WAMC/Schools List: 3.5cGPA/3.5sGPA/509

[deleted849476]

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1. cGPA 3.5; sGPA 3.5; high upward trend (sophomore year I tanked, afterward nearly 4.0)
2. 509 (129/124/128/128)
3. WWAMI State, rural
4. White
5. BS Computer Science, (including advanced pre med coursework)
6. 170hr Clinical Volunteering (hospice), 120hr Non-Clinical Volunteering (teaching ESL)
7. 2 years computational biology research, manuscript, working on pub
8. 100+ hr shadowing, mostly primary care but ~25% oncology
9. Activities: ample teaching at HS level, personal fitness, worked as a live-in nanny one summer overseas, multiple part-time odd jobs throughout college, non-native bilingual
10. 1 scholarship for elaborating on a personal adversity/overcoming it, other scholarships totaling ~80% tuition coverage
11. I have 7 letters of rec, I'm confident my top 3 (1 MD, 2 profs) are very strong

WAMC?

Working MD school list, I basically just used MSAR and matched my metrics... Also, I have no idea for DO but would appreciate suggestions:

• Reno
• Wake Forest School of Med
• University of Arizona CoM Phoenix
• UW Seattle (WWAMI applicant)
• University of Iowa Roy J & Lucille A Carver CoM
• Loma Linda, CA
• University of Missouri, Columbia
• University of Nebraska CoM, Omaha
• U. New Mexico, Albuquerque
• University of Utah, SLC
• Washington State U, Spokane
• UCONN, CT
• Yale (teehee)
• University of Arizona CoM, Tucson
• University of Illinois CoM

Do I need more lower-end schools? Applying to many schools is the least of my worries, but anything I should just drop completely?

Thank you!

 

[just-peace]

Unless you have extremely strong ties to New Mexico, you're Native American, or you're from Montana or Wyoming, then U New Mexico might not give you a chance. They heavily favor in-state applicants. It's an awesome school though... hoping to apply here too.

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[deleted849476]

Ok, thanks for the news about U New Mexico, I wasn't aware of that criteria.

 

[Faha]

Most of the schools on your list are state public schools that accept very few non residents with your stats. i suggest these schools:
U Washington
Washington State
Vermont
Quinnipiac
New York Medical College
Seton Hall
Penn State
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
George Washington
Wake Forest
NOVA MD
Oakland Beaumont
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
TCU-UNT
Loma Linda
Also apply to at least 10 DO schools and you are competitive for all DO schools. Include these schools:
PNWU-COM
BCOM
UIWSOM
MU-COM
RVU-COM (both schools)
TUNCOM
VCOM (all 3 schools)
AZCOM
ATSU-SOMA