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WAMC 3.9/510-516/CA ORM - School list help
Take off Cal north state
Hofstra
Stony brook
Tufts
BU
Albany
Geisinger
SLU
GWU
Georgetown
EVMS
Brown
Quinnipiac
Oakland
Creighton
Temple
Jefferson
Drexel
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Carle
Virginia Tech
Einstein
Penn state
MCW
Wayne state
NYMC
USF
UCF
Hofstra
Stony brook
Tufts
BU
Albany
Geisinger
SLU
GWU
Georgetown
EVMS
Brown
Quinnipiac
Oakland
Creighton
Temple
Jefferson
Drexel
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Carle
Virginia Tech
Einstein
Penn state
MCW
Wayne state
NYMC
USF
UCF
I hear multiple people saying this, why is that?
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Recently denied/delayed full accreditation
Oh wow! I only included it because one of my friends had gotten in this year. Thank you so much for your help!
Is your MCAT score of 516 a practice score or your actual real score ?
It’s my latest FL, I’m taking it 3/25. Should’ve been more clear.
Post your score when available in April and I can suggest schools.
Volunteering to tutor students is not usually getting out of your comfort zone. Usually, non clinical volunteering is meant to show that you have dedicated time to helping those less fortunate (ie homeless shelter, food bank, soup kitchen). I would encourage you to try to gain more experience along those lines. You may have to take out service focused schools such as Oakland and Loyola because of that, regardless of MCAT.
Also, UCR and UCD take students near their geographical area. So if you live in the Inland Empire and are applying to UCR, you probably should not apply to UCD as it is on the opposite side of the state. Vice versa, if you are in Sacramento, central CA or some part of Northern California, apply to Davis but not UCR.
Also, UCR and UCD take students near their geographical area. So if you live in the Inland Empire and are applying to UCR, you probably should not apply to UCD as it is on the opposite side of the state. Vice versa, if you are in Sacramento, central CA or some part of Northern California, apply to Davis but not UCR.
I see what you mean about volunteering. I’ve always tried to avoid checking a box on my application, and do what I find an interest in. It’s not that I haven’t had the interest for volunteering, I’ve just never ran to an opportunity like that.
Thank you so much for your tips, they’ll help me in the future greatly!
I will make sure to do so in about 5 weeks 🙂
Hi Faha,
I have just gotten my retake MCAT score of 516. What schools would you suggest?
I suggest these schools with your stats:
The UCs (except Riverside unless you are from that region)
Kaiser
California University
USC Keck
TCU-UNT
Creighton
St. Louis
Tulane
USF Morsani
Miami
Wake Forest
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
Georgetown
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Pittsburgh
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Medical College Wisconsin
Cincinnati
Hofstra
Einstein
Mount Sinai
New York Medical College
Hackensack
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Tufts
Boston University
The UCs (except Riverside unless you are from that region)
Kaiser
California University
USC Keck
TCU-UNT
Creighton
St. Louis
Tulane
USF Morsani
Miami
Wake Forest
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
Georgetown
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Pittsburgh
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Medical College Wisconsin
Cincinnati
Hofstra
Einstein
Mount Sinai
New York Medical College
Hackensack
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Tufts
Boston University
