MD & DO What are my Chances? MD and DO, but probably DO

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kyubiiash

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Neuroscience B.S. with minor in Statistics

1. cGPA = 3.39
2. sGPA = 3.44
3. MCAT = 505 (imma retake probably), with 126 in all subjects but 127 in CARS
4. from Illinois

Clinicals
  • WORK = Personal Trainer (2 years, 300 hours)
    • Trained many special populations from hypertensive, to diabetes, to obese. Also worked with a variety of musculoskeletal issues such as bursitis, tendonitis, fractures.
    • Trained groups of up to 20 on lifestyle changes to improve health, also coached intro kickboxing and kettlebell
    • Gave lectures to the general population on principles of lifting and creating healthy lifestyle changes
    • Gave lectures to "Trainers-in-training" so that they could prepare to take the ACE personal trainer certification exam
    • Helped initiate the marketing division for personal trainers at my institution.

  • WORK = Scribe (2.5 months, 100 hours)
    • Scribed at an E.R.
ExtraCurricular
  • Treasurer and then President of Speech and Debate Team (~500 hours)
    • coached and took 5 rookie members to nationals
    • increased membership and retention
    • hosted multiple tournaments with over a dozen schools around the U.S.
  • Fundraising Director of HOSA (~150 hours)
    • one of the founding officers
    • A competitive pre-health club where we compete in prehealth related events
    • Qualified 6 members for international competition (including myself)
    • I competed in pathophysiology, was 3rd in my state, and qualified for internationals this summer(may not go though)
    • Helped fundraising endeavors for an organization that had just started
  • DataFest 2018/2019
    • 24 hour competition where you work in a team to analyze a large data set (cant go into detail on this thread bc confidentiality stuff)
    • The data comes straight from real businesses and organizations
Research
  • Cognitive Psych lab (7 months, ~80 hrs)
    • Helped prepare lit reviews for a lab attempting to model behavioral data with neural correlates
    • Helped design a cognitive fMRI experiment that would provide the neural correlates for the model

NonClinical Volunteering
  • Gheeta Dham (since highschool to present, probably 800 hours. 200 post HS )
    • An organization that strives to educate young and impovershed children in India
    • provided free education, housing, and food. Currently is working on providing basic health care to kids and surrounding area
    • I helped organize fundraising events in the U.S. so that the Dham could have funds for the children
    • I also helped spread awareness about the organization and its purpose through helping with events


Preliminary school list (MD are probably like reach school):

rosalind Franklin
UIC
Rush
University of Cincinatti College of Medicine
Southern Illinois School of Medicine

Chicago college of osteopathic medicine
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Michigan State University
College of Osteopathic Medicine
California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine

College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MU-COM)
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM)
 
U Cincinnati is unrealistic with your stats. Ohio University and Michigan State have a strong instate bias. Consider adding these DO schools:
VCOM (all 3 schools)
UIWSOM
PCOM
TUNCOM
UP-KYCOM
WVSOM
 
rosalind Franklin
UIC
Rush
Southern Illinois School of Medicine

Chicago college of osteopathic medicine
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine

College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MU-COM)
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM)
My suggestions above.

Delete SIU if you're not from southern IL. Suggest adding Loyola.
ADD:
CUSOM
DMU
KCOM
NYITCOM
both AR schools
KYCOM
ACOM
UIW
ICOM
BCOM
RVU-UT
KCU
PCOM (both)
all VCOMs
 
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