MD & DO WAMC D.O. URM 2023 Cycle

[lordepithelial]

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Applying this cycle, I’m a Hispanic male with a low income, first gen background. Most of my family are working class..
Stats
500 MCAT from a 496 retake
cGPA 3.51 sGPA 3.34 Major Biology Minor Chemistry (University of Illinois at Chicago) graduated cum laude, honors
ECs
10+ hours shadowing family care provider (M.D.)
140+ hours volunteering at an ER
50+ hours volunteering non health related
5000+ hours working as a pharm tech
5000+ hours working as a waiter
400+ hours as an EMT (current job)
No research/publications
School List
Kirksville
Campbell
CCOM
Des Moines
VCOM-Virginia
KCUCOM
LECOM
MUCOM
MSUCOM
NYITCOM
PCOM
WVSOM
UNECOM
Submitted most of my secondaries thus far, waiting on a couple invites

 

[Mr.Smile12]

State of residency? Where did you get II's? What networking have you done prior to applying to schools and SNMA/LMSA chapter officers?

 

[Faha]

Where is your state of residency ? Are you fluent in Spanish ? I suggest adding these schools to your application:
TUNCOM
UIWSOM
ACOM
WCU-COM

 

[lordepithelial]

State of residency? Where did you get II's? What networking have you done prior to applying to schools and SNMA/LMSA chapter officers?

State of residence is Illinois, no interview invites as of yet. No prior networking

 

[lordepithelial]

Where is your state of residency ? Are you fluent in Spanish ? I suggest adding these schools to your application:
TUNCOM
UIWSOM
ACOM
WCU-COM

Fluent in Spanish, state of residence is Illinois

 

[Faha]

You could also receive interviews at MD schools and I suggest applying to these:
U Illinois
Loyola
Rosalind Franklin
Rush
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Creighton
TCU-UNT
Tulane
NOVA MD
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Hackensack
Einstein
New York Medical College
Vermont
Quinnipiac

 

[lordepithelial]

You could also receive interviews at MD schools and I suggest applying to these:
U Illinois
Loyola
Rosalind Franklin
Rush
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Creighton
TCU-UNT
Tulane
NOVA MD
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Hackensack
Einstein
New York Medical College
Vermont
Quinnipiac

With a 500 MCAT? Lol I was advised to just do DO on Reddit, but this sounds like a boost of confidence

 

[Faha]

With a 500 MCAT? Lol I was advised to just do DO on Reddit, but this sounds like a boost of confidence

Yes, a URM Hispanic who is fluent in Spanish is a desirable applicant in areas with large Hispanic populations.

 

[lordepithelial]

Yes, a URM Hispanic who is fluent in Spanish is a desirable applicant in areas with large Hispanic populations.

Thank you! I’ll add on to my list and try finish everything up by mid August!