WAMC Non-Trad/RN

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Background
-ORM, mid 30s
-RN for 10+ years (with a lot of time in an uncommon specialty that tends to be a big talking point)
-TX Resident (born and raised and finally back but lived out of state for several years d/t spouse's job)

Academics
-Messed up my initial BS from a T25 school
-Cumulative stats: cGPA 3.3, sGPA 3.05 (includes ALL courses ever taken, 313 hours overall, 89 BCPM)
-Post-bacc only stats: cGPA 3.89, sGPA 4.0 (includes BSN plus DIY science heavy post bacc, 172 hours overall, 74 hours BCPM)
-MCAT soon. I know this is a really important with my GPA history but I wanted to post now since I have some rough predictions. Started with a 505 on my diagnostic, now up to a 508 on most recent FL. Confident I can clear 510 by test day, but goal is 515. Have a couple other test dates I can push back to if my FLs aren't higher by testing.
-Did a semester of NP school years ago. Withdrew because I wasn't passionate about it and I knew it wouldn't make me happy. It just felt like the next step I was "supposed" to take. Decided to pursue medical school instead.

ECs
-Hundreds of volunteer hours that span back to initial undergrad. I don't know how far back to count for my application being a non-trad because I could go pretty far back. Non-clinical includes things like CASA volunteer, Girl Scouts, local school district. Concerned these don't fit with some of the "suggested" categories like food distribution, shelter, transportation, etc.
-Clinical volunteer experience includes direct pt care of unhoused population out in the field as well as local clinic for uninsured. Still actively volunteering.
-Paid clinical experience ridiculous since I've been a full time RN for so long. Probably 20,000 hours? Preceptor, charge nurse, several nursing-related awards/honors. Typical nurse alphabet soup after my name but probably not relevant for my application?
-200ish research hours at large teaching hospital (I'm worried this is too low)
-200ish shadowing hours from several different specialties and ages (inpatient, outpatient, OR, primary care). More planned post MCAT.


Planned Applications (Yes I know there are a few reaches on here)
UT Austin/Dell
UTHSCSA
TTUHSC - Lubbock
Texas A&M
UTMB
UT Southwestern
UT Health Houston
UT Tyler
TCOM
UIW
Univ of Colorado
UC Davis (ties to area)
I would love more OOS recommendations. I plan on applying to at least 20 schools.

 

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It is not possible to give you an accurate school list without an actual MCAT score. Post your score here when available. You should be competitive for most DO schools with a MCAT of 505+.

 

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ECs
-Hundreds of volunteer hours that span back to initial undergrad. I don't know how far back to count for my application being a non-trad because I could go pretty far back. Non-clinical includes things like CASA volunteer, Girl Scouts, local school district. Concerned these don't fit with some of the "suggested" categories like food distribution, shelter, transportation, etc.
-Clinical volunteer experience includes direct pt care of unhoused population out in the field as well as local clinic for uninsured. Still actively volunteering.

Give us a chronology of these activities with hours. BTW, CASA can count as service orientation activity to me, plus few students get deeply involved.