WAMC + School List: MCAT 505/507, cGPA 3.69, sGPA 3.53

[jellybean_289]

Academic Background:

• Degree: Bachelor of Science in Biology
• Public state school
• cGPA: 3.69
• sGPA: 3.53
• MCAT Scores:
  • 1st Try: 507
  • 2nd Try: 505

Personal Background:

• Iowa resident
• Asian (Vietnamese)
• First-generation college student
• First language = Vietnamese, took ESL classes for 4-5 years in elementary school
• Lower SES family, had to help immigrant parents with day-to-day responsibilities (including medical needs) from a young age, financially helped parents since age 16

Extracurricular Activities:

• Volunteer Experience:
  • Volunteer/Leadership Volunteer Role at university hospital (255.5 hours)
    • 2 volunteer awards from the Director of Volunteer Services
  • Committee member for non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for those unable to afford medical care and surgeries (ongoing, 30 hours so far)
    • Currently organizing a 5K fundraiser
  • ESL Teaching Assistant (ongoing, 18 hours so far)
  • College Student Panelist (4.5 hours)
    • Communicated with 250+ underrepresented high school students about strategies, resources, and networks to help them with their future education and career goals
• Research Experience:
  • Awarded 2 undergraduate research fellowships from the University Vice President of Research (approx. 360 hours)
    • Conducted 2 research projects on a dermatologic disease
    • Presented 1 research project at my school's undergraduate research festival, was supposed to present my second research project at another research festival but it was canceled due to COVID
    • Will likely be a co-author for a publication in the near future
  • Undergraduate research assistant #1 (approx. 210 hours)
  • Undergraduate research assistant #2 (approx. 220 hours)
• Work Experience:
  • Scribe (ongoing, 910 hours so far)
  • Scribe/Physician Practice Coordinator (approx. 3,060 hours)
  • Doctor Assistant/Office Assistant (approx. 950 hours)
    • Worked here starting at age 16 and throughout college during breaks
• Other:
  • University biology club (approx. 40 hours)
  • College football photographer (approx. 70 hours)

Current School List:

• University of Iowa (top choice)
• University of Minnesota
• Rosalind Franklin University
• Rush University
• Tulane University
• Unversity of Toledo

I am open to both MD and DO programs. My top choice is the University of Iowa, since I am an Iowa resident, and was wondering if anyone familiar with Carver College of Medicine would be able to gauge my likelihood of acceptance there. I would also appreciate any feedback on my application so far.

@LizzyM @Faha @Goro

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[Goro]

Current School List:

• University of Iowa (top choice)
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I am open to both MD and DO programs. My top choice is the University of Iowa, since I am an Iowa resident, and was wondering if anyone familiar with Carver College of Medicine would be able to gauge my likelihood of acceptance there. I would also appreciate any feedback on my application so far.

@LizzyM @Faha @Goro

MD list later..but for DO,I suggest

CCOM
DMU
MUCOM
KCOM
WCU
VCOM (all except LA)
NYITCOM (NY and AR)
OKCOM
KCU
KYCOM
PCOM
ACOM
CUSOM
LECOM (all)

 

[Faha]

I suggest these MD schools with your stats:
Iowa
Loyola
Rush
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Creighton
TCU-UNT
Tulane
NOVA MD
Wake Forest
Eastern Virginia
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Penn State
Hackensack
New York Medical College
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Loma Linda (if you fit their mission)
Goro gave you a good DO list above