Hi all,
I'm currently on 2 WLs in Texas and am planning on reapplying. I only applied to TMDSAS schools to save money, but am expanding my school list this cycle. I graduated Dec. 2017 and have used my gap years to build my clinical experience as a caregiver and continue my research experience through pursuing a MS.
I would like to add more DO schools, but I do not have a LOR from a physician I shadowed which is a requirement at most schools except a few. Is it worth it to acquire one from a physician whom I shadowed 3 years ago? Or from one I only shadowed for 12 hours?
About me
1) GPA trend
(both sGPA & cGPA) - 3.6 > 3.9 > 3.2 > 3.45 > final 3.54 ... graduate GPA = 4.0
2) MCAT
511 (128/126/129/128)
3) TX resident
4) White male
5) Clinical Experience
1000 hours (caregiver job) --> recent 100 hours as peds dept. tutor
6) Research
1000 hours --> 2000 hours (nothing to show for it other than a MS I should receive in May 2021)
7) Shadowing
80 hours (derm) --> 104 hours (ortho + geri)
8) Non-clinical volunteering
300 hours (tutor/mentoring & leading a fundraiser) --> no recent hours
9) Extracurriculars / misc. / leadership
3 years of DIII Athletics, led fundraisers for my fraternity, marathon running
My List (ordered from highest to lowest GPA/MCAT to Texas to AACOMAS)
What should I subtract and/or add?
Baylor
Case
Einstein
Darmouth
Brown
NYU-Long Island
Kaiser
Cincinatti
Georgetown
Jefferson
Tufts
Saint Louis
Wake
GWU
Rush
Quinnipiac
Creighton
Drexel
Rosalind Franklin
Nova
EVMS
NYMC
Medical College Wisconsin
Commonwealth
Albany
Tulane
Penn State
Temple
Oakland
TCU/UNTHSC
UTSW
Dell ----- current WL
McGovern
Long ------- current WL
UTMB
TA&M
UHouston
TTU-EP
TTU-Lubbock
UNTCOM (does not require MD/DO LOR this year)
MSU COM (does not require MD/DO LOR)
I'm currently on 2 WLs in Texas and am planning on reapplying. I only applied to TMDSAS schools to save money, but am expanding my school list this cycle. I graduated Dec. 2017 and have used my gap years to build my clinical experience as a caregiver and continue my research experience through pursuing a MS.
I would like to add more DO schools, but I do not have a LOR from a physician I shadowed which is a requirement at most schools except a few. Is it worth it to acquire one from a physician whom I shadowed 3 years ago? Or from one I only shadowed for 12 hours?
About me
1) GPA trend
(both sGPA & cGPA) - 3.6 > 3.9 > 3.2 > 3.45 > final 3.54 ... graduate GPA = 4.0
2) MCAT
511 (128/126/129/128)
3) TX resident
4) White male
5) Clinical Experience
1000 hours (caregiver job) --> recent 100 hours as peds dept. tutor
6) Research
1000 hours --> 2000 hours (nothing to show for it other than a MS I should receive in May 2021)
7) Shadowing
80 hours (derm) --> 104 hours (ortho + geri)
8) Non-clinical volunteering
300 hours (tutor/mentoring & leading a fundraiser) --> no recent hours
9) Extracurriculars / misc. / leadership
3 years of DIII Athletics, led fundraisers for my fraternity, marathon running
My List (ordered from highest to lowest GPA/MCAT to Texas to AACOMAS)
What should I subtract and/or add?
Baylor
Case
Einstein
Darmouth
Brown
NYU-Long Island
Kaiser
Cincinatti
Georgetown
Jefferson
Tufts
Saint Louis
Wake
GWU
Rush
Quinnipiac
Creighton
Drexel
Rosalind Franklin
Nova
EVMS
NYMC
Medical College Wisconsin
Commonwealth
Albany
Tulane
Penn State
Temple
Oakland
TCU/UNTHSC
UTSW
Dell ----- current WL
McGovern
Long ------- current WL
UTMB
TA&M
UHouston
TTU-EP
TTU-Lubbock
UNTCOM (does not require MD/DO LOR this year)
MSU COM (does not require MD/DO LOR)
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