WAMC? International applicant, 517/3.96 Advice

[Hubie02]

Hi all ,
I am looking for some advice on school and a reality check for my chances for this year’s medical school application cycle.

I am an international student who came to the US as a middle schooler and completed my high school and undergrad in the US. I'm currently caught up in the green card backlog and am pursuing my education with an F1 visa.

I am stressed for my chances as a International Student.

Thanks!

Below are my stats:

1. cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS

cGPA: 3.96

sGPA: 3.96

1. MCAT score(s) and breakdown

517 (129/129/128/131)

1. State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US)

CT residence, India, International

1. Ethnicity and/or race

ORM (South Asian - Female)

1. Undergraduate institution or category

Public University
BS - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
BS – Public Health

1. Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)

112 hours - Collegiate EMS
110 hours - Volunteer EMT at Ambulance Service
128 hours - ER tech at a large hospital system (gap year activity with 128 hours/month thereafter)

1. Research experience and productivity

900 hours - Research Assistant in Neuroscience Lab: 3 ½ years , Project focus is on the effects of alcohol drinking on the brain in a rodent model. 2 middle-author conference abstracts, 1 middle-author publication, senior thesis

430 hours - SRF Summer Scholar (Snyder Lab): Project used organoid model to investigate SARS-CoV-2 viral entry in central nervous system, MD PhD PI

320 hours - Research in Health Promotion & Policy: 320 hours by application submission, (gap year activity -160 hours/month thereafter) Projects addressing substance use treatment in the criminal-justice involved population

1. Non-clinical volunteering

200 hours- Volunteered as an intern with an Addiction Recovery and Treatment Program in a District Court: LOR from Presiding Justice of the Court, 1st author poster presentation at university-level public health conference

36 hours-Volunteer at Community Center

80 hours-Volunteer at Human-Trafficking Non-profit Cafe

80 hours-Volunteer Tutor/Teacher for new refugees students from Africa

1. Gap Year

ER Technician at a large hospital system, gap year employment

Research Fellow at a Public university - Research in Health Promotion & Policy: 320 hours by application submission, 160 hours/month thereafter, Working on projects addressing substance use treatment in the criminal-justice involved population, gap year employment

1. Other extracurricular activities

Teaching: TA for Organic Chemistry 1 for 2 semesters
Leadership: Field Supervisor for new members in Collegiate EMS Agency
Op/Ed Column Writer for Collegiate Newspaper
Student Employee at Residence Office
Public Health Promotion Staff for University during COVID-19

1. Relevant honors or awards

Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
CHC Honors Research Assistant Fellowship
Dean’s List

School list

Boston University
Case Western
Duke University
Dartmouth
Georgetown University
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Stanford University School of Medicine
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Tulane University School of Medicine
University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
University of Illinois College of Medicine
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Saint Louis University School of Medicine

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[gyngyn]

Schools on your list rarely take OOS applicants (e.g. UCD), much less international.
Use the MSAR. Identify the 45 schools that consider internationals. Eliminate those that matriculated less than 3 internationals. Those are likely to be matriculating inside candidates. Apply to the rest.

 

[Hubie02]

Schools on your list rarely take OOS applicants (e.g. UCD), much less international.
Use the MSAR. Apply to the schools that are a match for your stats that matriculated at least 3 internationals. Those with less are likley to be matriculating inside candidiates.

thanks , any take on the stats and experience , any gaps need to be covered?

 

[Faha]

Remove UC Davis (they admitted only one non resident last year). Duke only admitted 2 internationals. You could add these schools:
George Washington
Medical College Wisconsin
New York Medical College
Virginia Commonwealth
Yale

 

[gyngyn]

thanks , any take on the stats and experience , any gaps need to covered?

Gaps cannot be addressed at this time. If you are planning not to apply this season, adding more service would be my recommendation.