WAMC/ School List Help (3.07, 3.95 Master's, 511 MCAT, 2 IA from 2018)

[AspiringPremed2025]

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Hi everyone,

Georgia Resident, Asian, US Citizen
AACOMAS undergrad GPA- 3.07
AACOMAS sGPA- 3.23

MCAT - 512 (127/128/128/130)

AACOMAS cumulative GPA (with Master's)- 3.19
Master's GPA - Biomedical Engineering - 3.95

Upward Trend
3.78 last 79 hours
3.82 last 94 hours

I am applying to DO schools and state MD schools for this cycle. I made a serious mistake with plagiarism and collaboration in my first computer science class and ended up with 2 violations in January of 2018. I sincerely regret making this mistake and have subsequently never done anything to get me in trouble for the past 7 years. I plan to be honest and show my clear regret about my mistake.

My question is whether this would sink my application to DO schools. I have a 3.07 UG GPA, a 3.95 Master's GPA (non SMP but Biomedical Engineering), a 3.2 SGPA, and a very high upward trend of 3.78 for the last 79 credit hours. ( had to work multiple jobs to help family financial situation).

My MCAT is a 511, and my research and clinical/nonclinical volunteer hours are in the 1000s. I have really strong extracurriculars and a very directed mission for medicine. I have around 200 hours of shadowing both DO and MD physicians.

How should I be feeling going into the application season?

Do you know any schools that may be targets for me to apply to? How many would be overkill?

Thanks again for all your help

 

[Faha]

I suggest these DO schools with your stats:
PCOM (all schools)
LMU-DCOM (all schools)
BCOM (both schools)
LECOM (all schools)
WVSOM
UP-KYCOM
MU-COM
DMU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
KCU-COM
ACOM
WCU-COM
NYITCOM (all schools)
UIWSOM
AZCOM
TUNCOM

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I might throw in a lifeline to the engineering-oriented schools. Check what the course preferences are for Carle.

Q&A with Carle Illinois College of Medicine: Developing Innovation and Entrepreneurship as Health Professionals | SDN

In a previous article, I discussed the advantages engineering-trained applicants bring to the health professions. For this article, we asked the

www.studentdoctor.net

 

[AspiringPremed2025]

I might throw in a lifeline to the engineering-oriented schools. Check what the course preferences are for Carle.

Q&A with Carle Illinois College of Medicine: Developing Innovation and Entrepreneurship as Health Professionals | SDN

In a previous article, I discussed the advantages engineering-trained applicants bring to the health professions. For this article, we asked the

www.studentdoctor.net

Thank you so much, I will be sure to check it out as an engineer by education- about my IA's, do you have any advice about how to mention it in the essay, and how it affects my chances at DO schools, given it was almost 8 years ago, with no issues since then?

 

[AspiringPremed2025]

I suggest these DO schools with your stats:
PCOM (all schools)
LMU-DCOM (all schools)
BCOM (both schools)
LECOM (all schools)
WVSOM
UP-KYCOM
MU-COM
DMU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
KCU-COM
ACOM
WCU-COM
NYITCOM (all schools)
UIWSOM
AZCOM
TUNCOM

Thank you Faha, this is really appreciated. Do you have any advice on how to discuss the IA, and how much it would detract from my application? It was a long time ago, but I am very new to medical school admissions.

 

[Faha]

Thank you Faha, this is really appreciated. Do you have any advice on how to discuss the IA, and how much it would detract from my application? It was a long time ago, but I am very new to medical school admissions.

Just admit your mistakes and how you learned from them.