WAMC: MD/DO REAPPLICANT 3.33 GPA, 508 MCAT

[AspiringWumbologist]

Hello,
I'm planning on reapplying this cycle, and I would like some feedback on my current school list given my stats. I'm not the strongest applicant, but I have made significant improvements since my last app in 2021. I've been having a hard time finding shadowing opportunities but I am still looking!

1. cGPA: 3.33
2. sGPA: 3.196
3. Postbacc sGPA: 4.00 (28 semester hours)
4. MCAT 508 (126/125/128/129)
5. State: CA
6. Ethnicity: Latino, White
7. Undergrad: Mid Tier CA university
8. Clinical experience:
   
   1. 3577 hours paid clinical experience as EMT
   2. 80 hours mobile medical clinic volunteer
9. Research experience:
   1. 200 hours undergraduate research assistant
10. Non-Clinical Volunteering:
    1. 110 hours Volunteer Camp counselor
    2. 100 hours Volunteer Educator at local Marine Wildlife Center.
    3. 80 hours working in community garden growing produce for food banks
11. Non-Clinical Work:
    1. 30 hours paid work as Peer Tutor
    2. 48 hours paid work as Exam grader
12. Clubs/Activities:
    1. Premedical Fraternity
    2. Organized Pre-Health council at undergrad university
    3. Medical Spanish club
13. Letters of Evaluation:
    1. LOR- Organic Chemistry Prof (undergrad)
    2. LOR- Virology Prof (postbacc)
    3. LOR- Immunology Prof (postbacc)
    4. LOR- EMT supervisor/field training officer
    5. Committee LOR- Postbacc program
14. Awards:
    1. EMT Award from California Ambulance Association
15. Hobbies:
    1. Saxophonist
    2. Weightlifting

Current School List: I know many of these are reaches, but I am hoping to cast a wide net in hopes of getting accepted somewhere. Any schools you would advise adding or taking out?
MD:

1. University of Arizona COM
2. University of Minnesota Twin Cities Medical Center
3. Temple University SOM
4. Michigan State College of Human Medicine
5. Albany Medical College
6. Rush University
7. UC Davis
8. University of Vermont COM
9. Quinnipiac University
10. UCI
11. UCLA
12. UCR
13. UCSF
14. USC
15. Colorado SOM
16. University of Michigan
17. Georgetown
18. Northwestern
19. Boston Medical School
20. Tufts
21. Albert Einstein
22. Mount Sinai- Icahn SOM
23. NYU
24. Drexel
25. Brown

DO:

1. Touro College (CA)
2. Michigan State University of Osteopathic Medicine
3. New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
4. Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
5. Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine

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[Mr.Smile12]

Is your program part of the UC Postbac Consortium? Are you part of any mentoring organizations for Latino future physicians?

 

[AspiringWumbologist]

Is your program part of the UC Postbac Consortium? Are you part of any mentoring organizations for Latino future physicians?

I'm doing my postbacc with the Pre-Professional Health Academic Program (PHAP) at CSU East Bay. No mentoring organizations for Latino future physicians, but that would be great to get involved with something like that. Thanks, I will look into it!

 

[chilly_md]

Where did you apply last time? Did you receive any interviews?

What is new that wasn't on your application before? Is it the EMT experience and post-bacc?

 

[Faha]

Are you fluent in Spanish ?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I'm doing my postbacc with the Pre-Professional Health Academic Program (PHAP) at CSU East Bay. No mentoring organizations for Latino future physicians, but that would be great to get involved with something like that. Thanks, I will look into it!

I'm fairly sure every UC school will have something. Check out the videos from MiMentor on YouTube.

 

[AspiringWumbologist]

Are you fluent in Spanish ?

I am not yet fluent, but I have been working towards it. I was able to communicate with most of my Spanish-speaking patients as an EMT, but I often struggled with medical terminology translations. I'm currently learning medical Spanish in one of my extracurriculars. Also actively searching for schools with medical Spanish opportunities like UCR so that I can continue to learn and get better through medical school.

 

[AspiringWumbologist]

Where did you apply last time? Did you receive any interviews?

What is new that wasn't on your application before? Is it the EMT experience and post-bacc?

I applied to many of the same high-reach schools in my last cycle with no success after secondary apps. Placed on hold by UCR after secondary but never made it to an interview. I tried to tailor my MD list more towards which schools I have a better chance with from my LizzyM score, and schools that have accepted a fair amount of students from my postbacc program.

I applied to more DO schools, but since many are picky about requiring physician letters of evaluation, I have decided to apply to programs where I know I've met the application prerequisites. I've gotten to interact and observe a lot of physicians doing critical care transport, but I have yet to find an in-person shadowing opportunity. I have called dozens of physicians and have not had any luck yet.

Since my last application:
-added more clinical hours as an EMT, received an EMT award, became a field training officer and trained 4 new EMTs
-became a peer tutor for the post-bacc
-joined medical Spanish club
-started non-clinical volunteering at community garden

-not stated in original post, but I've also been communicating with several medical students and running my new personal statement drafts by them trying to get more criticisms that are less biased (last app I had mostly friends and family review my writing. Trying to look for feedback from people who don't know me that well).

I took a bit of a break from EMT to really prioritize demonstrating academic excellence in post-bacc, but I am currently applying for scribing/research jobs and continuing to search for shadowing opportunities as my semester comes to an end.

 

[Faha]

Some of the schools on your list are unrealistic with your stats. I suggest these schools when you reapply:
TCU
Creighton
Loyola
Rush
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
NOVA MD
Wake Forest
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
George Washington
Georgetown
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Hackensack
Einstein
New York Medical College
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
California University
Kaiser
UC Riverside
UC Davis
UC Irvine
Arizona (Tucson and Phoenix)
For DO schools I suggest these:
WESTERN
TUCOM-CA
TUNCOM
AZCOM
UIWSOM
MU-COM
KCU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
PCOM
NYITCOM
Touro-NY

 

[AspiringWumbologist]

Some of the schools on your list are unrealistic with your stats. I suggest these schools when you reapply:
TCU
Creighton
Loyola
Rush
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
NOVA MD
Wake Forest
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
George Washington
Georgetown
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Hackensack
Einstein
New York Medical College
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
California University
Kaiser
UC Riverside
UC Davis
UC Irvine
Arizona (Tucson and Phoenix)
For DO schools I suggest these:
WESTERN
TUCOM-CA
TUNCOM
AZCOM
UIWSOM
MU-COM
KCU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
PCOM
NYITCOM
Touro-NY

Thank you for the feedback!