WAMC/Low GPA 513 URM TN Resident

[akopo]

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Hi! I am a 1st gen, URM, trad applicant. My GPAs are pretty low, but my app is very focused and I had to work 3 jobs while in undergrad to stay in school.

1. cGPA: 3.32, sGPA: 3.17
2. MCAT: 513 (127, 130, 126, 130)
3. State of residence: Tennessee, born and lived in NJ for a very brief amount of time
4. Ethnicity: Ghanaian-American, URM, 20F
5. Undergraduate: state public school
6. Clinical experience: 300 hours RBT, 1100 ED scribe, 50 hours Hospital volunteer in Ghana
7. Research experience: 63 hours (1 lab, no pubs, 1(ish) presentations), nothing too crazy, more data collection/computer work
8. Shadowing experience: 118 hours ED, 20 hours Clinical Embryologist in Ghana, and 50 hours Neurology.
9. Non-clinical volunteering: 3800 hours Church Youth Leader (since I was 14), 32 hours school Black Issues Conference
10. Other extracurricular: Founded National Society of Black Women in Medicine Chapter as VP, African Student Association (from member to Social Media to Comm Serve Chair to now President), Resident Assistant (3 years), College Ambassador
11. Hobbies: Hair Styling (since I was 12)
12. LORs: 2 Science Faculties (big jump in class grade-wise), Calculus 2 prof (D first attempt, A with this professor), Honors Communications prof, MD in Ghana, RA supervisor
13. Other: My mom went back to nursing school after my first semester, and I had to start working to pay tuition and help with household bills.

School list (24 schools) :

1. Meharry Medical College
2. University of Tennessee HSC College of Medicine
3. East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine
4. Howard University College of Medicine
5. Morehouse School of Medicine
6. Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
7. Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
8. Drexel University College of Medicine
9. Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
10. Rush Medical College
11. Tulane University School of Medicine
12. Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
13. Creighton University School of Medicine
14. Wayne State University School of Medicine
15. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
16. Charles R. Drew University College of Medicine
17. Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac
18. Albany Medical College
19. New York Medical College
20. TCU Burnett School of Medicine
21. Eastern Virginia Medical School
22. Penn State College of Medicine
23. Medical College of Wisconsin
24. University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Welcome to the forums.

Please break down your 3800 hours of involvement with your church, especially activities involving community service such as serving meals, housing rehabilitation, transportation services, or job/tax preparation.

Notes for your school list:
Boonshoft/Wright State takes predominantly Ohio residents.
I have questions why you include some of the other OOS schools: USCG, MCW, Penn State, EVMS, TCU, Creighton specifically.

 

[akopo]

Welcome to the forums.

Please break down your 3800 hours of involvement with your church, especially activities involving community service such as serving meals, housing rehabilitation, transportation services, or job/tax preparation.

Notes for your school list:
Boonshoft/Wright State takes predominantly Ohio residents.
I have questions why you include some of the other OOS schools: USCG, MCW, Penn State, EVMS, TCU, Creighton specifically

Hi!

So it was a mix of teaching Youth classes, service with the Nashville Rescue Mission, planning fundraising efforts, can drives, and things of that nature. I broke it down in my AMCAS description.

As for the school choices, I have family in every state except MCW, Creighton, and USCG. I picked USCG mainly because of region, and MCW and Creighton because of their holistic value.

Thanks for the info on Wright State!

 

[Faha]

I suggest these schools with your stats:

1. Meharry Medical College
2. University of Tennessee HSC College of Medicine
3. East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine
4. Howard University College of Medicine
5. Morehouse School of Medicine
6. Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
7. Drexel University College of Medicine
8. Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
9. Rush Medical College
10. Tulane University School of Medicine
11. Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
12. Wayne State University School of Medicine
13. Charles R. Drew University College of Medicine
14. Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac
15. Albany Medical College
16. New York Medical College
17. TCU Burnett School of Medicine
18. Eastern Virginia Medical School
19. Penn State College of Medicine
20. Medical College of Wisconsin
21. Oakland Beaumont
22. Emory
23. Miami
24. Georgetown
25. George Washington
26. Wake Forest
27. Hackensack
28. Vermont

 

[akopo]

I suggest these schools with your stats:

1. Meharry Medical College
2. University of Tennessee HSC College of Medicine
3. East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine
4. Howard University College of Medicine
5. Morehouse School of Medicine
6. Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
7. Drexel University College of Medicine
8. Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
9. Rush Medical College
10. Tulane University School of Medicine
11. Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
12. Wayne State University School of Medicine
13. Charles R. Drew University College of Medicine
14. Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac
15. Albany Medical College
16. New York Medical College
17. TCU Burnett School of Medicine
18. Eastern Virginia Medical School
19. Penn State College of Medicine
20. Medical College of Wisconsin
21. Oakland Beaumont
22. Emory
23. Miami
24. Georgetown
25. George Washington
26. Wake Forest
27. Hackensack
28. Vermont

Thanks for your help!
Do you have any other feedback?