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[Pons_Intended]

Hello all! I’m taking the MCAT in a few months and was just wondering what score I need to be competitive to the Texas schools such as Baylor, Dell, Long, McGovern, as well as Vanderbilt University based on the rest of my application? What else can I improve on in my application?



Stats

cGPA & sGPA: 3.65, 3.59
MCAT: not yet taken (April)

Clinical

300 hours EMS volunteering over 3 years

500 hours EMS paid over 3 months

1500 hours split between ER/ICU as a trauma tech/nursing assistant (paid)

Nonclinical Volunteering

400 hours as camp counselor over 3 summers in college

Additional Experience

Currently a PJ in the USAF (flight paramedic, combat diver, static line parachutist, freefall, tech rescue specialist, survival expert, etc.)

Research

~800 hours: behavioral psych research, 4 posters, 1 publication, 1 abstract submitted

Shadowing

~100 hours: plastic surgeon

~120 hours: emergency physician

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[HappyRabbit]

Try to get at least of 100 hours of nonclinical volunteering that involves working with the underserved (think soup kitchen, etc) so you don't have to rely on your military experience to compensate. Aside from that, a high MCAT (512-515+) will likely be needed for Vanderbilt but for your Texas schools less is needed (508-512 depending on the school). Your USAF experience will help quite a bit.

Let us know when you take your MCAT and we can provide a school list for you. Good luck!

 

[Pons_Intended]

@Goro @LizzyM @Faha Would I be able to get your advice?

 

[Goro]

Invest in MSAR

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I’m taking the MCAT in a few months and was just wondering what score I need to be competitive

528 of course...

Of course, it's not just your scores that get you an offer.

 

[LizzyM]

Reiterating advice above.

Unpaid camp counselor is not the kind of non-clinical volunteering schools are looking for.

Your best investment in this process is the MSAR. Access is very low cost and the information is invaluable. You'll see the range of scores at each school. Some schools will have this info on their websites, too, but MSAR packages it so well and can verify it because AAMC holds all the data.

 

[chilly_md]

Are you a TX resident?

 

[Pons_Intended]

Are you a TX resident?

Yes at the moment I am due to living there for a few years, however, I will be changing my residency this year to AZ since I do not have any more connections there unfortunately

 

[chilly_md]

Yes at the moment I am due to living there for a few years, however, I will be changing my residency this year to AZ since I do not have any more connections there unfortunately

If you switch before submitting, it would be unwise to apply to TMDSAS schools. They are 90% IS and utilize the last 10% typically for high stat students with research.

 

[wysdoc]

If you switch before submitting, it would be unwise to apply to TMDSAS schools. They are 90% IS and utilize the last 10% typically for high stat students with research.

Can you wait to move to AZ until after submitting TMDSASapp? Then you would qualify as a Texan.

 

[Pons_Intended]

If you switch before submitting, it would be unwise to apply to TMDSAS schools. They are 90% IS and utilize the last 10% typically for high stat students with research.

Wow that's very interesting. If I stay a Texas resident, will this have a negative impact on me applying to other schools? Will they be less likely to send out IIs and acceptances due to assuming I would attend a Texas school?

 

[Kakegawa]

If you switch before submitting, it would be unwise to apply to TMDSAS schools. They are 90% IS and utilize the last 10% typically for high stat students with research.

As an OOS with around 200 hours research and 3.8GPA/522 MCAT, does it make sense to apply for Texas schools? Thanks

 

[wysdoc]

As an OOS with around 200 hours research and 3.8GPA/522 MCAT, does it make sense to apply for Texas schools? Thanks

Sure take a shot

 

[Kakegawa]

Sure take a shot

Thanks

 

[chilly_md]

Wow that's very interesting. If I stay a Texas resident, will this have a negative impact on me applying to other schools? Will they be less likely to send out IIs and acceptances due to assuming I would attend a Texas school?

There are still certain schools like ETSU that specifically value veterans as well as a couple others known to take Texans like Tulane (who is just one state over). If would be better to keep TX residency honestly like wysdoc mentioned.