WAMC/School List: NY, LGBTQ, cGPA: 2.99, sGPA: 3.01, MCAT: 510, SMP: 4.0

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Background

cGPA: 3.02 (158 credits, science major)
sGPA: 3.04

• BCPM GPA (BCPM credits/total semester credits) FR: 3.63 (20/30), SO: 1.39 (26/32), JR: 3.18 (22/32), SR: 3.78 (29/54)

SMP: 4.0 (35 credits)
510 (127/126/128/129)
NY Resident
Asian
Stony Brook undergrad

Clinical experiences in hours (total: 1900)

• Primary care medical assistant (Paid, + letter): 1200
• Nursing home aide: 600
• COVID-19 interpreter: 100

Shadowing in hours

Nephrology, Cardiology, Vascular Surgery: 60

Non-clinical experiences in hours (total: 1500)

• Primary care receptionist (Same place, Paid): 1200
• Food pantries and helpline: 150
• Sign Language instructor: 70
• LGBTQ club leadership: 50
• Neurodiverse adult book club: 30
• Neurodiverse social advocacy (+ letter): 30
• Neurodiverse kids coach: 20
• Senior calling: 10

Will start volunteering in LGBTQ crisis calls

Other extracurricular activities in hours

• Volleyball: 100
• Surgery Club: 20
• Medical textbook editor (+ letter): 200
• Avid learner of modern languages (+ letter) and used them in my experiences

Relevant honors or awards

Dean’s Lists 4x (in JR and SR years)

Anything else that perhaps counts

First Gen, Immigrant, Underserved, Significant life events due to being queer
Took master’s in Ohio
A lot of direct patient contact & interactions (service), diversity, and like social determinants of health
No research except being an editor and taking a number of lab courses with papers (which now seem unhelpful)
Interests in community health and academic medicine
Prefer Urban / Suburban
MD only

Current Researched School List
Downstate
Upstate
Buffalo
Renaissance
OSU
Toledo
Cincinnati
Iowa Carver
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Drexel
Temple
Thomas Jefferson
NYMC
Albany
Albert Einstein
Rochester
Hofstra
Icahn
Tufts
Emory
Boston
Case
Michigan
Georgetown
WashU St. Louis
UCLA
Kaiser

Is there any school I should add or put aside for some reason (or an example list)? Thank you all!

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[Dr_Pediatrics]

Rooting for you, fellow re-inventor!

 

[Faha]

Your MCAT of 510 is below the 10th percentile for the majority of schools on your list. Overall, the GPA-MCAT grid shows that applicants with your stats have a ~20% chance for a MD acceptance. Your chances may be higher since you have a SMP of 4.0 and very good ECs.
I suggest these schools with your stats and ECs:
All 4 SUNYs
Albany
NYMC
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Hackensack
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
George Washington
Georgetown
Eastern Virginia
Wake Forest
NOVA MD
Tulane
TCU
Creighton
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Rush
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State

 

[gyngyn]

At least delete:
WashU St. Louis!
UCLA
Kaiser
Emory
Boston
Case
Michigan
Rochester
Hofstra
Icahn

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Check with the Medical Student Pride Alliance and list of represented programs their leadership. I would not delete Rochester so quickly, as a result.

 

[gyngyn]

Check with the Medical Student Pride Alliance and list of represented programs their leadership. I would not delete Rochester so quickly, as a result.

With only 92 available seats (BMD and MD/Phd=14), a 10th percentile MCAT of 511 and 10th percentile gpa of 3.63, Rochester is a big stretch.
I would bet that the BMDs account for a big chunk of the lower gpa's, too!

OP is competing for a tiny number of spots that are likely going to any number of target populations.