67 GPA 510 MCAT

[Mddo&beyond]

Year in school: Senior (5th year)

• Country/state of residence: Indiana
• Cumulative GPA: 3.67, still waiting on verification
• MCAT Scores: 510 (126, 128, 129, 127)
• Research – 345 hours, no pubs, but two posters
• Volunteering (clinical) –288 hours Muscular Dystrophy Association, 43 hours ER volunteer
• Physician shadowing – 24 hours total between an orthopedic, cardiologist, urologist
• Non-clinical volunteering: 60 hours BBBS, 230 hours Crisis Text line, 25 hours miscellaneous volunteering with football team
• Extracurricular activities: NAIA football player with 3 conference championships and a national runner up, team captain, listing 4000 hours for this on amcas
• Employment history: Short stint as scribe, currently working as MA
• Immediate family members in medicine? (y/n): no
• Specialty of interest: Sports medicine, whether it be orthopedics or FM/EM, but open to explore all specialties
• Interest in rural health (y/n): not sure
• Schools to which you are applying:

Wright State
TCU&UNTHSC
Arizona (Tuscon or Phoenix)
Florida International
Louisville
Michigan State
Oakland Beaumont
Toledo
Colorado
Florida Atlantic
Nova Southeastern
Central Florida
Miami
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Indiana
Tulane
Wayne State
Minnesota
Wake Forest
Ohio State
Temple
Utah
Eastern Virginia
VCU
Medical College of Wisconsin
California University of Science and Medicine
South Florida
Michigan
Cincinatti
Pittsburgh
Vanderbilt (dream school so throwing it on there so I have no ragrats)
Kaiser
USC keck
Duke
Saint Louis

I qualified for FAP and I am planning on applying to about 10ish more after the free 20, so I need to cut down on a few and I may apply to a few DO to be safe as well. I somewhat have these separated in categories of safer, realistic, and then reach in that order from top to bottom.

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[Faha]

You have several state public schools on your list that accept few non residents with your stats and no connection to the state. Also several reaches. This is a more realistic list with your stats:
Indiana
Medical College Wisconsin
Loyola
Rosalind Franklin
St. Louis
Creighton
TCU-UNT
Tulane
Colorado
NOVA MD
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Central Florida
Wake Forest
George Washington
VCU
Eastern Virginia
Penn State
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Seton Hall
New York Medical College
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State

 

[DrOngoGablogian]

I would add USUHS too if you are not completely against joining the military. Their secondary is free and your stats are right around theirs.

 

[Mddo&beyond]

@Goro

 

[Mddo&beyond]

You have several state public schools on your list that accept few non residents with your stats and no connection to the state. Also several reaches. This is a more realistic list with your stats:
Indiana
Medical College Wisconsin
Loyola
Rosalind Franklin
St. Louis
Creighton
TCU-UNT
Tulane
Colorado
NOVA MD
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Central Florida
Wake Forest
George Washington
VCU
Eastern Virginia
Penn State
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Seton Hall
New York Medical College
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State

I knew that Minnesota was probably coming off of my list because they do not accept many OOS, but which others are you saying? I am going to keep some reach schools just to shoot my shot, are there any that you recommend? Thanks for your input, you are the best for helping so many of us!

 

[Goro]

Here is a more realistic list


TCU&UNTHSC
Oakland Beaumont
Toledo
Colorado (maybe)
Nova Southeastern
Miami
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Indiana
Tulane
Wayne State
Wake Forest
Temple
Eastern Virginia
VCU
Medical College of Wisconsin
Saint Louis
NYMC
ALBANY
NETTER
GWU
GTOWN
SETON HALL
The Philly Triplets
Creihgton
U VM
Rush

Any DO school except the ones on my Bad Boy list. Start yours with MUCOM, CCOM, KCOM, OHCOM, LECOM, KYCOM,VCOM, PCOM, DMU

 

[Goro]

FYI, Dream schools are donations. They don't need the money. Buy a nice gift for your SO

 

[DrOngoGablogian]

I knew that Minnesota was probably coming off of my list because they do not accept many OOS, but which others are you saying? I am going to keep some reach schools just to shoot my shot, are there any that you recommend? Thanks for your input, you are the best for helping so many of us!

Do you have msar? You absolutely need it. It’s like 20$ for a years worth of access and it shows you all the stats you need to decide which schools would be best to apply to. I don’t have msar access anymore but I imagine some of the schools Faha is referring to are Mich, OSU, Cinci, Colorado, Wisc—who all accept a good amount of OOS but your stats may fall a bit below their OOS averages.

Thing is you got the FAP going for you, so the potential donations aren’t coming out of your pocket. Just make sure you don’t screw yourself—make the ratio of realistic:reach like 6:1 or higher, not 50/50.

 

[Faha]

I knew that Minnesota was probably coming off of my list because they do not accept many OOS, but which others are you saying? I am going to keep some reach schools just to shoot my shot, are there any that you recommend? Thanks for your input, you are the best for helping so many of us!

I knew that Minnesota was probably coming off of my list because they do not accept many OOS, but which others are you saying? I am going to keep some reach schools just to shoot my shot, are there any that you recommend? Thanks for your input, you are the best for helping so many of us!

The schools I did not include in my list. Arizona Tucson interviews less than 3% of non residents and seems to prefer URM which you are not. Utah admitted only 26 non residents with a preference for those from neighboring states. Half of Toledo's non residents are from Michigan.

 

[Mddo&beyond]

Here is a more realistic list


TCU&UNTHSC
Oakland Beaumont
Toledo
Colorado (maybe)
Nova Southeastern
Miami
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Indiana
Tulane
Wayne State
Wake Forest
Temple
Eastern Virginia
VCU
Medical College of Wisconsin
Saint Louis
NYMC
ALBANY
NETTER
GWU
GTOWN
SETON HALL
The Philly Triplets
Creihgton
U VM
Rush

Any DO school except the ones on my Bad Boy list. Start yours with MUCOM, CCOM, KCOM, OHCOM, LECOM, KYCOM,VCOM, PCOM, DMU

Is Rush worth applying to with the amount of community service I have?

 

[Goro]

Is Rush worth applying to with the amount of community service I have?

Probably not.