WAMC ORM 519/3.92

[B6767676767]

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2025-2026 Cycle
Trad ORM (white M)
MCAT: 519 132/130/131/126
GPA: 3.93 (Science 3.89)
Clinical Experience 100 Hours Scribing. 150 hrs shadowing
Volunteering 50 hrs non-clinical
Research: 100 Hrs in basic Biology lab (nothing crazy good, no pubs)
ECs: President of Social Fraternity, Intramural sports, Chem TA
Institution currently: undergrad at large Big10 school

Note: I feel like I wrote about everything fairly well. I have applied to most schools in Mid-August to about 15 schools (my home state school, as well as other T50s across Mid-Atlantic and Midwest as well as Florida). I would appreciate any guidance or perspective as the cycle heats up, as well as suggestions to add more schools. I do not have a pre-med advisor so I would be very grateful.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Welcome to the forums. State residency?

 

[B6767676767]

OH

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Descriptions for your experiences help. 50 hours of non-clinical volunteering doing what??? What did you observe with shadowing and scribing? What's your school list? Any recruitment visits or events attended?

As an Ohio resident, you have many state schools. Did you apply to all of them, plus OUHCOM?

 

[B6767676767]

Sorry for the lack of descriptions
1. I did not apply to OUHCOM (though I am still considering sending an app there), I applied to all of the OH MDs
2. Scribing was with ophthalmology, shadowing in Derm, Primary Care, Anesthesia, GI, Nephrology, Ortho, ENT, Cardiology, and Pulm/CCM
3. 50 hours was spent as an assistant coach for a little league team
4. No recruitment events attended
5. For anonymity reasons I don’t want to share all specific lists, but all the OH MDs schools, 3 larger OOS friendly schools in Florida, and the rest are OOS friendly schools ranked mostly in top 100 in Mid-Atlantic and Ohio border states.

 

[B6767676767]

Sorry for the lack of descriptions
1. I did not apply to OUHCOM (though I am still considering sending an app there), I applied to all of the OH MDs
2. Scribing was with ophthalmology, shadowing in Derm, Primary Care, Anesthesia, GI, Nephrology, Ortho, ENT, Cardiology, and Pulm/CCM
3. 50 hours was spent as an assistant coach for a little league team
4. No recruitment events attended
5. For anonymity reasons I don’t want to share all specific lists, but all the OH MDs schools, 3 larger OOS friendly schools in Florida, and the rest are OOS friendly schools ranked mostly in top 50 in Mid-Atlantic and Ohio border states.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Just saying, the quality of advice you get depends on your contributions. We can't read your mind without your application.

That said, you lack any service orientation activities, which puts your application at risk of getting screened out. Coaching little league doesn't do it, and 50 hours allows very superficial involvement (average 1 hour per week). You need 250 hours to be competitive in high metrics pools which I suspect you want sincre you won't consider OUHCOM.

I get no sense of your mission fit or your purpose as a physician. That means i have no compelling reason to recommend for interview.

Every Big 10 university i know has a prehealth advising office. You will have to tell me where you go to school.

 

[B6767676767]

Thank you for the advice, I will definitely add OUHCOM and possibly LECOM. My school does have an advisor office, I just have never went and got set up with one. If this cycle does not work out I will be sure to go.

 

[B6767676767]

Also going to expand my MD school list as well.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Also going to expand my MD school list as well.

In another thread, we advise another to finish quickly. You're getting close to being too late, even with your stats. If you don't have any invitations by Thanksgiving, start preparing for a reapplication.

 

[B6767676767]

Alright I will get right on it. As if this past week have gotten a few IIs so I am hoping those all work out.
Thanks for the help!