WAMC + School List Help

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Hi all! I just wanted to know what MD/DO schools are realistic for me with my application. Also, I am hesitant to retake my MCAT, as I want to apply this cycle.

1) cGPA: 3.7 sGPA: 3.55
2) MCAT: 507 (125/127/127/128)
3) State of Residence: NY
4) ORM (Asian)
5) Undergraduate school: a SUNY
6) Clinical experience: 150 hours hospital volunteering, 1000+ scribing
7) Research Experience: 150 hours in neuroscience (summer internship) and 1000+ at undergraduate in microbiology/immunology; paper in-progress
8) Shadowing (50 hours) -- several specialties, including psychiatry, family medicine, geriatrics
9) Non-clinical volunteering -- none
10) Extracurriculars: Multiple leadership positions in undergraduate student club, over three years; Microbiology/ Chemistry TA;
11) Awards: Dean's List, Acceptance to selective Honor's Program
12) Strong letters from MD and research PI
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Top choice MD schools right now are SUNY Ubuff and Upstate, but unsure about other schools that would be realistic.

For DO school, top choice is Rowan, NYIT, and PCOM.

 

[chilly_md]

No non-clinical volunteering will hold you back, especially since many of the schools with lower median stats are service-oriented. You should try to immediately get started at a homeless shelter, food bank or soup kitchen (or similar activity helping those less fortunate in-person) near you.

I suggest:

Buffalo
Upstate
Downstate
Stony Brook
NYMC
Albany
Rosalind Franklin
Hackensack
Quinnipiac
Vermont
Nova MD
Belmont (when it opens)
Drexel
Penn State

For DO, add these:

Touro NY
UNE
DMU
LECOM
KCU
Marian

 

[Mr.Smile12]

You application will likely be denied because you have banked fewer than 150 hours of community service showing service orientation.