WAMC Reapplicant 512 MCAT (5/18/18), 3.73 cGPA, 3.61 sGPA

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Academics/Background:
cGPA: 3.73 sGPA:3.61
MCAT: 512 (May 2018 Date, Do I have to retake it?)
Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Psychology
Graduation Year: 2018
State of Residence: PA

Clinical Volunteering/Experience:

• Critical Care Technician, City Hospital 1yr (Will be 2 by Matriculation)
• Hospice Volunteer 600 hrs
• Hospital Volunteer 150 hrs

Nonclinical Volunteering:

• Habitat For Humanity 210 hrs
• Neighborhood and park cleanups 70 hrs
• Historical Society 100 hrs
• After school tutoring program 45 hrs

Shadowing:

• 50 hrs. Neurology (MD and DO), Physiatry (DO), Pulmonology (MD)

Research Experience:

• 2 yrs neurodegeneration research (2 Posters, but no publications as of yet)
• Substance abuse research 400 hrs (Poster and again no publications)

Leadership

• President of Sports Club 2yrs
• Chair of University Habitat for Humanity Chapter

I applied this year (Secondaries complete by early September) and got 1 interview->waitlist. My school list was:

• Albany Medical College
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• Boston University School of Medicine
• Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
• Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
• Drexel University College of Medicine
• Emory University School of Medicine
• Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
• Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
• George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Georgetown University School of Medicine
• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
• Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
• Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
• New York Medical College
• New York University Grossman School of Medicine
• Ohio State University College of Medicine
• Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
• Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
• Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
• Saint Louis University School of Medicine
• Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
• The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
• Tufts University School of Medicine
• Tulane University School of Medicine
• University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
• University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
• University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
• University of Rochester School of Medicine
• Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
• Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Any school list (especially DO schools), help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you:

 

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Where was your interview ?

 

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Buffalo, I have family ties to the area

 

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Buffalo, I have family ties to the area

I am surprised you received only one interview . When you reapply include DO schools.
I suggest these MD schools:
Buffalo
Penn State
Geisinger Commonwealth
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Albany
New York Medical College
Seton Hall
George Washington
Georgetown
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
West Virginia
NOVA MD
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Central Florida
TCU-UNT
Creighton
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
St. Louis
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
For DO schools consider these:
PCOM
LECOM
MU-COM
WVSOM
UP-KYCOM
DMU-COM
KCU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
AZCOM
NYITCOM
CUSOM
VCOM (all schools)

 

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Looking back at your application do you have any insight as to why you didn't receive many interviews for future applicants?

 

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Thank you!

@littleyellow I can only assume that my secondary applications weren't as strong as I thought they were. I'm going to try to have more eyes look them over before I submit this year.