WAMC and Advice For Upcoming Cycle

[hayleyjp]

Hey everyone,

I have a 3.4c (sGPA around there too) and 515 MCAT score... which aren't incredible stats. I went to UMich-Ann Arbor and was an independently funded student with no access to most loans due to my parents claiming me as a dependent and refusing to cosign for loans. I was working 30 hour weeks with 18 credits (which sounds pretty whiny, but I'm hoping that gives some context to my GPA).

I then worked as a neurogenetics lab technician for a year and a half and now work as a medical scribe.

My question really is- do I apply to an SMP this year and apply to medical school next year or am I competitive for DO/lower tier medical schools for the upcoming cycle with no SMP? And if I am competitive for those, recommendations for schools would be so helpful.

Thanks for reading my long post, good luck to everyone applying!

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[Faha]

Are you a Michigan resident ? Do you have any clinical volunteering or employment hours with patient contact or physician shadowing hours ? How many scribe hours ?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

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Your GPA doesn't really warrant an SMP on face value. You are definitely in a comfortable range for DO schools and maybe some MD programs where you fit their mission.

 

[hayleyjp]

Are you a Michigan resident ? Do you have any clinical volunteering or employment hours with patient contact or physician shadowing hours ? How many scribe hours ?

I am a Michigan resident, I volunteered in a children's hospital for three years and a psych ward for a year, physician shadowing/scribe hours cumulative 200 or so by the time June rolls around!

 

[hayleyjp]

Reminder: please use the template: *~*~*~*IMPORTANT: How to Format Your WAMC Thread for Optimal Results and More!!*~*~*~* .

Your GPA doesn't really warrant an SMP on face value. You are definitely in a comfortable range for DO schools and maybe some MD programs where you fit their mission.

thank you for the response! that makes me feel a little better

 

[Faha]

I suggest these MD schools with your stats
Central Michigan
Wayne State
Michigan State
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Toledo
Medical College Wisconsin
Loyola
Rush
Rosalind Franklin
Creighton
TCU-UNT
NOVA MD
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Seton Hall
New York Medical College
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Also apply to DO schools and I suggest these:
MSUCOM
MU-COM
CCOM
DMU-COM
KCU-COM
ATSU (both schools)
AZCOM
PCOM (all schools)
LECOM (all schools)
CUSOM
VCOM (all schools)

 

[hayleyjp]

I suggest these MD schools with your stats
Central Michigan
Wayne State
Michigan State
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Toledo
Medical College Wisconsin
Loyola
Rush
Rosalind Franklin
Creighton
TCU-UNT
NOVA MD
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Seton Hall
New York Medical College
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Also apply to DO schools and I suggest these:
MSUCOM
MU-COM
CCOM
DMU-COM
KCU-COM
ATSU (both schools)
AZCOM
PCOM (all schools)
LECOM (all schools)
CUSOM
VCOM (all schools)

Thank you so much!