MD & DO What are my chances - 3.73 cGPA, no MCAT yet

[surgeryalltheway]

Morning, here are my stats:

• GPA = 3.73, sGPA = 3.59
• Scheduled to take MCAT in May (thinking June might be better), highest practice was a 506 (127/126/127/126).
• US Citizen, TX Resident
• Asian female
• Undergraduate Institution: Texas A&M University
  
  • Major: Biomedical Sciences
  • Minors: Business and Neuroscience
• Clinical Volunteering: 145 hours, plan on going back this summer.
• Shadowing: 124 hours
  • Sleep Medicine, Oculofacial Plastics, OBGYN, Orthopedic Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery, ENT Surgery
• Non-Clinical Volunteering: 70 hours
  • Volunteered 3 hrs/week at the Food Bank, on a pause because I'm using this semester to handle my 18 hour workload while studying for the MCAT
  • Volunteered with local elementary school's first grade class - worked on reading skills. Also currently paused for the semester.
• Research:
  • RA in a lab for two semesters (8 hrs/week) before the lab was relocated to a different state
  • Currently RA in a lab at TAMUHSC's Neuroscience Dept (12 hrs/week)
  • Currently working with Aggie Research Scholars as a primary author for a manuscript that is being written (~10 hrs/week)
• Leadership:
  • Team Leader of my manuscript team
  • Trained new employees at Starbucks when they joined
  • Mentored high school students through 2 different programs (1 that was affiliated with TAMUHSC)
  • Was a job site leader for The Big Event (annual volunteer project at TAMU)
• Extracurricular:
  • Violinist in the University Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Undergraduate Student Representative in SANDI - Students for Advancing Neuroscience Discovery and Innovation
  • Member (will run for officer in April) in Alpha Epsilon Delta
• Employment:
  • Barista at Starbucks freshman and sophomore year

Any advice for where to apply/what else to focus on to strengthen my application? I apply this cycle and I'm worried if my application is not strong enough or if I need to take a gap year to come back as a more competitive applicant. Thank you!

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[surgeryalltheway]

Bump! I am applying to all instate schools, but wondering if I should broaden my search to out of state schools as well, or to maybe include DO schools?

 

[curbsideconsult]

It's really hard to say without an MCAT score. As soon as someone gives you a list, it'll change when you get your scores back. It's hard enough giving advice with an MCAT.