WAMC for this cycle 2.65 GPA with SMP and 515 MCAT

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mathwiz1697

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For my cGPA and sGPA, I have a 2.71 from the College of William and Mary. However, I did finish my master's degree in medical physiology from CWRU, I finished with a 3.906.

Regarding the MCAT, I've taken it 4 times, my first and second scores are expired

My second score was from 01/2021, and I got a 502 (127/125/124/126).
My third score from 09/08/2023 was a 503 (126/124/127/126).
My fourth score was 06/26/26 and was a 515 (130/125/129/131)

I am an OH resident with very very strong ties to VA. I've also got moderate ties to PA, NC, and SC

I am a ORM.

As stated above, I went to the College of William and Mary for undergrad.

Regarding Clinical experience, I have 5000+ hours paid experience and 1500+ hours volunteer as an EMT on a fire department.

Regarding research, I have worked in Clinic research for a couple years now. I about 5500 hours across two specialties. I have a publication pending but that's not a sure thing yet.


Regarding Shadowing, I have shadowed a pediatrician for 20 hours. I also shadowed a neurosurgeon in my senior year of high school for 115 hours. (I am aware that high school TECHNICALLY doesn't count, but due to very special circumstances, this particular shadowing experience is one of the most meaningful experiences I could ever have, and after discussing this with a couple of adcoms, they have unanimously agreed that it belongs on my application.) I can explain more if necessary.

Regarding non clinical volunteering, I have also been told by adcoms that I could consider my EMT work non clinical due to community involvement, given the sheer number of clinical hours I have. I have 300 hours as a reading tutor through my local library.

Regarding other extracurriculars: I was a representative on the resident Hall association Freshman year, I was a rower on the club rowing team. I was a Lab TA for General chemistry lab and organic chemistry lab for 3 years (6 semesters total) for about 1500 hours. I was a graduate TA for Clinical reasoning for my Masters Program after graduating and did about 5000 hours with that.



my current school list is as follows:


Albany
Case Western
Central Michigan
Rosalind Franklin
Drexel
Eastern Virginia
Dartmouth
Buffalo
LSU - Shreveport
Marshall
Medical College of Wisconsin
Northeast Ohio
Oakland
Ohio State
SUNY Upstate
SUNY Downstate
Tulane
Cincinnati
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisville
Wake Forest
Wayne State
Western Michigan
Wright State
George Washington
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Virginia Commonwealth
Loyola
Tufts
Saint Louis
Washington University Saint Louis
Cooper Rowan
Hackensack Meridian
Rutgers - New Jersey
Rutgers - Robert Wood Johnson
Geisinger Commonwealth
Temple
South Carolina - Columbia
South Carolina - Greenville
Virginia
West Virginia
Michigan State
Michigan
Medical University of South Carolina
Loma Linda
Creighton
UC riverside
Arizona
UCLA
 
What do your SMP directors suggest?

Did you spend your childhood in Virginia or Ohio?

Where did your experiences take place? Split them up between the ones you did while at W&M vs. during your SMP.

The 115 shadowing hours HS with a neurosurgeon... have you done more shadowing since then?
 
You have several state public schools on your list that admit few non residents with your stats and no connection to the state.
I suggest these MD schools with your stats:
Toledo
NEOMED
Wright State
Ohio State
Cincinnati
Case Western
West Virginia
Marshall
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Western Michigan
Medical College Wisconsin
Rosalind Franklin
Ponce (St. Louis)
TCU
Roseman
Alice Walton
Belmont
Methodist
Wake Forest
Eastern Virginia
Drexel
Temple
Penn State
Hackensack
Albany
New York Medical College
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Loma Linda (if you fit their mission)
Also apply to DO schools and I suggest these:
OU-HCOM
LECOM
PCOM
MU-COM
NYITCOM
Touro-NY
DMU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
KCU-COM
TUNCOM
UIWSOM
ACOM
WVSOM
UP-KYCOM