WAMC + School List Help (510, 3.95 cGPA)

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I need help determining if this is a suitable school list for someone with my statistics and regional ties. I would also like to know if there is anything in my application that is lacking and could be improved ASAP. Another thing I think is important to note is that I completed my degree in 2.5 years, so I am unsure if that has a positive or negative impact on how Admissions Committees perceive this application. I know MCAT is my limiting factor for this cycle, but I really would rather not have to take it again...

• cGPA: 3.95, sGPA: 3.98
• Bioengineering Major w/ Chem minor
• 507 (128/125/127/127) → 510 (129/127/127/127)
• Ohio resident, undergrad at a local state university in Ohio
• Asian Male ORM
• 470 hours of nonclinical employment as a cashier
• 431 hrs shadowing in Orthopedic Surgery, Anesthesiology, Neonatology
• 950 hrs research in 3 different Labs (350 hrs, 180, 430 ), 1 Second Author pub and 1 poster pres at a regional conference with/ two more posters on the way
• 340 hrs leadership across 3 orgs (President of campus org but with decent impact, Secretary of another org where we raised 20k for international medical aid, and Organized for local STEM exposure event for Elementary school kids)
• 180 hrs volunteer tutor w/ ESL Adults from conflict regions(Helped a student get a scholarship to study abroad and pass standarized english exam)
• 80 hrs food pantry volunteer (This connects to my volunteer clinical work)
• 330 hrs Community clinic volunteer (Worked in 3 internships as essentially an MA, was able to help address a gap in care )
• Hobby is listed as weight lifting, but I talk about rock climbing and designing clothing in my secondaries as my other hobbies.
• Created a healthtech startup, which I talk about in secondaries, aimed at helping underserved patients

My PS is about how my background in engineering and design taught me to solve problems with empathy, and how that mindset led me to medicine as the best way to help people directly.

School list:

1. Albany Medical College
2. Albert Einstein College of Medicine
3. Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
4. Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
5. Drexel University College of Medicine
6. Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University
7. Emory University School of Medicine
8. Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
9. Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
10. George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
11. Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
12. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
13. Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
14. Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
15. New York Medical College
16. Northeast Ohio Medical University
17. Ohio State University College of Medicine
18. Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
19. Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
20. Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
21. Texas A&M University College of Medicine
22. The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
23. Tulane University School of Medicine
24. University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
25. University of Illinois College of Medicine
26. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
27. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
28. Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
29. Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
30. Wake Forest University School of Medicine
31. Wayne State University School of Medicine
32. Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
33. Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

 

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How will you discuss your connection between food pantry work and your startup? Have you worked in or shadowed primary care? Any community service experiences in rural health settings?

 

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The startup is related to the community clinic, not the food pantry work. The community clinic work is in a PCP setting, but I am not sure if that is allowed to be used in the context of the application. My experiences with rural care are limited to the community clinic, but I would say I have less experience with that part of medicine.

 

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You should accumulate another 70 hours at the food pantry since some schools screen at 150 hours for non clinical volunteering (excluding tutoring). Loyola expects several hundred hours of non clinical volunteering. Some of your schools are unrealistic with your MCAT scores of 507 and 510. I suggest these schools from your list:

1. Albany Medical College
2. Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
3. Drexel University College of Medicine
4. Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University
5. Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
6. George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Science
7. Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
8. New York Medical College
9. Northeast Ohio Medical University
10. Ohio State University College of Medicine
11. Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
12. Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
13. Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
14. Texas A&M University College of Medicine
15. The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
16. Tulane University School of Medicine
17. University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
18. Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
19. Wake Forest University School of Medicine
20. Wayne State University School of Medicine
21. Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
22. You could add these schools:
23. Carle Illinois (you fit their profile)
24. Arizona State University School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering (when it opens)
25. Roseman
26. Alice Walton
27. Belmont
28. West Virginia
29. NOVA MD
30. Vermont
31. Quinnipiac
32. Ponce (St. Louis)

 

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You should accumulate another 70 hours at the food pantry since some schools screen at 150 hours for non clinical volunteering (excluding tutoring). Loyola expects several hundred hours of non clinical volunteering. Some of your schools are unrealistic with your MCAT scores of 507 and 510. I suggest these schools from your list:

1. Albany Medical College
2. Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
3. Drexel University College of Medicine
4. Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University
5. Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
6. George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Science
7. Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
8. New York Medical College
9. Northeast Ohio Medical University
10. Ohio State University College of Medicine
11. Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
12. Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
13. Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
14. Texas A&M University College of Medicine
15. The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
16. Tulane University School of Medicine
17. University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
18. Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
19. Wake Forest University School of Medicine
20. Wayne State University School of Medicine
21. Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
22. You could add these schools:
23. Carle Illinois (you fit their profile)
24. Arizona State University School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering (when it opens)
25. Roseman
26. Alice Walton
27. Belmont
28. West Virginia
29. NOVA MD
30. Vermont
31. Quinnipiac
32. Ponce (St. Louis)

If I reported my tutoring work as volunteer work, would they change that based on their system because it was not a paid position.

 

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If I reported my tutoring work as volunteer work, would they change that based on their system because it was not a paid position.

No. Most school are looking for non clinical volunteering such as food bank, homeless shelter not tutoring.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Tutoring is an overrepresented activity for premed admissions. Every applicant practically has some teaching, tutoring, or mentoring. It won't help you become a more attractive applicant compared to the service orientation activities of food distribution, shelter volunteer, job/tax preparation, legal support, transportation services, or housing rehabilitation.

 

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No. Most school are looking for non clinical volunteering such as food bank, homeless shelter not tutoring.

If I already submitted my primary app and go ahead and get more of these traditional service hours, should I report them in update letters to the schools?

 

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If I already submitted my primary app and go ahead and get more of these traditional service hours, should I report them in update letters to the schools?

Yes. Or you could mention the activities during an interview.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

If I already submitted my primary app and go ahead and get more of these traditional service hours, should I report them in update letters to the schools?

Build upon your ongoing activities (food pantry). Get as many hours as you can. Updates must show more than incremental growth to make a difference.