WAMC cgpa 3.2 sgpa 3.38 non-trad

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1. cGPA 3.2, sGPA 3.38 (all As in orgo 1 and 2, orgo labs, physics 1, 2 and labs, biochem and misc bio courses)
2. 520 MCAT (hoping this will somewhat cancel out poor gpa)
3. Rural Virginia, my parents were both alcoholics
4. White Female
5. Rutgers
6. 300 hours with an addiction specialist
7. 100 hours of ecology research, no pubs
8. 300+ hours with various addiction clinicians and a radiologist
9. 500 hours at family service center in my hometown, dog fostering, rehab volunteering
10. TAed for bio prof--Rutgers med school writing tutor PT--worked nyc corp job as COO for last 8 years FT during coursework--treasurer and president of pre-med society 2yrs--worked for lobbyist trying to ease restrictions on addiction medication
11. graduated rutgers magna cum laude
12. I believe I have a strong PS on why I want to become a rural primary care phys specializing in addiction

i'm a non-trad student, I initially went to school at 18 and flunked out, then I went to 2 different community colleges and flunked out again, I have like 10+ Ws. This was between 2010-2012. In 2016 I got my **** together and finally did well. Yes, I had to retake gen chem 1 and 2 but I have all As in my upper level sciences, B in calculus, graduated with a 3.75 magna cum laude, I went on to complete my masters in econ with a 3.8.

i'm worried my initial **** ups will ruin my chances. even when I returned to school I did have a few retakes of courses where I didn't do well but it is an upward trajectory.

shooting for DO primarily.

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Which schools did you apply to ?

 

[elixvii]

Which schools did you apply to ?

I haven't applied yet, I am waiting until the 2025 cycle.

I know some of these are massive reaches:
liberty (top pick because they are close to me and prioritize rural va residents)
campbell
pcom
tuoro (both schools)
rowan do
rowan md
university of virginia
rutgers (both schools)
NYITcom
university of maryland
cuny
temple
thomas jefferson
hackensack
UWV
GW
georgetown
WVSOM

I have family in NJ I could live with so it's schools in either the VA area or NJ area, I can't move elsewhere because I have a husband and kids.

I wish I could apply to
EVMS and VCU but they both have gpa mins, I will reach out to see if they could at least look at my app
another VA school doesn't accept coursework older than 5 years

 

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You are competitive for all DO schools. CUNY only admits applicants from their undergraduate pathway.
I suggest these MD schools with your stats:
U Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
West Virginia
George Washington
Georgetown
Wake Forest
Belmont
NOVA MD
USF Morsani
Tulane
TCU
Creighton
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
Hackensack
Rutgers (both schools)
Cooper Rowan
New York Medical College
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac

 

[elixvii]

You are competitive for all DO schools. CUNY only admits applicants from their undergraduate pathway.
I suggest these MD schools with your stats:
U Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
West Virginia
George Washington
Georgetown
Wake Forest
Belmont
NOVA MD
USF Morsani
Tulane
TCU
Creighton
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
Hackensack
Rutgers (both schools)
Cooper Rowan
New York Medical College
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac

thanks for the detailed response