WAMC/School List (3.5, 516, TX URM)

[AppleDestroyer]

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Hello everyone! I'm looking for some help to build my school list. I plan on applying MD now and then DO later in the cycle if it's quiet.

1. cGPA: 3.50, sGPA: 3.49, PB GPA: 4.00 (31 science credits), strong upward trend from bad freshman year
2. MCAT: 507 (125/128/127/127) --> 516 (129/127/129/131)
3. Texas Resident
4. URM (Mexican) and SES Disadvantaged
5. T30, post-bac classes done at CC because of cost
6. Clinical Experience: 762 Total (750 hours as EMT, 1080 expected hours) (12 hours in Tijuana at Refugee Camp)
7. Research: 180 Total (156 hours @ a Peds OT Lab) (24 hours @ Kinesiology Lab)
8. Shadowing: 75 Hours (Family Medicine)
9. Nonclinical Volunteer: 221 Hours Total (121 hours volunteer @ Peds hospital) (100 hours @ Mobile COVID Clinic)
10. Other EC'S
- Recruitment Manager (605 hours), Operations Manager (720 hours) for marching band.
-Section leader for undergraduate marching band as well (484 hours) (held alongside operations manager)
11. Earned an award from the University for holding both Ops Manager and Section Leader and helping reform the program post-COVID.

I am applying to Texas and AAMC schools. Right now this is my list
UT McGovern
UT Dell
UT Southwestern
Baylor
UTMB
UTSA
UT Tyler
Texas Tech (Both Lubbock and El Paso)
Texas A&M
University of Houston
USC Keck SOM
UC Riverside (Strong ties, family and lived here for a while)
University of Colorado
University of Iowa
Drexel University
Emory University
Loyola University
Lewis Katz SOM

Thank you! (This is a repost from earlier, but I didn't get any replies and I think it got lost in the sea of posts lol)

 

[ClashRoyaleKing]

What is the nature of your non clinical volunteering? It’s looks kind of clinical. Strong profile otherwise.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Where did you grow up in Texas?

 

[AppleDestroyer]

What is the nature of your non clinical volunteering? It’s looks kind of clinical. Strong profile otherwise.

They are in a clinical setting, but what I did wasn't really clinical. For the peds one I would mostly play with the kids to help distract them and for the COVID clinic I helped check people in and set up the events.

 

[AppleDestroyer]

Where did you grow up in Texas?

I grew up in the Panhandle!

 

[Faha]

@wysdoc could give you more advice about Texas schools and where Texas residents have had success OOS.

 

[wysdoc]

@wysdoc could give you more advice about Texas schools and where Texas residents have had success OOS.

California schools are tough for Texans but I heard from one who interviewed at USC last year and also TouroCA & Western Pomona
Other schools relatively friendly to Texans: Georgetown, George Washington, VCU, Drexel, Creighton, Loyola, EVMS, UCF, & some of the upper midwestern states that have several med schools.

 

[AppleDestroyer]

California schools are tough for Texans but I heard from one who interviewed at USC last year and also TouroCA & Western Pomona
Other schools relatively friendly to Texans: Georgetown, George Washington, VCU, Drexel, Creighton, Loyola, EVMS, UCF, & some of the upper midwestern states that have several med schools.

Thank you for your recommendations, I'll make sure to do more research into them. I'm only applying to those California schools because I have strong ties to them but I won't be expecting much love from them.

Thank you again!

 

[ClashRoyaleKing]

Thank you for your recommendations, I'll make sure to do more research into them. I'm only applying to those California schools because I have strong ties to them but I won't be expecting much love from them.

Thank you again!

As a URM with a solid MCAT and profile, I feel like it's definitely worth a shot.