Yesterday my MCAT score came out, and I got a 502 (128/122/126/126). My CARS score is horrendous because English is a new language to me. I immigrated to the States 7 years ago as a sophomore in high school and didn’t speak a single word of English before then. I am surely applying to many DO schools very broadly; however, although I made a school list, I don't know if it is even worth it to apply to MD schools. Here are my stats and list:
MDs:
University of Washington
Washington State University
University at Buffalo (Jacobs) (where I went for undergrad)
Uniformed Serviced
Oregon Health and Sciences
Medical College of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Quinnipiac University
Albany Medical College
Rosaline Franklin
Drexel
UIC
University of Minnesota
Oakland University
Western Michigan University
Rush University
Penn State University
Tulane University
UCSD
UCLA
Wayne State University
Loyola
DOs:
Pacific Northwest
Michigan State
Rowan
Nova Southeastern
California Health Sciences University
Duquesne
NYIT
Touro NY
Touro CA
Touro Nevada
Western University (Pomona)
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
LECOM (Erie)
LECOM (Bradenton)
University of Incarnate
Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine
I've already submitted my primary to one school to get it verified. I am considering retaking the MCAT and reapplying next year, but I am also so exhausted because I am working full time and taking care of my 15-year-old brother as a legal guardian who just moved to the United States. I would appreciate any advice or feedback. Thanks in advance.
- ORM (Asian)
- First-gen immigrant (moved to the US alone at 16 as a sophomore in hs)
- FAP recipient
- State: WA; lived in MI for high school and NY for college
- Undergrad: mid tier state university in NY
- cGPA: 3.73 & sGPA: 3.80
- MCAT: 502 (128/122/126/126)
- 1350 hrs cancer research
- one poster presentation (project funded thru my school)
- one mid author peer-reviewed pub
- 750 hrs academic tutor
- 780 hrs non-clinical employment (warehouse worker)
- 350 hrs paid clinical employment - clinical research associate (wasn’t really research, more of patient interaction and recruitment)
- 280 hrs hospital volunteering
- 270 hrs childcare volunteering
- 150 hrs church youth group leader
- 26 hrs pop-up clinic volunteering at an underserved community
- 80 hrs TA
- 30 hrs mentorship
- 160 hrs shadowing (8 specialties)
- 1 Letter packet with 7 LOR (1 PI, 2 science prof, 2 non-science prof, 1 tutoring supervisor, 1 physician)
MDs:
University of Washington
Washington State University
University at Buffalo (Jacobs) (where I went for undergrad)
Uniformed Serviced
Oregon Health and Sciences
Medical College of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Quinnipiac University
Albany Medical College
Rosaline Franklin
Drexel
UIC
University of Minnesota
Oakland University
Western Michigan University
Rush University
Penn State University
Tulane University
UCSD
UCLA
Wayne State University
Loyola
DOs:
Pacific Northwest
Michigan State
Rowan
Nova Southeastern
California Health Sciences University
Duquesne
NYIT
Touro NY
Touro CA
Touro Nevada
Western University (Pomona)
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
LECOM (Erie)
LECOM (Bradenton)
University of Incarnate
Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine
I've already submitted my primary to one school to get it verified. I am considering retaking the MCAT and reapplying next year, but I am also so exhausted because I am working full time and taking care of my 15-year-old brother as a legal guardian who just moved to the United States. I would appreciate any advice or feedback. Thanks in advance.