WAMC / School list for 2x MCAT 500 and 3.3 - CA ORM

[CiliasStr3et]

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1. 3.3 cGPA with a 3.1 sGPA
2. Took the MCAT twice with a score of 500 both times, retaking in early March.
3. CA ORM at UCI
4. Paid urgent care job as a medical assistant for about a year. About 500 or so hours. Now working a security job temporarily until I get certified as an MA, in which I’ll look for another MA job
5. Slight research experiende about like 100 hours in undergrad, not too much done just basic lab work
6. Shadowed a DO in primary care for 50 hours
7. I’ve only done a little bit of volunteering but plan to raise it in the upcoming year. I’ve done food bank on campus for about 20 hours and about 50 hours of food bank stuff in my hometown. 70 ish total
8. I did a dance contest with a group in undergrad about 4 years ago, currently on my 2nd gap year studying for the mcat again.
9. I have 1 DO letter and 1 professor letter. Both are relatively weak.

Please help me formulate a school list for my current stats. I am planning on taking the mcat again. My FL scores were decent ranging from 500-517 but my luck on the actual day runs out and I fumble. I’m aiming for a 505 on the next one. Thank you.”

Doing this for a friend, thank you!

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Your friend needs to set up their own account so you both can be compliant with TOS.

Your 500 MCAT should be enough for many DO schools, so I don't get your motivation to retest. You are significantly behind with non-clinical community service, and I would expend more energy to get that up to at least 150 hours by the time you submit your application. Especially since you are on your second gap year... I know you have to work, but you need to find some way to get more community service somehow.

 

[Faha]

You should be able to receive interviews at some DO schools with your stats and I suggest these:
TUNCOM
Noorda-COM
BCOM (both schools)
UIWSOM
KHSC-COM
BUCOM
NYIT-AR
ARCOM
OCOM
LMU-DCOM (all schools)
LECOM (all schools)
WVSOM
UP-KYCOM
DUQCOM
Meritus
Touro-Montana
RVU-Montana