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I was wondering if you would be able to offer advice on my school list, as I've been told I'm in a weird spot stat-wise due to GPA. I'm a reapplicant this cycle trying to finalize my list since I've been pre-writing secondaries while waiting for my application to be verified (it has been under review since 8/6 due to a transcript issue). Previous cycle I applied late (Oct 2019-2020 cycle).
PA ORM (graduated from high school in Ohio)
Undergrad cGPA: 3.35 (upward trend 2.75 -> 3.29 -> 3.41 -> 3.94), AMCAS sGPA: 3.06
Graduate GPA: 3.78
MCAT: "expired" 509 from 2018 (128/128/127/126) -> panic COVID retake 506 (128/126/127/125) -> 513 (127/128/130/128)
Major in Chemical Engineering, Masters in Biomedical Science
Clinical Experience: 500+ hours between volunteering at student-run free clinic and different hospital departments (oncology, peds)
Non-clinical Work Experience: 1000+ hours as a cashier (worked during college to pay as I go)
Volunteer Experience: 100+ hours including tutoring programs for the local community
Research Experience: 3000+ hours, both computation and wet lab (am an associate researcher), pubs from COVID research, multiple presentations/posters, thesis defense
Shadowing Experience: 60+ in-person hours between different specialties, supplemented with 30+ hours of virtual shadowing during COVID
This gap year will be spent doing more research, virtual tutoring for family members of local hospital employees, and trying to find more clinical exposure.
My School List (23 MD) -> As a side note, I am missing the usually required 6 behavioral science credit requirement for most DO schools, only have 3 credits.
Drexel
Dartmouth
Geisinger Commonwealth
Temple
New York Medical
Saint Louis
Tufts
Pitt (reach, my bachelors was from here)
Quinnipiac
Toledo
Ohio State
Wright State
Sinai (reach, my masters was from here, interviewed here during my first cycle)
Albany Medical
Case Western (reach)
Carle Illinois
Cooper Medical
George Washington
Georgetown
Wake Forest
Virginia Tech
Hackensack Meridian
Thomas Jefferson
I appreciate any input - thanks in advance!
PA ORM (graduated from high school in Ohio)
Undergrad cGPA: 3.35 (upward trend 2.75 -> 3.29 -> 3.41 -> 3.94), AMCAS sGPA: 3.06
Graduate GPA: 3.78
MCAT: "expired" 509 from 2018 (128/128/127/126) -> panic COVID retake 506 (128/126/127/125) -> 513 (127/128/130/128)
Major in Chemical Engineering, Masters in Biomedical Science
Clinical Experience: 500+ hours between volunteering at student-run free clinic and different hospital departments (oncology, peds)
Non-clinical Work Experience: 1000+ hours as a cashier (worked during college to pay as I go)
Volunteer Experience: 100+ hours including tutoring programs for the local community
Research Experience: 3000+ hours, both computation and wet lab (am an associate researcher), pubs from COVID research, multiple presentations/posters, thesis defense
Shadowing Experience: 60+ in-person hours between different specialties, supplemented with 30+ hours of virtual shadowing during COVID
This gap year will be spent doing more research, virtual tutoring for family members of local hospital employees, and trying to find more clinical exposure.
My School List (23 MD) -> As a side note, I am missing the usually required 6 behavioral science credit requirement for most DO schools, only have 3 credits.
Drexel
Dartmouth
Geisinger Commonwealth
Temple
New York Medical
Saint Louis
Tufts
Pitt (reach, my bachelors was from here)
Quinnipiac
Toledo
Ohio State
Wright State
Sinai (reach, my masters was from here, interviewed here during my first cycle)
Albany Medical
Case Western (reach)
Carle Illinois
Cooper Medical
George Washington
Georgetown
Wake Forest
Virginia Tech
Hackensack Meridian
Thomas Jefferson
I appreciate any input - thanks in advance!
