WAMC: Non-Trad / cGPA 3.51 / sGPA 3.79 / 515 MCAT

[Handled]

Hello! Looking for some advice on my school list and expectations given my stats and experiences.

I'm a 25 YO non-trad making a career change from architecture. I've spent the last year completing a DIY post-bacc, taking the MCAT, and pursuing research, volunteering, and shadowing hours. I am planning on applying this cycle, but have some reservations given my limited clinical experience. Thoughts?

Thank you!!!

1. GPA: cGPA: 3.51 / sGPA: 3.79
- Undergrad (cGPA: 3.34 / sGPA: 3.32)
- DIY Post-Bacc (cGPA/sGPA: 4.0) 43 credits
2. MCAT: 515 - 128/129/128/130
3. Residence: MI
4. Race/Ethnicity: White
5. Undergrad: U of M, Architecture
6. Clinical experience: 120 hours hospice volunteer - ongoing, no paid clinical (working on it)
7. Research: 250 hours biochem lab - ongoing, no publications/posters
8. Shadowing: 36 hours
8 - Cardiology
8 - Derm
20 - FM (ongoing)
9. Non-clinical volunteering: 700 hours (2 seasons) as a high school lacrosse coach - ongoing
10. Extracurricular activities:
Undergraduate Employment: 2500 hours in various jobs/internships
Post Grad. Employment:
- 4000 hours working in architecture (primarily housing/education/healthcare projects in rural/MUAs)
- 200 hours as independent contractor for architectural design
- 100 hours as travel lacrosse coach - ongoing
11. Honors/Awards:
- UG Senior design thesis competition finalist
- Multiple project design awards (team awards) at architectural firm
- Undergrad research award/grant at post-bacc institution

School List: ~25 MD, open to applying DO

1. Michigan
2. Mt. Sinai
3. Case Western
4. Ohio State
5. Vermont
6. Wayne State
7. Colorado
8. Pitt.
9. Cincinnati
10. Dartmouth
11. Iowa
12. Western Michigan
13. Indiana
14. Utah
15. Miami
16. Quinnipiac
17. WVU
18. Toledo
19. Virginia Tech
20. NYMC
21. MSU
22. Oakland
23. Central Michigan
24. Penn. State
25. Rush

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[Faha]

With no non clinical volunteering and low clinical volunteering and shadowing hours your chances for interviews are limited. Rush expects many hundreds or thousand of hours of clinical and non clinical exposure. I suggest theses schools from your list:
. Michigan
5. Vermont
6. Wayne State
12. Western Michigan
16. Quinnipiac
18. Toledo
20. NYMC
21. MSU
22. Oakland
23. Central Michigan
24. Penn. State
You could add these schools:
Medical College Wisconsin
NOVA MD
Virginia Commonwealth
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Hackensack
Albany
For DO schools I suggest these:
MSUCOM
MU-COM
DMU-COM
CCOM
KCU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
ACOM
NOVA
TUNCOM
TUCOM-CA
WESTERN
PCOM
LECOM
NYITCOM
Touro-NY

 

[Mr.Smile12]

You definitely need community service where you help comfort people in distress: food distribution, shelter work, job placement services, transportation services, or housing rehabilitation are best examples.