WAMC: cGPA: 3.97, sGPA: 3.93, MCAT(s): 509->517

[AFunkyPrimer]

Hi all! I'm putting together my application for the upcoming cycle and was hoping to get some feedback. My ultimate goal would be to apply to ~30ish schools but I've been hesitant to add more higher tier schools because of my first MCAT score. Would adding DO schools to the mix be the thing to do? Any other suggestions are also welcome.Thanks for the help!

ORM
IL Resident
Psychology Major
Big 10 School
cGPA: 3.97
sGPA: 3.93
MCAT(s): 509 (C/P: 127, CARS: 126, B/B: 127, P/S: 129), 518 (C/P: 129, CARS: 130, B/B: 129, P/S: 130)

Clinical Experience:

- ER Tech Starting in 2 weeks, 36hrs/wk
- EMT with private EMS company, 1200 hrs
- ER volunteer at a public county hospital, 50 hrs

Non-Clinical Volunteering

- Tutoring underserved children with learning disabilities in reading, 80 hrs
- Distributing fresh produce to individuals who screen positive for food insecurity at free and low-cost clinics across Chicagoland, 177 hrs

Research

- Autism, examining sex-specific learning impairments and characterizing proteome of particular mouse model used, 1300 hrs
- Osteoarthritis, examining proprioceptive deficits in OA rodent model, 250 hrs, 1 poster
- Rheumatoid Arthritis, developing and conducting analysis of questionnaires, 500 hrs, 3 posters

Shadowing
- 10 hrs PCP
- 20 hrs Rheumatology
- 20 hrs Pediatric Geneticist
- 4 hrs OB

Other EC’s

- TA’d undergraduate neuroanatomy course for 1 semester
- Winter Break study abroad examining global health in India
- Percussion, was in numerous groups throughout my undergraduate career

Tentative School List:

Duke
UChicago
UPenn
Michigan
Pitt
Cornell
Emory
Sinai
USC
Dartmouth
Miami
Western MI
MC Wisconsin
Wake Forest
UICOM
SIU (Have strong ties to the region)
Iowa
Tufts
Georgetown
Brown
Rush
Loyola
BU
Drexel
Rosalind Franklin

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[Faha]

You should receive several interviews from your list. You could add any of these schools:
Rochester
Ohio State
Cincinnati
Hofstra
Einstein
USF Morsani

 

[GoPenguinsGo]

Add Case Western

 

[AFunkyPrimer]

You should receive several interviews from your list. You could add any of these schools:
Rochester
Ohio State
Cincinnati
Hofstra
Einstein
USF Morsani

Awesome, I'll add those schools to my list. Appreciate the help!

 

[AFunkyPrimer]

Add Case Western

Case Western, huh? I had been on the fence about adding that one but hearing somebody else suggest it makes me thinks why not? Thanks for the suggestion!