WAMC/School List help — Reapplicant, MD/DO

[matt4936]

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1. cGPA / sGPA: 3.40 / 3.30 (upward trend, senior year ~3.65)
2. MCAT: 510 (127/126/129/128)
3. State of residence: DC
4. Ethnicity / race: Mixed (Black / White), URM
5. Undergraduate institution: Private mid-size university; B.S. Biology, minor Chemistry; graduated 2024
6. Reapplicant status: Yes. 2025–2026 cycle, 0 IIs. Primary self-identified issues: activities section poorly organized, application read as too research-heavy
7. Clinical experience (volunteer):
   • ~200 hrs — mobile HIV testing clinic, underserved urban neighborhoods (rapid testing, results counseling, EHR intake, training new volunteers)
   • ~400 hrs ongoing — medical respite facility (nursing-station coordination, family communications)
8. Research experience:
   • ~3,500 hrs — research postbac fellowship
   • ~600 hrs — undergraduate microbiology lab
   • ~400 hrs — academic cancer center summer internship
   • 2 middle-author publications
   • 5 poster presentations
9. Shadowing (~85 hrs):
   • Intensivist — 50 hrs
   • Neurosurgery — 20 hrs
   • Reproductive endocrinology — 10 hrs
   • Healthcare simulation program — 5 hrs
   • No formal DO shadowing (~8 hrs of critical care included DO physicians)
10. Non-clinical volunteering:
    • ~400hrs — food pantry
    • Multi-year fundraising committee
11. Other:
    • Academic tutor for high school students (ongoing, current gap year)
12. Honors / awards:
    • Research award post grad
    • Undergraduate science fellowship.
13. School list :
    MD (12): George Washington University (GWU), Georgetown University, Thomas Jefferson, Drexel University, Rosalind Franklin, New York Medical College (NYMC), Loyola Stritch, Rush Medical College, Virginia Tech Carilion (VTC), Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), Tulane University, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
    DO (11): PCOM, KCU-COM, Midwestern (CCOM), ATSU-KCOM, Rocky Vista (RVUCOM), Idaho (ICOM), Touro NY, Touro CA, Western COMP, VCOM Virginia, NYITCOM

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Questions

1. School list — adds or cuts? Reaching too high on MD? Missing any high-yield, mission-fit DO programs?
2. MD vs. DO weighting — given sub-3.3 sGPA, and minimal DO shadowing, should I be weighting effort more heavily toward DO this cycle?
3. Extracurricular gaps I should close before submission?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Faha]

I suggest these DO schools with your stats:
WVSOM
CUSOM
PCOM (all schools)
NYITCOM
Touro-NY
LECOM (all schools)
DMU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
KCU-COM
CCOM
AZCOM
For MD schools I suggest these:
George Washington
Methodist
Eastern Virginia
Belmont
NOVA MD
Alice Walton
TCU
Roseman
Ponce (St. Louis)
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Quinnipiac

 

[matt4936]

Thank you! Any other suggestions/feedback before applying?

 

[Faha]

Thank you! Any other suggestions/feedback before applying?

No. Your ECs are good.

 

[Chickenpotpiesoup]

I think @Faha has a great list of schools here. I would maybe add Temple (Lewis Katz) to the Philly list. University of Maryland could also be a good choice - they often take applicants with intensive research backgrounds.