WAMC as a re-applicant

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I am not an expert, but it’s possible schools may have been worried about your science GPA, and the science sections of your MCAT extrapolate out to a much lower score.

Wait to see what the people who know what they’re really talking about say, but it’s possible you may need to prove your skills in the sciences to schools.

It’s also entirely possible the barrier was the ECs that you’ve remedied already.

Your science GPA is also below the so called magic number of 3.5, which may even be raised to 3.6 at many schools. A post-bacc or smp could be a great way to improve that
 
I suggest these schools when you reapply:
UNC
East Carolina
Wake Forest
Methodist (when it opens)
NOVA MD
Belmont
Alice Walton
Roseman
TCU
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Ponce (St. Louis)
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
George Washington
Penn State
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Hackensack
New York Medical College
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
For DO schools I suggest these:
CUSOM
VCOM (all schools)
WVSOM
PCOM
LECOM
NYITCOM
Touro-NY
KCU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
DMU-COM
AZCOM
 
Faha said:
I suggest these schools when you reapply:
UNC
East Carolina
Wake Forest
Methodist (when it opens)
NOVA MD
Belmont
Alice Walton
Roseman
TCU
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Ponce (St. Louis)
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
George Washington
Penn State
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Hackensack
New York Medical College
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
For DO schools I suggest these:
CUSOM
VCOM (all schools)
WVSOM
PCOM
LECOM
NYITCOM
Touro-NY
KCU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
DMU-COM
AZCOM
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Hi Faha, thank you! So I would take this to assume you think I have a chance at MD schools despite the low sGPA?
I am also wondering about schools like Rosalind Franklin and GWU- aren’t they famously service-oriented? I’ve heard they would several hundreds of service hours and I’m definitely not up there with mine.
 
YodaPineapple said:
I am not an expert, but it’s possible schools may have been worried about your science GPA, and the science sections of your MCAT extrapolate out to a much lower score.

Wait to see what the people who know what they’re really talking about say, but it’s possible you may need to prove your skills in the sciences to schools.

It’s also entirely possible the barrier was the ECs that you’ve remedied already.

Your science GPA is also below the so called magic number of 3.5, which may even be raised to 3.6 at many schools. A post-bacc or smp could be a great way to improve that
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Thank you for your response. I’m definitely very very worried about the sGPA. I really do not want to do a post-bacc/smp, they are so expensive and I hate to take more undergrad classes but I guess I will look into a post-bacc if I have to. Maybe if I could just take 2 or 3 upper level science classes in the fall it would be enough, but I’d be worried not getting the grades back until December dooms me for this cycle, too.
 
In general, I don't count activities with fewer than 50 hours unless it's shadowing, which you're better since you're closer to the 50 hours we recommend. The food pantry hours are better than zero, so let's see if that helps you. It is striking that you got no action from your in-state options, and I would encourage you to include DO schools this time around, as Faha lists. The sGPA of 3.50 is fine, but we'll see.
 
veil_ca said:
Hi Faha, thank you! So I would take this to assume you think I have a chance at MD schools despite the low sGPA?
I am also wondering about schools like Rosalind Franklin and GWU- aren’t they famously service-oriented? I’ve heard they would several hundreds of service hours and I’m definitely not up there with mine.
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Your service hours are adequate for those schools.
 
Goro said:
What are your year by year GPAs?
Many of the schools in your list are donations. Faha's list is much better. I didn't know Alice Walton was taking students yet!
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That was my list from last year, I’m definitely updating it for this year! And yeah, I didn’t realize either but looks like they started taking apps mid-cycle!
cGPA: 3.63 —> 3.48 —> 3.58 —> 4.0
sGPA: 3.31 —> 3.15 —> 3.38 —> 4.0

I tried to explain the sophomore year dip (personal family issues + really not knowing how to study for difficult stem classes) but I guess I have to go more in depth. I got a C in orgo 1, withdrew from orgo 2 and retook it for a B. Otherwise the low sGPA is mostly due to Bs in gen chems and physics.
 
veil_ca said:
That was my list from last year, I’m definitely updating it for this year! And yeah, I didn’t realize either but looks like they started taking apps mid-cycle!
cGPA: 3.63 —> 3.48 —> 3.58 —> 4.0
sGPA: 3.31 —> 3.15 —> 3.38 —> 4.0

I tried to explain the sophomore year dip (personal family issues + really not knowing how to study for difficult stem classes) but I guess I have to go more in depth. I got a C in orgo 1, withdrew from orgo 2 and retook it for a B. Otherwise the low sGPA is mostly due to Bs in gen chems and physics.
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Invest in MSAR and especially target schools from Faha's list where your gpas are above the 10th percentile for accepted students.
 
Faha said:
I suggest these schools when you reapply:
UNC
East Carolina
Wake Forest
Methodist (when it opens)
NOVA MD
Belmont
Alice Walton
Roseman
TCU
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Ponce (St. Louis)
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
George Washington
Penn State
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Hackensack
New York Medical College
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
For DO schools I suggest these:
CUSOM
VCOM (all schools)
WVSOM
PCOM
LECOM
NYITCOM
Touro-NY
KCU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
DMU-COM
AZCOM
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Can I apply to Ponce without speaking Spanish?
 
Goro said:
Invest in MSAR and especially target schools from Faha's list where your gpas are above the 10th percentile for accepted students.
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In that case, do you think I have a decent chance without a postbacc? Or should I look into postbaccs just in case (god forbid) I become a 3x reapplicant?
 
I don’t think you need a postbacc. I would delay the application by a week or two to get those additional hours you mentioned. And make sure you have someone read your application to make sure that your essays are well written and show clearly why you want to be a physician.
 
LunaOri said:
I don’t think you need a postbacc. I would delay the application by a week or two to get those additional hours you mentioned. And make sure you have someone read your application to make sure that your essays are well written and show clearly why you want to be a physician.
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I concur 1000% with my wise colleague.
 
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