WAMC: Non-traditional applicant, TX res, 500 MCAT, 3.45 GPA

[UselessPancreasOwner]

1. cGPA 3.45 and sGPA 3.18 (upward trend, last two semesters 4.0) ; Graduated in 2020.
2. 487 -> 500 (124, 127, 122, 127).
3. TX
4. ORM
5. Small Public University
6. 10,000+ direct patient clinical exposure Hours and growing. All in work with medically underserved populations. Built my own company which accounts for about 2,500 of these hours and I continue working for as director. Includes ER, Cardiology, IM, and Ortho. At least 9,000 hours worth are in leadership roles. At least half of these hours are with DO physicians.
7. Research experience - None
8. Shadowing: 300 hours shadowing variety of specialties (mostly family med) in rural medicine.
9. Volunteering: 300 hours, variety of non-clinical tasks, mostly with children in afterschool services and elderly.
10. Also served in a leadership role with a faith-based student organization. At least 2,000 hours. I used this to coordinate many of the volunteering events.
11. Dean's list a few times. Nothing more.
12. As you can tell by the username, I am a type 1 diabetic.

Howdy y'all, just wanting help with school list and what my overall chances of getting in are. Long-story short, I had a family to support and have been working full-to-plus time for the past 7 years (and part-time before that). I have applied to the following schools and wondered if there are any others I should add.

PCOM Georgia and South Georgia, DMU COM, OSU COM, TCOM, Kansas COM, KY COM, WV COM, LECOM, BCOM, MSU COM, NYIT COM - Arkansas, RVU COM (all), ACOM, Noorda COM, ATSU COM (both), Western COM (OR), NOVA COM, Marian COM, ARCOM, ICOM, Campbell COM, VCOM - VA, LA, UIW COM, KCU COM, LU COM, SHSU COM, OCOM

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You should receive several interviews from your list. Western is unlikely with your MCAT of 500. MSUCOM has very high non resident tuition. You could add WCU-COM, TUNCOM. LMU-DCOM

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Welcome to the forums. Is there a reason why PA is not on the table?

 

[UselessPancreasOwner]

Welcome to the forums. Is there a reason why PA is not on the table?

Nothing too crazy, I saw in the past that many PA schools required Microbiology which I did not take in undergrad. I do not object to a post-bacc, but this was not on the table financially until recently as a potential option. I have considered pursuing the pathway if I do not get into medical school and would be quite happy working in the setting as I am close friends with several of the PAs on staff in the hospital. Of the two however, I would prefer to work as a physician. Much of my time was spent with physicians and I find the workflow more attractive from a future practice standpoint. Ultimately, I want to work in rural medicine which remains an option with either pathway.

You should receive several interviews from your list. Western is unlikely with your MCAT of 500. MSUCOM has very high non resident tuition. You could add WCU-COM, TUNCOM. LMU-DCOM

Thank you. I did speak with WCU and they informed me I required a committee packet for application, which I do not have (I do have professor letters however). I'll consider adding TUNCOM. Forgot to include that I did apply to LMU-DCOM.

 

[UselessPancreasOwner]

Update for historical reference if anybody looks.

Received OOS II for ACOM on 8/1/24. Secondary completed on 07/27/24.

 

[notEinstein]

Update for historical reference if anybody looks.

Received OOS II for ACOM on 8/1/24. Secondary completed on 07/27/24.

Love this idea of giving updates. Please continue to let us know how your cycle goes.

 

[UselessPancreasOwner]

Update:

Received OOS II for NYIT COM - Jonesboro 8/12/24. Secondary completed on 07/29/24. Super excited for this one!

Love this idea of giving updates. Please continue to let us know how your cycle goes.

Happy to! Hope it will give people a little more information if they look back through the threads

 

[UselessPancreasOwner]

Update:

Noorda COM. OOS II Received 08/15. Application and secondary completed 08/08.

 

[notEinstein]

Update:

Noorda COM. OOS II Received 08/15. Application amd secondary completed 08/08.

You’re on a roll!

You have more II’s now than people with 3.8 gpa’s i’m following. Thats awesome.

 

[UselessPancreasOwner]

You’re on a roll!

You have more II’s now than people with 3.8 gpa’s i’m following. Thats awesome.

Ha! Yeah! I'm pretty excited at this point. Makes the thousands of hours of work feel worthwhile 😅

Hope it encourages others with similar apps. I had a hard time finding posts by people with similar stats.

 

[UselessPancreasOwner]

RVU - Montana COM OOS II received today, 8/28/24. Secondary submitted July 26th, 2024. Complete email received August 15th.

Also received:
LU COM OOS II received earlier this week. Submitted early August.

 

[UselessPancreasOwner]

Update:
OCOM OOS II received today, 09/03/24. Secondary completed 08/20/24.

 

[UselessPancreasOwner]

Update:
Kansas COM OOS II Received today 9/4/24. Secondary completed: 7/10/24.

 

[notEinstein]

Update:
Kansas COM OOS II Received today 9/4/24. Secondary completed: 7/10/24.

Look at you!!! Stacking up the II’s.

 

[UselessPancreasOwner]

Look at you!!! Stacking up the II’s.

Thanks again! I feel quite reassured. I've seen a lot of people posting about low MCAT's and their chances and hope it will give people an idea of what is actually in store for them.