WAMC? 3.79 cGPA, 3.6 sGPA, 501 MCAT, ORM

[anxiousandconfused]

Hi! I'm an Asian female from New York with a cGPA of 3.79, sGPA of 3.6, and just graduated in May. I submitted my AMCAs for review back in July and my AACOMAS is verified. I just got my MCAT score back last week and I unfortunately scored lower than expected with a 501 (123/126/124/128). I have testing anxiety and was scoring slightly higher on my FLs. I'm wondering if I should continue with this application cycle or retake my exam in January and wait another year. Ideally I would like to apply this cycle due to not wanting to take 2 gaps years, but would also like to go to a mid/high-tier DO school or low-tier MD school. I'm worried that with my score I wouldn't have a chance anywhere really, especially because of the <125 hard science sub-sections. Basically, is there a chance for acceptance into a decent school? If so, what are those options? Thank you!

For further reference. I will be scribing full-time starting next month, have a fairly strong personal statement, am waiting on a committee letter from my school, leadership in several school organizations that encompass non-clinical volunteering (including being co-founder of one), have public health internship experience, about 300 hours of clinical volunteering, 500 hours of research (resulted in my senior thesis), and was a TA.

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You could receive interviews at DO schools and I suggest all these:
LECOM (all schools)
PCOM (all schools)
UNECOM
MU-COM
CUSOM
VCOM (all 4 schools)
ACOM
ARCOM
NYIT-AR
UIWSOM
UP-KYCOM
WVSOM
TUNCOM
ATSU-SOMA

 

[anxiousandconfused]

You could receive interviews at DO schools and I suggest all these:
LECOM (all schools)
PCOM (all schools)
UNECOM
MU-COM
CUSOM
VCOM (all 4 schools)
ACOM
ARCOM
NYIT-AR
UIWSOM
UP-KYCOM
WVSOM
TUNCOM
ATSU-SOMA

I was interested in NYIT (in New York), Touro (all schools), and MSU, would you say there is a chance at these if I write my app well, or will I most likely be screened out?

 

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MSU accept few non residents and you should also check out their tuition for non residents. You could try both Touro-NY and NYITCOM but your chances are much better at the schools I listed.

 

[anxiousandconfused]

MSU accept few non residents and you should also check out their tuition for non residents. You could try both Touro-NY and NYITCOM but your chances are much better at the schools I listed.

I understand, thank you! I'm assuming MD schools, even in-state ones are out of the question?

 

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I understand, thank you! I'm assuming MD schools, even in-state ones are out of the question?

With your 2 science section sub scores of 123 and 124 MD schools are unlikely. Your total MCAT score is also below the 10th percentile for all schools in NY.