WAMC/School List feedback please!

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[Faha]

You should accumulate another 40 hours of physician shadowing before you apply. A MCAT of 500 is not competitive for any of the schools on your list except perhaps Mercer. You have many state public schools on your list that admit very few (if any ) non residents with your stats and no connection to the state (UC Davis only admits 2 or 3 per year). Post your new MCAT score here when available.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

What feedback have you received from your SMP advisors?

Details needed for your nonclinical volunteering. What did you do for 300 hours? What you have might be too low for Rush and other Jesuit schools.

 

[AJS59]

Go out and crush the MCAT retake and listen to what Faha and Smile have said.

As for the list - I get the desire to stay on the east coast but applications to UNC, Brown, and Geisel would most likely hit trash bin with your combined MCAT and GPA. As others have mentioned, 300 hours (again, depending on the nature of what you did) could be too low for Rush, St. Louis, Loyola, Georgetown.

As a GA resident, I would also eliminate UC Davis, Maryland, VCU and EVMS.

 

[acetylcola]

You should accumulate another 40 hours of physician shadowing before you apply. A MCAT of 500 is not competitive for any of the schools on your list except perhaps Mercer. You have many state public schools on your list that admit very few (if any ) non residents with your stats and no connection to the state (UC Davis only admits 2 or 3 per year). Post your new MCAT score here when available.

I will do that, thank you. Should I remove US Davis/others from my school list perhaps?

 

[acetylcola]

What feedback have you received from your SMP advisors?

Details needed for your nonclinical volunteering. What did you do for 300 hours? What you have might be too low for Rush and other Jesuit schools.

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[acetylcola]

Go out and crush the MCAT retake and listen to what Faha and Smile have said.

As for the list - I get the desire to stay on the east coast but applications to UNC, Brown, and Geisel would most likely hit trash bin with your combined MCAT and GPA. As others have mentioned, 300 hours (again, depending on the nature of what you did) could be too low for Rush, St. Louis, Loyola, Georgetown.

As a GA resident, I would also eliminate UC Davis, Maryland, VCU and EVMS.

This is very helpful, thank you. My volunteer activities I just wrote about briefly above.

 

[Faha]

I will do that, thank you. Should I remove US Davis/others from my school list perhaps?

It depends on what your July MCAT score is .

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Do you think you have done enough for admission to your home institution where you are doing your SMP? Do you qualify for linkage interviews?That's also important to know.

 

[acetylcola]

Do you think you have done enough for admission to your home institution where you are doing your SMP? Do you qualify for linkage interviews?That's also important to know.

I have heard from many faculty and students there that I am a strong mission fit for the school, and I have people who would go to bat for me if I were given an interview. However, my home institution does not have direct linkage to the medical school and I was passed over for an interview this cycle (only applied to home institution). I have a strong suspicion it is due to my MCAT score. I will definitely reapply to them next cycle as I can see myself doing well there, I like the school, and I know I can handle their curriculum.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I have heard from many faculty and students there that I am a strong mission fit for the school, and I have people who would go to bat for me if I were given an interview. However, my home institution does not have direct linkage to the medical school and I was passed over for an interview this cycle (only applied to home institution). I have a strong suspicion it is due to my MCAT score. I will definitely reapply to them next cycle as I can see myself doing well there, I like the school, and I know I can handle their curriculum.

Let them tell you explicitly what you need to get higher priority for your MCAT. The SMP advisors should already know.

As you know, Jesuit schools like but don't prefer applicants based on their religious history. As you know they all favor applicants with examples of curae personalis through their community service/service orientation activities; I presume if you are at an SMP at such an institution, the SMP advisors will help you articulate that. A LOR from a Jesuit priest/minister doesn't matter; this isn't undergrad.

 

[acetylcola]

Let them tell you explicitly what you need to get higher priority for your MCAT. The SMP advisors should already know.

As you know, Jesuit schools like but don't prefer applicants based on their religious history. As you know they all favor applicants with examples of curae personalis through their community service/service orientation activities; I presume if you are at an SMP at such an institution, the SMP advisors will help you articulate that. A LOR from a Jesuit priest/minister doesn't matter; this isn't undergrad.

Thank you for your insight. I will make an appointment to talk to them and will update this thread after I have retaken my MCAT.

 

[deleted1169403]

I only plan to apply to MD schools

I think you need to apply to at least a few DO schools as backup

 

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[GoSpursGo]

You can be a hospitalist as a DO.

Frankly even with a 512 you’re still more likely to land at a DO school. If you would truly rather reapply than attend a DO school, that is your prerogative, but my advice would be to get into any med school first and then worry about what specialties are open to you.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

My advisor said I should shoot for a 510 minimum MCAT but 512+ would be excellent.

Improving your MCAT by +10 would get most schools' attention. Just kill it.

Your community service hours (400) may still be a bit low for Rush and the Catholic schools. Mercer is an in-state school for you, but understand they are focused on rural health and equity.

You have the throwaway strategy (select one school and add the rest once you know your MCAT result).