WAMC/School List Help: cgpa 3.72/sgpa 3.5

[BDTDR12301]

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1. Male - from Florida
2. 3.73 cGPA. 3.4x sGPA Took 3 courses post-bac (4.0 gpa) brought my sGPA to 3.5
3. First: 507 (129, 125, 126, 127) - Retaking bc i was scoring 515+ on FL practices. After 507-began studying again and got a 520 on FL days ago. Retake 6/27 hoping for 515+
4. FL
5. URM - Latin
6. UF Undergrad
7. Med Assistant for Podiatry Office (125 Hrs - half paid), Medical Aid Abroad (in Kenya for a month - 200 hrs - unpaid), Anticipating Medical Assistant Role Full time paid (1600+ hours throughout july 2025 - july 2026).
8. Anticipating 250+ hours beginning in July and participating through the year (Albert Einstein)
9. Shadowed at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute - 200+ hrs - Every Eye Specialty, Shadowed Derm - 100+ hrs.
10. In Ecuador took care of kids and helped with local community serivice (50 hrs), hygiene workshops local communities in kenya (50 hrs), and Pre-health club community service - 40 ish hrs
11. Played IM Football, Fraternity (executive board), Pre-Health Club Society
12. Graduated Cum Laude, Semester Dean List 2x, Presidential Scholarship, had Pell Grant
13. Letters of Rec: 1 stem, 1 non-stem, MD from Africa program, trying to get second science.
14. Also: Significant Story of an injury/almost fatal.

I have been told multiple times I should be applying to schools as an MD/MPH student. What do you think?
I am trying to stay on the EAST Coast as well - if you have any MDs that are East coast and good fit please lmk.
Also, I am pretty confident my MCAT score will be increased. Not sure what happened first time, but know a lot more now.

Current School List: NYU Grossman (free tuition - random chance), Columbia (range of 507-525 mcat and gpa range of 3.4-4.0), Icahn at Mt Sinai,Boston University, USC Keck, Emory, Dartmouth (Geisel), Albert Einstein, USF(morsani), Hofstra (Zucker), Georgetown, George Washington, UF (Gainesville), Stony Brook (Renaissance), SUNY Downstate, Miami Miller, Tufts, FAU (Schmidt), Wake Forest, Nova MD, FIU (Wertheim), Tulane, NYITCOM, Touro NY COM, LECOM-Bradenton, Nova DO

 

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Are you fluent in Spanish? Many schools screen at 150 hours each for clinical hours and non clinical hours in this country and you are below that for both. Most of the schools on your list are unrealistic with a MCAT of 507 and your ECs.

 

[BDTDR12301]

Basic Conversation in Spanish. Also, how am I under 150 clinical hours? I was involved in patient interaction and care in the Derm Office, Kenya, and in the Podiatry Office (Also a decent amount at BP). I also am retaking the MCAT and am confident that I will not be applying with that 507 I am thinking at the worst a 511-512 and realistic 515. My non-clinical volunteer hours are also right around 150 between the community outreach in Kenya, Volunteer events at school, and Ecuador.

 

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Basic Conversation in Spanish. Also, how am I under 150 clinical hours? I was involved in patient interaction and care in the Derm Office, Kenya, and in the Podiatry Office (Also a decent amount at BP). I also am retaking the MCAT and am confident that I will not be applying with that 507 I am thinking at the worst a 511-512 and realistic 515. My non-clinical volunteer hours are also right around 150 between the community outreach in Kenya, Volunteer events at school, and Ecuador.

Schools often do not include hours in foreign countries. They are interested in your activities and hours in the United States. Post your new MCAT score here when available.