MD What Are My Chances 3.47 cGPA 3.3 sGPA

[camaburris]

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1. cGPA: 3.46 sGPA 3.31 Had a 2.95 first 3 terms; 3.88 most recent 4 terms
2. 514 (127/128/127/132)
3. Ohio resident
4. Asian/White
5. Louisiana State University (undergrad only) In Biochemistry with Math minor (started in engineering)
6. 500 Clinical non-volunteer; 80 clinical volunteer (volunteer and non-volunteer)
7. 130 hours research; no pubs, just looking to increase competence so I can work on a pub senior year.
8. 30 hours in peds, neuro shadowing in progress
9. Non-clinical volunteering: 100 hours
10. Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)

• Student Government with extensive legislation/initiatives and a leadership position (150 hours)
• Scuba internship+hobby (600 hours)
• About 200 hours of leadership between SG and Greek Life

1. A few generic awards
2. Several certifications and unique experiences from clinical work, scuba diving, and volunteering

School List - this list is open to expansion and I am aware my GPA is on the lower side. I am not applying broadly because I would like to stay in the area. If this cycle is unforgiving, I intend on reapplying next year with a cGPA/sGPA of 3.65/3.55 based on my recent trends

• LSU: NOLA
• LSU: Shreveport
• UT Houston (only TMDSAS school)
• Tulane
• South Alabama
• Miami
• U of Tennessee
• Dartmouth

 

[Faha]

UT Houston, Tennessee, South Alabama accept very few non residents with your GPA. Miami also has an instate preference and is a reach with your GPA. If you want to be realistic about an acceptance to a MD school you should apply to your Ohio schools:Toledo, Wright State, NEOMED, Ohio State and Cincinnati. You should be aware that LSU:Shreveport only interviewed 5 non residents out of 619 applicants last year.

 

[Zunlock12]

Objectively, according to AAMC you have a 61.4% of matriculating into a school. This is based off of MCAT and GPA. Everybody has EC's and are known to skillfully lie about hours. Hours are not important( shadowed for 20? Lets say I did 40). What's important is how you sell yourself subjectively. What's your story? What did you LEARN from your ECs? What you have going for you is an upward trend in grades. Spin your ECs into a story on what you learned from it rather than how many "hours" you spent doing it. Explain your trend in grades and buy MSAR to help you apply strategicaly without wasting money/effort.

My subjective opinion is that you have a very good chance if you do everything right, but "objecively" you have a 61.4% chance. Get it?

 

[camaburris]

Objectively, according to AAMC you have a 61.4% of matriculating into a school. This is based off of MCAT and GPA. Everybody has EC's and are known to skillfully lie about hours. Hours are not important( shadowed for 20? Lets say I did 40). What's important is how you sell yourself subjectively. What's your story? What did you LEARN from your ECs? What you have going for you is an upward trend in grades. Spin your ECs into a story on what you learned from it rather than how many "hours" you spent doing it. Explain your trend in grades and buy MSAR to help you apply strategicaly without wasting money/effort.

My subjective opinion is that you have a very good chance if you do everything right, but "objecively" you have a 61.4% chance. Get it?

Thanks for both the subjective and objective views! I've been using MSAR and LizzyM and I know my "hours/ECs report" come off as overly concise on this post, but I managed to write a pretty narrative illustrating how I've grown from each of my experiences. I already submitted my AMCAS primary, but wanted a little outside input before secondaries roll in. I used plenty of anecdotes in my PS and "most meaningful experience" sections, and essentially did exactly what you recommended.

Seriously, thanks for the encouragement. I've worked hard for the upward trend and want to give this app cycle my best shot.

 

[camaburris]

UT Houston, Tennessee, South Alabama accept very few non residents with your GPA. Miami also has an instate preference and is a reach with your GPA. If you want to be realistic about an acceptance to a MD school you should apply to your Ohio schools:Toledo, Wright State, NEOMED, Ohio State and Cincinnati. You should be aware that LSU:Shreveport only interviewed 5 non residents out of 619 applicants last year.

I'll apply to Ohio schools and more broadly next cycle if I don't get in this time around, but I don't want to risk abandoning my foundation here when I can still work on my GPA senior year. I really appreciate you looking into each school to provide feedback! Shreveport and New Orleans are (apparently) a bit more receptive to LSU grads for OOS applications, so I'm hopeful to that end. Is there a school you'd recommend substituting for Miami that's less of a reach? I already submitted but would happily add a school you think is realistic (sans Ohio).

 

[Faha]

If you want to be in Florida, NOVA MD is where your best chances are.