WAMC (507 MCAT, 3.84 GPA)

[madison.lowe7]

I went to the University of Georgia. My total GPA is a 3.84. Science GPA is somewhere around a 3.75. MCAT is a 507 (125 chem/phys, 127 CARS, 126 bio/biochem, 129 psych/soci) (yes I realize that this is considered low but I do not have time to retake for this cycle and am going to apply anyways then retake and reapply next cycle if I don't get in this cycle.)

Extracurriculars include 1350 hours scribing in the ER, 75 hours working as a personal care assistant, 260 hours working as a food runner, 85 hours working as a peer learning assistant for genetics, 40 hours working as a grader for cell biology, 100 hours working as a volunteer at Athens area homeless shelter, 45 hours working as a volunteer with people with disabilities, 80 hours working in a research lab, 100 hours working in a different research lab, 45 hours shadowing a section chief of urology surgeon at the VA up in Tennessee, leadership position in a club I was in for a semester, leadership position for my sorority for a semester, and two poster presentations for my research. I am looking to get a job as a medical assistant in my gap year but will not be able to add that to my application in time before submitting my primary.

Here is my school list (I am trying to stay on the east coast as I am from Georgia, with some schools being more in the midwest area; I would prefer a pass/fail system with optional class attendance and for the school to be lgbtq friendly. I have looked at out of state schools and tried to pick ones that accept more people out of state):

1. Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
2. East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine
3. Mercer University College of Medicine
4. West Virginia University School of Medicine
5. University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
6. Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
7. Albany Medical College
8. Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
9. Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
10. Rush Medical College
11. Robert Larner MD College of Medicine of Vermont
12. University of Illinois College of Medicine
13. University of Missouri-Kansas School of Medicine
14. University of Minnesota Medical School
15. University of Louisville School of Medicine
16. University of Kentucky College of Medicine
17. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
18. Frank H Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
19. Michigan State University College of Medicine
20. Central Michigan University College of Medicine
21. Medical College of Wisconsin
22. Northeast Ohio Medical University
23. The University of Toledo College of Medicine
24. Tulane University College of Medicine
25. University of Connecticut School of Medicine
26. University of Kansas School of Medicine
27. University of Maryland School of Medicine
28. Wakeforest University School of Medicine
29. Wayne State University School of Medicine

If you all have any input as to these schools please let me know! Also, I already have the MSAR database and have been trying to use that as well. I am also going to apply to some DO schools but I first want to narrow down these MD or also add any MDs that you think would fit my stats! Thank you!

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[Mr.Smile12]

Check the MSPA chapter list and ask about LGBTQ+ friendly communities/curricula/clinical experiences. Ask AMSA members if there is no LGBTQ+ club or affinity group.

 

[Faha]

You have many state public schools on your list that admit few non residents with a MCAT of 507 and no connection to the state Also, Rush and Loyola are looking for applicants with many hundreds or thousands of hours of non clinical volunteering.
I suggest these schools with your stats:

1. Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
2. Mercer University College of Medicine
3. Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
4. Albany Medical College
5. Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
6. Robert Larner MD College of Medicine of Vermont
7. Frank H Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
8. Medical College of Wisconsin
9. Tulane University College of Medicine
10. Wake forest University School of Medicine
11. Wayne State University School of Medicine
12. NOVA MD
13. Belmont
14. TCU
15. Creighton
16. Rosalind Franklin
17. Oakland Beaumont
18. Virginia Commonwealth
19. Eastern Virginia
20. George Washington
21. Drexel
22. Quinnipiac
23. Alice Walton (when it opens)
24. Roseman (when it opens)