WAMC? UT 513/3.47

[TerminallyChill38]

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1. 3.47 / 3.67 cumulative.
   3.79 & 3.95 general and 3.89 & 3.96 science Junior / Senior w/ over 50 credits each year. Was aimless / had poor study habits first 2 years, really buckled down to turn it around.
2. 513 (127/129/127/130).
3. Utah
4. White
5. University of Utah -> ASU - Neuroscience
6. ~60 hrs volunteer medical interpreter at hospital, 2600 hrs as MA in Ortho, LOR from attending.
7. 600 hrs undergrad research, 400 neuroscience and 200 sociology labs. 3 posters each presented, LOR from neuro lab PI. 120 hrs currently as research coordinator in internal med.
8. 10 hrs shadowing fam med, 35hrs shadowing ortho surgeons in clinic and OR.
9. 300hrs as a volunteer coach for kids w/ disabilites, LOR from founder.
10. ~700 hours TA and ~ 500 hours as a teacher at middle schools.
11. Leadership: 2000hrs as shift lead at Starbucks during undergrad.
12. Dean's list 5x, graduated summa cum laude. EMT training.
13. On gap year 2,Applied this cycle, 2 II -> WL. Did not get interview at state school.

Definitely low gpa due to poor performance first two years. MCAT lower than I wanted, was aiming around 515-517, do I retake?
Could definitely use more shadowing.
Recently started as a coordinator, high chance of getting pub in the next year + shadowing attendings in hospital.
My experiences are pretty limited to ortho, but current position has me speaking w patients and physicians across the whole hospital and essentially pre-rounding for discussions w/ the attendings. I will be able to write about this pretty extensively for next cycle.
Maybe more clinical volunteering?
I'm sure my GPA was a big stickler, but I think my performance esp in science courses would be enough to compensate. Should I do a masters? Did not have and solid relationships w/ science professors so LORs were limited there.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Faha]

You do not need to retake a MCAT of 513. You would benefit from 150+ hours of non clinical volunteering in activities such as food bank or homeless shelter.
I suggest these schools with your stats:
Utah
Brigham Young (when it opens)
Roseman
TCU
Alice Walton
Creighton
Belmont
NOVA MD
Wake Forest
Methodist
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
Rosalind Franklin
Ponce (St. Louis)
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
Penn State
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Albany
New York Medical College
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Also apply to DO schools and I suggest these:
NOORDA-COM
AZCOM
TUNCOM
KCU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
DMU-COM
CCOM
MU-COM
PCOM
NYITCOM
Touro-NY
CUSOM

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I have to check data, but obviously as a Utah applicant, you might not be as desirable. If you have to re-apply, see if your in-state program/s can advise you on why your file wasn't selected. If they tell you to get a higher MCAT score, I would consider it.

I'm confused how you graduated "SCL" honors with your GPA... was it just at ASU?

I don't have a sense of your school list. Let's hope the WL's go in your favor.

 

[mike-sheree]

Master degrees GPA’s are inflated to the point where 4.0 is commonplace and are not, appropriately, counted. Inflated to a point even worse than undergrad. If you are interested in one, fine. But don’t do it in the hopes that any grades will increase your chances.