WAMC: NJ resident c2.98, s2.78, SMP GPA 3.95, 508 MCAT

[drphilfanatic]

Hello everyone ! I graduated in 2022 from Rutgers and worked in lab for 2 years full time (~4,200 hours) with 2 papers about to be published. During college and after I got about ~600 hours of clinical experience as a nursing assistant (bed side care in a cardiac step down unit, phlebotomy as well). I just completed an SMP at Rutgers with a 3.95 to address the poor grades from undergrad. I took the MCAT last year before I started the SMP with 508, I am working on a retake soon because I am more confident at this point that I can do better. Service hours is kind of lacking with only 50 hours roughly at my local mosque's soup kitchen.

I am being realistic, I realize my stats aren't great. I am not expecting to go to Harvard, but do I think I have actually shown real growth since college. Any suggestions of MD schools that won't screen me out immediately because of my undergrad GPA would be appreciated!

Currently considering: RWJ, NJMS, Hackensack (DO), Drexel, Tufts, University of Vermont

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[Faha]

Your low non clinical volunteering hours will limit your chances for interviews (some schools screen at 150 hours and you have 50 hours at the soup kitchen). I suggest these MD schools with your stats:
Your 3 New Jersey state public schools
Alice Walton
Belmont
Roseman
Methodist (when it opens)
Albany
Quinnipiac
Eastern Virginia
Drexel
You best chances are at DO schools and I suggest these:
ROWANCOM
Touro-NY
NYITCOM
LECOM (all schools)
PCOM (all schools)
DUQCOM
WVSOM
MU-COM
CCOM
DMU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
KCU-COM
AZCOM
TUNCOM
UIWSOM

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Support from your SMP faculty will be critical. What are their comments about your lack of non-clinical community service volunteering? Keep working at the soup kitchen until then.