WAMC - MD/DO

[washhyyy]

Hello, I was wondering what my chances would be for this current cycle with the following stats? I'm applying to MD and DO programs. I have no actual shadowing with a DO but I have scribe for a DO for about 24 hours in total. Also, no LOR from a DO (but strong LOR from an MD I have scribed for for over a year)

1. cGPA 3.5, sGPA 3.43
2. MCAT score(s) and breakdown: 509 (128, 125, 127, 129))
3. State of residence: Washington
4. Ethnicity and/or race: Multiracial (White, Asian (Indian), and Black)
5. Undergraduate institution: University of Arizona
6. Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
   1. 2600 hours scribing (2200 in derm and 400 in ortho)
   2. 60 hours at free clinic in rural Ecuador (where my mother grew up)
   3. 136 hours volunteering in ortho unit at Tucson Medical Center
   4. 90 Hours volunteering in local emergency room
7. Research experience and productivity
   1. 125 hours research in plant biology/ecology with a poster presentation
8. Shadowing experience and specialties represented
   1. Shadowing: 40 hours shadowing Mohs Surgeons
9. Non-clinical volunteering
   1. 50 hours at local non profit in Tucson AZ, making blankets for children's hospital
10. Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
    1. Two years triathlon club at University of Arizona (9-10 practices per week plus 3 races per year)
    2. 150 hours work as a paid undergraduate physics preceptor/tutor (employed by university of Arizona)
11. Relevant honors or awards
    1. 4 semesters of deans list
    2. Academic full ride for whole undergraduate career

MD Schools
University of Washington
Washington state
George Washington
Kaiser Permanente
Geisinger
UCONN
TCU and UNTHSC
Oakland/ WBU
Central Michigan
University of Arizona Tucson
LSU Shreveport
Tulane
Albany Medical College

DO Schools
Western university of health sciences (Pomona and Oregon campuses)
AT Sill Arizona
Midwestern (both campuses)
Pacific northwest health sciences university
PCOM
Rocky vista university
Michigan State University

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[Faha]

LSU, UConn, Central Michigan and Geisinger accept very few non residents with your stats and no connection to the state or region.
You could add these MD schools:
Quinnipiac
New York Medical College
Seton Hall
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
NOVA MD
Creighton
Loyola
Medical College Wisconsin

 

[washhyyy]

LSU, UConn, Central Michigan and Geisinger accept very few non residents with your stats and no connection to the state or region.
You could add these MD schools:
Quinnipiac
New York Medical College
Seton Hall
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
NOVA MD
Creighton
Loyola
Medical College Wisconsin

Thanks for the quick response!

Out of curiosity.. why are you recommending Jefferson? It seems like quite a stretch based on MCAT and GPA..

 

[InfectiousDiseasesH&TM]

Thanks for the quick response!

Out of curiosity.. why are you recommending Jefferson? It seems like quite a stretch based on MCAT and GPA..

Jefferson is a private school with a class size > 250 students. A larger range of students = more variable incoming statistics. And your acceptance prospects stretch far beyond academic statistics! Plus, Jefferson has a one-question secondary, so it wouldn't take too much effort to fill it out

 

[washhyyy]

Jefferson is a private school with a class size > 250 students. A larger range of students = more variable incoming statistics. And your acceptance prospects stretch far beyond academic statistics! Plus, Jefferson has a one-question secondary, so it wouldn't take too much effort to fill it out

Awesome! Thanks for the insight! I’ll definitely be adding a couple of the schools mentioned

 

[deleted1059934]

MD:
Seton Hall
Brody School of Medicine
Albany
Vermont

DO:
West Virginia
Des Moines
New England
Rowan