WAMC? 3.85, 509, ORM

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NoRome

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Hello!

I'm not sure how much weight the hours you project during your gap year matters, so I will make note of that below.

Background/Stats:

- Senior, graduating May 2019 with a degree in pharmaceutical sciences. Switched over from a different program so I'm lacking some hours. Trying to get a lot of volunteering and shadowing done during my final year. Taking a gap year.

- Filipino

- Ohio

- cGPA: 3.85, sGPA: 3.89

- MCAT 509 (126/124/128/131)

- Clinical work experience: CNA, 400 hours by submission. Gap year estimate: 1200 hours total by time of matriculation.

- Non-Clinical Volunteering: 120 hours by submission (working with the less fortunate). Gap year estimate: 220-250 total by matriculation.

- Clinical Volunteering: 30 hours by submission (emergency department) . Gap year estimate: 100 hours total by time of matriculation.

- Shadowing: 50 hours by submission, with 20 in primary care. The rest in Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Hematology/Oncology. Gap year estimate: Not sure if I'll have access to shadowing at home, but if I do, I would probably get only 20 additional hours max.

- Research: 1 year (~500 hours) in a chemistry-based lab. No publications or papers.

-Teaching/Leadership : Have trained other volunteers at my volunteering site and have trained others during my CNA job.

What are my chances for MD schools? What is a good school list? What should I focus on?

Thank you.

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No more shadowing! CNA experience is great.
I suggest:
U Toledo and all other OH state schools.
U VM
Miami
Tufts
George Washington
Georgetown
SLU
Albany
Rush
Rosy Franklin
NYMC
MCW
VCU
EVMS
Wayne State
Wake Forest
Netter
Jefferson
Temple
Drexel
Creighton
Tulane
Loyola
Uniformed Services University/Hebert (just be aware of the military service commitment)
Oakland-B
Seton Hall
Nova MD
Any DO program. I can't recommend Touro-NY, Nova, Wm Carey, LUCOM, for different reasons. MSUCOM? Read up on Larry Nasser and you decide. LMU has an accreditation warning, which concerns me.
 
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@Faha I was wondering what your opinion is on what my school list should be?

Thank you!
 
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