MD & DO WAMC/rate my school list

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WAMC – Low GPA, Strong Upward Trend, 518 MCAT

Stats:
• GPA: 3.5 s/c with an upward trend:
• Y1: 2.1, 3.2
• Y2: 3.3, 3.6
• Y3: 3.7, 3.8
• Y4: 3.94, 4.0
• MCAT: 518 (128/129/132/129)
• Degree: Biochemistry from a small liberal arts college in NJ
• Residency: NJ

Clinical Experience:
• ~4,500 hours volunteer EMT (one 12-hour shift weekly, with extra shifts)
• ~150 hours pastoral care volunteering at an underserved hospital

Shadowing:
• ~150 hours across multiple specialties (surgery, radiology, OB, paramedicine, cardiology, etc.)

Research:
• ~800 hours (organic chemistry + neuroscience)
• One poster, grant, and scholarship
• Honors program capstone project

Extracurriculars:
• ~600 hours producing a healthcare podcast for school
• Executive board member of campus radio station
• Founded a cultural club (Ukrainian heritage) as VP, organized cultural events and a war vigil, raised money for wounded soldiers (~300 hours)

Work Experience:
• ~2,000 hours paid pharmacy technician
• ~640 hours paid summer camp counselor
• ~2,000 hours in cell therapy manufacturing (former role)
• Currently working as a QC Lab Specialist in flu vaccine manufacturing

Non-Clinical Volunteering:
• ~50 hours at a special needs school in Mexico

Languages:
• Fluent in Russian, conversational in Spanish

LORs:
• Two science
• Squad paramedic line officer, pharmacy manager, hospital chaplain
• Expecting a strong committee letter (graduated May 2024)

Applying this cycle. Currently working and volunteering.

School list:

School List:
• University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
• Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
• Tufts University School of Medicine
• Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
• New York Medical College
• Georgetown University School of Medicine
• University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
• Emory University School of Medicine
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
• Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
• Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
• Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
• Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
• Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
• Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
• Drexel University College of Medicine
• Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
• Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine
• Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
• Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
• George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences
• Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University
• Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
• Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
• Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
• Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at TCU
• Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
• Wake Forest University School of Medicine
• Albany Medical College
• Medical College of Wisconsin

Considering adding Rush and shooting for mayo bc why not (and someone on reddit told me i should?)

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Non-clinical volunteering needs work in the United States, providing face-to-face service to those who need social services. Food distribution, shelter volunteering, job/tax preparation, transportation services, and housing rehabilitation are appropriate. You don't have 150 hours that fit this description of service orientation, so your application is at risk of getting screened out at most schools. Rush looks for those with hundreds of hours in their submitted application (does not include planned/in-progress hours). Helping special needs students in Mexico is noble, but it won't help you here; most premed students do some tutoring, teaching, or mentoring, and 50 hours barely breaks my attention threshold.

 

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do my [emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]]].[emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]]]k of emt vol not matter here? it has been a worthy experience that is akin to many of the things you’ve mentioned. you’re the only one who has been so critical among everyone i’ve talked to, including premed advisors and med students.

it’s not really financially viable for me to do more volunteering than i already do.

i can see where you’re coming from but i think saying i’m going to get screened out due to low nonclinical volunteering with almost [emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]]]k total volunteering is off base. thanks for your time.

 

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You should accumulate 150+ hours of non clinical volunteering such as food bank, homeless shelter, etc. before you submit your application. Otherwise, you could be screened out at some schools. I suggest these schools if you obtain those hours:
Your 3 NJ state public schools
Hackensack
Hofstra
New York Medical College
Albany
Rochester
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Tufts
UMass
Dartmouth
Penn State
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Pittsburgh
George Washington
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
Wake Forest
Belmont
NOVA MD
USF Morsani
Miami
TCU
Alice Walton
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Iowa
Illinois
Roseman

 

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You should accumulate 150+ hours of non clinical volunteering such as food bank, homeless shelter, etc. before you submit your application. Otherwise, you could be screened out at some schools. I suggest these schools if you obtain those hours:
Your 3 NJ state public schools
Hackensack
Hofstra
New York Medical College
Albany
Rochester
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Tufts
UMass
Dartmouth
Penn State
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Pittsburgh
George Washington
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
Wake Forest
Belmont
NOVA MD
USF Morsani
Miami
TCU
Alice Walton
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Iowa
Illinois
Roseman

thank you

 

[Mr.Smile12]

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it’s not really financially viable for me to do more volunteering than i already do.

i can see where you’re coming from but i think saying i’m going to get screened out due to low nonclinical volunteering with almost [emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]]]k total volunteering is off base. thanks for your time.

OP: sorry, but can you clean your response? It's hard to know what you are responding to. From what I can read: Are you looking for advice, empathy, or attention? I'm only critical because I've worked in advising and admissions and can only tell you what has happened to strong candidates with a similar profile to yours.

 

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OP: sorry, but can you clean your response? It's hard to know what you are responding to. From what I can read: Are you looking for advice, empathy, or attention? I'm only critical because I've worked in advising and admissions and can only tell you what has happened to strong candidates with a similar profile to yours.

sorry, i suppose the app has some issues. thank you for your response.

i do have about one hundred and fifty to two hundred hours volunteering in a pastoral care role with a underserved pop. i included this in clinical vol but i suppose it could count as nonclinical?

it is in a hospital setting, but it is strictly emotional care and spiritual care. i volunteer under a reverend. not sure if if that is nonclinical? what do you think? appreciate your time.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

sorry, i suppose the app has some issues. thank you for your response.

i do have about one hundred and fifty to two hundred hours volunteering in a pastoral care role with a underserved pop. i included this in clinical vol but i suppose it could count as nonclinical?

it is in a hospital setting, but it is strictly emotional care and spiritual care. i volunteer under a reverend. not sure if if that is nonclinical? what do you think? appreciate your time.

I think pastoral care is valuable regarding compassion and empathy competencies. I think of it as non-clinical since you usually are not involved in clinical activities, but others might give you some credit since you are in a clinical setting. Others can comment.

 

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i see, thanks. another question if i may: what will research oriented med schools think about my pharma experience? i feel like my academic research is okay but wondering if this can bolster it in some ways. i’ve worked in aseptic manufacturing and QC for flu vaccines.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

i see, thanks. another question if i may: what will research oriented med schools think about my pharma experience? i feel like my academic research is okay but wondering if this can bolster it in some ways. i’ve worked in aseptic manufacturing and QC for flu vaccines.

It's neutral to me and from what I recall. PhD students would be jealous, but that's not the audience. Most academic research faculty wish they had projects and salaries comparable to working in pharma/biotech. But that's not carrying over to the admissions committee room.