What are my chances? URM

[woah@166]

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1. 3.4x and 3.2x as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS: 3.4x and 3.1x (Strong upward trend senior year [3.8+ for both gpas])
2. 499 (124/123/125/127), awaiting MCAT score release in Oct (don't know how to feel about it honestly)
3. FL
4. Black
5. 400+ clinical hours
6. ~600 hours of research, wrote an abstract, presented a poster, no pubs
7. 50+ shadowing hours, optho, ENT, pulm
8. Non-clinical volunteering: 180+ hours volunteering through various organizations such as food drives, maternity shelter, etc.
9. Other extracurricular activities: Choir Member, considerable involvment: 200+ hours, other nonclinical employment currently
10. Dean's List x2

Not fully disclosing all the specific names/employment details due to privacy.
I already applied to a couple of schools in Sept. and finished most secondaries but haven't heard back from any schools yet.

Morehouse (secondary received) app complete
Meharry
Charles Drew (secondary received)
Howard (secondary received) app complete
FSU (secondary received) app complete
TCU
FIU (secondary received)
LECOM (secondary received) app complete
NOVA DO (secondary received) app complete
PCOM (South Georgia) app complete

Would there be other schools that would be a good idea for me to apply to this month? Thank you!

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Have you ever been mentored by a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting aspiring Black (male?) physicians? Did you ever attend programs run by NMA/SNMA before applying?

 

[woah@166]

Yes I did attend programs ran by SNMA before applying, and I am a black female.

 

[Faha]

I suggest adding more DO schools to your application this week and include these:
WCU-COM
ACOM
ARCOM
NYIT-AR
BCOM (Florida campus)
UIWSOM
MU-COM
KCU-COM
BUCOM
VCOM (all 4 schools)
WVSOM
Post your new MCAT score here when available and you may be able to add more MD schools.

 

[woah@166]

Thank you!!

 

[woah@166]

I got my score back and only got one point higher: 500. Will this affect anything or no?

 

[Faha]

I got my score back and only got one point higher: 500. Will this affect anything or no?

No. Just add more DO schools such as the ones I suggested.

 

[woah@166]

Thank you!

 

[woah@166]

Thank you!

Just wanted to provide an update:

Methodist University (interview -> rejected)
PCOM- SG (interview—>> waitlisted)
BCOM (interview —> acceptance pending for FL, or deferred till 2031)

Morehouse (secondary received) app complete—> rejected
Meharry —> didn’t receive a secondary, I believe I saw on their forum that they were only offering secondaries to those with a 502 or higher
Charles Drew (secondary received) —> rejected
Howard (secondary received) app complete, haven’t heard back still
FSU (secondary received) app complete, haven’t heard back
TCU —-> rejected
FIU (secondary received), didn’t complete it
LECOM (secondary received) app complete -> rejected
NOVA DO (secondary received) app complete -> rejected