MD & DO WAMC / TX 3.65 cGPA 3.62 sGPA 510 MCAT Non trad

[Ryan30]

1. 3.65 cGPA (graduated with a 3.54 while playing D1 basketball; 4.0 last 81 credit hours with a few retaken courses~note the cGPA includes retaken courses and I didn't do grade substitution) and 3.62 sGPA
   
2. MCAT score: 510 (128/123/129/130)
   
3. State of residence: TX
   
4. Race: White
   
5. Undergraduate institution: University of Vermont - Class of 2015
   
6. Clinical experience - Dietetic internship (inpatient experience~530 hours; outpatient experience~80 hours); VA hospital volunteer (inpatient~100 hours)
   
7. Research experience - Dietetic internship (not entirely sure how to quantify this considering it was performed concurrent with the intern rotations but the internship was one year with a total of 1750 hours; at least 20 research projects and papers were completed with a few notables such as case studies of a couple of my patients or food waste in the local food service company I worked for, none of these were published; also assisted in completion of a research project in undergrad regarding a nutrition and exercise program for elementary school children although I didn't author it).
   
8. Shadowing experience: 20 hours interventional cardiologist; 40 hours PM&R
   
9. Non-clinical volunteering: About 200 hours over a period of 5 years with special olympics
   
10. Other extracurricular activities: Division 1 basketball team captain senior year
    
11. Relevant honors or awards: president's list 2 semesters, Dean's list 2 semesters, lots of athletic-academic awards (about 9 in total such as NABC honors court team and conference academic honor roll etc.)
    
12. Certifications: completed a dietetic internship and passed the board exam to become a registered dietitian; also a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS). Currently applying to the UNT MS in Medical Sciences (1 year MS program) for my gap year (next academic year).

Schools I plan to apply to: all TX medical schools and TCOM.

Also, do you recommend I retake the MCAT? Any recommendations on out-of-state medical schools I should apply to? Any other suggestions to improve my application?

Thanks for the help!

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[Faha]

You should receive several interviews from your Texas schools so apply to all of them. You could apply to U Vermont also. You do not need to retake the MCAT.

 

[Ryan30]

I’m looking at the 2017 msar and it looks like a 510 is solid for TX schools but the 123 in CARS is less than the 10%ile for most TX schools. Should this be concerning (will I be weeded out specifically because of that section score)?

 

[Faha]

I’m looking at the 2017 msar and it looks like a 510 is solid for TX schools but the 123 in CARS is less than the 10%ile for most TX schools. Should this be concerning (will I be weeded out specifically because of that section score)?

No

 

[LibBum]

Keep building up your EC hours and apply early - you should be fine.

Gl with the cycle.

 

[Goro]

1. 3.65 cGPA (graduated with a 3.54 while playing D1 basketball; 4.0 last 81 credit hours with a few retaken courses~note the cGPA includes retaken courses and I didn't do grade substitution) and 3.62 sGPA
   
2. MCAT score: 510 (128/123/129/130)
   
3. State of residence: TX
   
4. Race: White
   
5. Undergraduate institution: University of Vermont - Class of 2015
   
6. Clinical experience - Dietetic internship (inpatient experience~530 hours; outpatient experience~80 hours); VA hospital volunteer (inpatient~100 hours)
   
7. Research experience - Dietetic internship (not entirely sure how to quantify this considering it was performed concurrent with the intern rotations but the internship was one year with a total of 1750 hours; at least 20 research projects and papers were completed with a few notables such as case studies of a couple of my patients or food waste in the local food service company I worked for, none of these were published; also assisted in completion of a research project in undergrad regarding a nutrition and exercise program for elementary school children although I didn't author it).
   
8. Shadowing experience: 20 hours interventional cardiologist; 40 hours PM&R
   
9. Non-clinical volunteering: About 200 hours over a period of 5 years with special olympics
   
10. Other extracurricular activities: Division 1 basketball team captain senior year
    
11. Relevant honors or awards: president's list 2 semesters, Dean's list 2 semesters, lots of athletic-academic awards (about 9 in total such as NABC honors court team and conference academic honor roll etc.)
    
12. Certifications: completed a dietetic internship and passed the board exam to become a registered dietitian; also a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS). Currently applying to the UNT MS in Medical Sciences (1 year MS program) for my gap year (next academic year).

Schools I plan to apply to: all TX medical schools and TCOM.

Also, do you recommend I retake the MCAT? Any recommendations on out-of-state medical schools I should apply to? Any other suggestions to improve my application?

Thanks for the help!

Do NOT retake the MCAT!!!

Very few Texans leave the Lone Star State, so I can't recommend any OOS MD schools. You're fine for any DO school, including my own.

 

[Ryan30]

Do NOT retake the MCAT!!!

Very few Texans leave the Lone Star State, so I can't recommend any OOS MD schools. You're fine for any DO school, including my own.

Thanks for the help @Goro and @Faha !