WAMC? (505/3.44) URM Male Military

[mainety]

1. cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS
   • cGPA: 3.44
   • sGPA: 3.79
2. MCAT score(s) and breakdown
   • 505 [126/123/127/129] 1/2024
   • 494 [123/122/124/125] 4/2022
3. State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US)
   • Arizona
4. Ethnicity and/or race
   • African & Native American (Blackfoot, Cherokee)
5. Undergraduate institution or category
   • University of Arizona B.S. in Nutritional Sciences
6. Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
   • Inpatient Hospice Volunteering (80hrs), Patient Care Technician [Med-Surg, Telemetry, Critical Care, ER & Outpatient Pain Medicine] (500hrs), Bagram Airfield Hospital, Afghanistan (30hrs)
7. Research experience and productivity
   • 1 Accepted Abstract (ASPO)
   • 1 Accepted In-Person Presentation (ObesityWeek)
   • ~ (300hrs)
8. Shadowing experience and specialties represented
   • Outpatient Pain Medicine (200hrs), Family Medicine at Ft Belvoir Hospital (40hrs), Orthopedic Surgery at Walter Reed Bethesda (50hrs), E-Shadowing (60hrs)
9. Non-clinical volunteering
   • Mobile Meals (100hrs), Community Food Bank (40hrs), TA - Immunology (150hrs), Red Cross at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait (150hrs)
10. Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
    • (10) Years in service of the Army National Guard
    • (2) Deployments (Kuwait, Afghanistan, Jordan) & (El Paso Border)
    • (1) Army Accommodation Medal, (2) Army Achievement Medals
    • Commandants List Honor Graduate at Ft Bliss Non-Commissioned Officer Academy
11. Anything else not listed you think might be important
    • (20%) VA Disablity Rating [Achilles Rupture & Ankle Stabilization]
    • Eligible for (100%) Chapter 31 VR&E due to placement in an IDES (Soldier Recovery Unit)
    • Elibligle for (80%) Post 9/11 Benefit

MD Schools

• Arizona - Tucson
• Arizona - Phoenix
• UNevada – Las Vegas
• UCLA
• USC
• UCSD
• UMiami
• Georgetown
• George Washington
• Howard
• Meharry
• Drexel
• Penn State
• UPitt
• Ohio State
• Albert Einstein
• Oakland
• Wayne State
• ULouisville

DO Schools

• ATSU-SOMA
• MSUCOM
• MWU-AZCOM
• UPCOM
• RVUCOM-CO
• WesternU/COMP
• TouroU – Nevada
• LMU-DCOM - Knoxville

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[LeaveNoTrace]

I don't know about your list, but you seem OK for low and perhaps even mid-tier MD schools.

Is there an upward trend in your GPA? If there is, apply like the last couple of years are your true GPA.

A lot can be forgiven for URMs; a lot can be forgiven for veterans. Thank you for your service and good luck.

 

[mainety]

I don't know about your list, but you seem OK for low and perhaps even mid-tier MD schools.

Is there an upward trend in your GPA? If there is, apply like the last couple of years are your true GPA.

A lot can be forgiven for URMs; a lot can be forgiven for veterans. Thank you for your service and good luck.

yes I got a 1.9 in my first semester, 2.8, 3.7 and then 4.0 for ~50 post undergraduate credits.

 

[mainety]

@Faha @Goro

Can I please have your feedback? Thank you

 

[Goro]

You need more patient contact experience. You've done enough shadowing. Now either work with or volunteer with patients. School list will follow

 

[Faha]

I suggest these MD schools with your stats:
Arizona (Tucson and Phoenix)
Creighton
Howard
Meharry
Morehouse
UCLA Drew
TCU
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Indiana
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Dartmouth
New York Medical College
Albany
Hackensack
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Pittsburgh
George Washington
Georgetown
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
Wake Forest
Emory
Miami
NOVA MD
Belmont

 

[Mr.Smile12]

What is your purpose as a physician?

EDIT: Do some research into how accessibility friendly the schools are. I don't anticipate issues but I would check.

Thank you for your service!

 

[Goro]

I suggest these MD schools with your stats:
Arizona (Tucson and Phoenix)
Creighton
Howard
Meharry
Morehouse
UCLA Drew
TCU
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Indiana
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Dartmouth
New York Medical College
Albany
Hackensack
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Pittsburgh
George Washington
Georgetown
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
Wake Forest
Emory
Miami
NOVA MD
Belmont

I agree with the wise Faha

 

[KaiBuzz]

Add University of New Mexico and wishing you the best of luck!