WAMC? low stat applicant, trying to compensate applied this cycle

[emmals101]

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Submitted all my secondaries within a week of receiving each and AMCAS the day it opened and AACOMAS early May

cGPA: 3.26 sGPA: 2.8

Most recent MCAT 502: 127, 124, 125, 126 (others were 499 and 493)

Pennsylvania resident

White, female

Undergrad: Ohio State
Grad program(current): University of Florida

2 gap-years: 1st worked as a PCT and 2nd(current) working in clinical research and taking master’s classes

Undergrad research assistant non-clinical, current work in clinical research

Shadowing specialties (30 hours ish when I submitted + 10 more since applying) - anesthesiology, internal medicine(inpatient and outpatient), urology, and urogynecology

Clinical experience - volunteered at hospital in undergrad, worked as a pharmacy technician and patient care technician

Non clinical volunteering - repeatedly with a food bank locally and other small volunteer gigs

Significant interalling travel once solo and once with one other person throughout Europe
Gap year travel to guatemala, and upcoming to CDMX and Japan

School List

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

Nova Southeastern Dr Kiran C Paten College of Osteopathic Medicine

Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine (Interview Invite)

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (Post interview hold for fall grades)

Rutgers Robert Wood, Johnson medical school

Frank H Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (rejected)

Tulane University School of Medicine (rejected)

University of Illinois College of Medicine

Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center (rejected)

George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (rejected)

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Drexel University College of Medicine

Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine

Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine at Belmont University

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Loyola University Chicago Strich School of Medicine

Pennsylvania State University College of medicine

Robert Larner MD College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine

Medical College of Wisconsin

University of Arizona College of Medicine (rejected)

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Welcome to the forums. Are you posting because you have zero interviews?

What are you doing for graduate school, and what is your graduate GPA?

How much non-clinical volunteering have you done? What about within the last year?

What support do you have from your prehealth advisors at your undergrad institution?

 

[emmals101]

Welcome to the forums. Are you posting because you have zero interviews?

What are you doing for graduate school, and what is your graduate GPA?

How much non-clinical volunteering have you done? What about within the last year?

What support do you have from your prehealth advisors at your undergrad institution?

I have had one DO interview and have another next week. I totally forgot to add my undergrad degree was in Human Nutrition Sciences and my masters is in Medical Pharmacology and Physiology. I don't have a graduate GPA yet as this is my first semester but post midterms I am holding all As and Bs between my seven classes. No support from prehealth advisors as I did not have a specific premed advisor and my school did not give much support especially in my college in that sense. Non clinical volunteering I have around 30 hours total post undergrad (after May 2024).

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Where are your interviews?

Focus on the 2 interviews you have and excel in your master's program. Many schools would wait until you have some grades back from your master's program (preferably once you have around 30 credit hours completed). Your lack of non-clinical volunteering may prevent you from showing mission fit and getting A's. What support have your master's faculty given you for your application?

 

[Faha]

Add more DO schools to your application in the next week in order to increase your chances for more interviews.
I suggest these schools:
WVSOM
UP-KYCOM
MU-COM
ACOM
UIWSOM
BCOM (both schools)
MERITUS-COM
DUQCOM
LMU-DCOM
WCU-COM
LUCOM

 

[emmals101]

Where are your interviews?

Focus on the 2 interviews you have and excel in your master's program. Many schools would wait until you have some grades back from your master's program (preferably once you have around 30 credit hours completed). Your lack of non-clinical volunteering may prevent you from showing mission fit and getting A's. What support have your master's faculty given you for your application?

my interview are at Touro Harlem(done, post interview hold) and OCOM. My masters program only requires 30 hours and I am doing half this semester to complete it before medical school and my grades are currently much better than undergrad. I just started my Master's in August and the program won't give support until you have a 3.7+ GPA which I can't have without grades.

 

[emmals101]

Add more DO schools to your application in the next week in order to increase your chances for more interviews.
I suggest these schools:
WVSOM
UP-KYCOM
MU-COM
ACOM
UIWSOM
BCOM (both schools)
MERITUS-COM
DUQCOM
LMU-DCOM
WCU-COM
LUCOM

Thank you!! Do you think it is too late to apply to these at this point in the cycle?

 

[Faha]

Thank you!! Do you think it is too late to apply to these at this point in the cycle?

No. November is not late for DO schools.