WAMC/Help with School List (2024 applicant, 3.13 cGPA, 3.01 sGPA, 3.91 SMP GPA, 510 MCAT)

[applum]

• cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS
  • Cumulative GPA: 3.13
    AMCAS sGPA: 3.01
    AACOMAS sGPA: 3.11
    SMP GPA: 3.91
• MCAT score(s) and breakdown:
  • 510 (128/125/130/127)
• State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US)
  • California - U.S.
• Ethnicity and/or race
  • Hispanic White
• Undergraduate institution or category
  • UC Davis
• Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
  • EMT (~2 years) - 1400 hours
• Research experience and productivity
  • Wet lab - 400 hours, no pubs/authorships
• Shadowing experience and specialties represented
  • No shadowing, will work on this and next year before application opens
• Non-clinical volunteering
  • Speech and debate judge/coach assistant - 100 hours
• Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
  
  • Lots of paid employment:
    • Public transportation industry - 3200 hours
    • Clinical laboratory technician - 4000 hours
• Relevant honors or awards
  • Only related to paid employment positions (not sure if that is relevant)
• Anything else not listed you think might be important

I would like assistance with a school list that I made and to trim it down to approximately 30 MD schools and 10 DO schools. I went through every school on the MSAR and specifically looked for schools that had my MCAT within their 10th percentile, and that they said "yes" to the question of whether or not they look at postbacc/SMP coursework if applicant has low uGPA, and relatively OOS friendly (although some schools I have may not be OOS friendly after all). Basically looking for schools that value re-invention and I won't get immediately screened due to obscenely low uGPA.

I greatly appreciate your help! Here's the list:

• Albany Medical College
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• California University of Science and Medicine
• Central Michigan University College of Medicine
• Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
• Cooper Medical School at Rowan University*
• Drexel University College of Medicine
• Eastern Virginia Medical School
• Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
• Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
• Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine*
• Georgetown University School of Medicine*
• Kaiser Permanante Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
• Keck School of Medicine at USC
• Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
• Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine*
• Medical College of Wisconsin
• Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine
• Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
• Ohio State University College of Medicine
• Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
• Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
• Saint Louis University School of Medicine
• Tufts University of School and Medicine
• Tulane University School of Medicine*
• University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix
• UC Davis
• UC Irvine
• UCLA - Geffen
• UC Riverside
• UC San Diego
• UC San Francisco
• University of Colorado School of Medicine
• University of Connecticut School of Medicine
• University of Illinois College of Medicine
• University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
• University of Kansas School of Medicine
• University of Maryland School of Medicine
• University of Minnesota Medical School
• University of Nebraska College of Medicine
• University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia
• University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
• University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
• Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
• Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
• Wake Forest University School of Medicine
• Wayne State University School of Medicine
• West Virginia University School of Medicine
• Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
• Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

* may remove due to low service hours

DO: (need help with these as I am not well-versed in DO schools)

• Western - Pomona
• PCOM
• Rowan
• Touro - CA
• Touro - NV
• UNECOM
• KCU - KC
• KCU - Joplin
• MWU/AZCOM
• RVUCOM
• ATSU-SOMA

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[Angler]

Have you an upward trend with your Undergraduate GPA? Your SMP looks good!
Connect with LMSA
You must get 50 or more hours of shadowing
Your non clinical volunteering is lacking. You should have at least 150 hours of non clinical volunteering with those in need (speech/debate is noble but you need to get down and dirty).

But you've got time.

I think you've listed some public schools which aren't OOS-friendly, but the experts will chime in, as well as advise re DO schools

Good luck!

 

[applum]

Have you an upward trend with your Undergraduate GPA? Your SMP looks good!
Connect with LMSA
You must get 50 or more hours of shadowing
Your non clinical volunteering is lacking. You should have at least 150 hours of non clinical volunteering with those in need (speech/debate is noble but you need to get down and dirty).

But you've got time.

I think you've listed some public schools which aren't OOS-friendly, but the experts will chime in, as well as advise re DO schools

Good luck!

Hello! Thank you for your insight!

My uGPA trend is upward up until the last two years, then it kind of plateaus and dips a tiny bit. I'll try to connect with the LMSA! I'm working on getting some shadowing hours in and potential places that need volunteers. As for the public schools that aren't OOS-friendly, I may have used the MSAR too much and interpreted the data incorrectly. I'll take another gander!

 

[Faha]

Are you fluent in Spanish ? You have many state public schools on your list that admit few non residents with your stats and no connection to the state.

 

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Are you fluent in Spanish ? You have many state public schools on your list that admit few non residents with your stats and no connection to the state.

Hello! I’m working on eliminating the public state schools that admit few non residents. Unfortunately, I am not fluent in Spanish.

 

[Faha]

You should accumulate 50 hours of in person physician shadowing (including primary care and DO) and 150 hours of non clinical volunteering (homeless shelter, food bank, etc,) before you apply. I suggest these schools with your stats:
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Albany
Hackensack
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
George Washington
Eastern Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth
Wake Forest
NOVA MD
TCU
Creighton
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Wayne State
Oakland Beaumont
California University
Loma Linda (if you fit their mission)
UC Davis
UC Riverside (only if you are from that region)
Any new schools that open in 2024 (there may be several)
Also apply to DO schools and I suggest these:
WESTERN
TUCOM-CA
TUNCOM
AZCOM
ATSU (both schools)
KCU-COM
UIWSOM
DMU-COM
CCOM
MU-COM
ACOM
CUSOM
WVSOM
NYITCOM
LECOM
Touro-NY

 

[Angler]

As for the public schools that aren't OOS-friendly, I may have used the MSAR too much and interpreted the data incorrectly

The MSAR filter for "Out-of-State / Province" is not helpful. For instance, Florida State is quite OOS unfriendly, but MSAR says it accepts OOS applicants.

Use this: AAMC Applicant/Matriculant Data 22-23

Or easier is to use Faha's list!

 

[applum]

You should accumulate 50 hours of in person physician shadowing (including primary care and DO) and 150 hours of non clinical volunteering (homeless shelter, food bank, etc,) before you apply. I suggest these schools with your stats:
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Albany
Hackensack
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
George Washington
Eastern Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth
Wake Forest
NOVA MD
TCU
Creighton
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Wayne State
Oakland Beaumont
California University
Loma Linda (if you fit their mission)
UC Davis
UC Riverside (only if you are from that region)
Any new schools that open in 2024 (there may be several)
Also apply to DO schools and I suggest these:
WESTERN
TUCOM-CA
TUNCOM
AZCOM
ATSU (both schools)
KCU-COM
UIWSOM
DMU-COM
CCOM
MU-COM
ACOM
CUSOM
WVSOM
NYITCOM
LECOM
Touro-NY

You're absolutely amazing, thank you!
Regarding UCR -- I am not personally from that region, however I have a lot of family there and also did my SMP in the region. Is that sufficient enough to apply?

The MSAR filter for "Out-of-State / Province" is not helpful. For instance, Florida State is quite OOS unfriendly, but MSAR says it accepts OOS applicants.

Use this: AAMC Applicant/Matriculant Data 22-23

Or easier is to use Faha's list!

Will do! Thank you so much!

 

[Faha]

UCR may be worth trying with your connections.