What are my chances??

[Dr. Anonymouss]

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I will apply June 1st and am looking to determine a school list. My credentials are as follows:

505 MCAT 127,126,127,125
3.915 cGPA and a 3.9 sGPA.
I double majored in Biology and Spanish and double minored in Chemistry and General Science.
I studied abroad in Costa Rica for 9 months and am bilingual.
ORM (White Male)
160 hours volunteered in Hospital in La Ceiba, Honduras
40 hours volunteered teaching english in Costa Rica
56 hours volunteered as tutor for boys and girls club of greater Cincinnati
105 hours volunteered as Spanish Medical Interpreter for free health clinic
40 hours shadowing DO family doctor w/ letter of rec
10 hours shadowing plastic surgeon MD
13 hours shadowing Orthopedic DO
(looking to achieve maybe 40 more hours of shadowing??)
460 hours working in emergency department as patient care assistant
No research.

 

[PapaGuava]

I would apply to your in-state MD schools at the very least. You definitely have great stats for DO schools as well.

 

[Dr. Anonymouss]

I would apply to your in-state MD schools at the very least. You definitely have great stats for DO schools as well.

Thanks, I was planning on doing wright state and Northeast Ohio. I looked up schools where the MCAT was a 509 or less and I was able to compile a list based on OOS acceptance being at least 25% or more and came up with this list. Thoughts on these schools...

south carolina greenville
south carolina columbia
west virginia
wayne state
rowan
central Michigan
arizona

 

[PapaGuava]

Rowan, Wayne State, and Central Michigan would be good ones to shoot for (in my opinion), so I'm glad you have those on your list! I have some friends who got accepted into Rowan with similar stats.

 

[Shammyguy3]

Add Rosy Franklin

 

[Dr. Anonymouss]

@Goro @LizzyM

 

[Goro]

I will apply June 1st and am looking to determine a school list. My credentials are as follows:

505 MCAT 127,126,127,125
3.915 cGPA and a 3.9 sGPA.
I double majored in Biology and Spanish and double minored in Chemistry and General Science.
I studied abroad in Costa Rica for 9 months and am bilingual.
ORM (White Male)
160 hours volunteered in Hospital in La Ceiba, Honduras
40 hours volunteered teaching english in Costa Rica
100 hours volunteered as tutor for boys and girls club of greater Cincinnati
150 hours volunteered as Spanish Medical Interpreter for free health clinic
40 hours shadowing DO family doctor w/ letter of rec
10 hours shadowing plastic surgeon MD
13 hours shadowing Orthopedic DO
(looking to achieve maybe 40 more hours of shadowing??)
460 hours working in emergency department as patient care assistant
No research.

I suggest:
Wayne State (maybe)
U Toledo
Seton Hall
Rosy Franklin
Loma Linda (only if you are SDA or a very devout Christian)
Loyola
WVU
VCU
U VM
Rush
MCW
SLU
Creighton
Albany
Oakland-B
Uniformed Services University/Hebert (just be aware of the military service commitment)
Netter
Gtown
GWU
Your state school(s).
Nova MD
Any DO school. I can't recommend Touro-NY, Nova, Wm Carey, LUCOM, for different reasons. MSUCOM? Read up on Larry Nasser and you decide. LMU has an accreditation warning, which concerns me.

 

[jarednogeek]

85% for DO 25% for MD

 

[LizzyM]

Making lists is not my forte. Choose 5-10 DO schools and 5-10 of the schools from Goro's list of MD schools. Note the OOS tuition and be wary of any school that seems out of line with what you are willing to borrow. (See OOS tuition for UIC - which is not on your list- to understand my point.)

 

[NYCVillain]

85% for DO 25% for MD

Ehh I would say his chances to MD schools are actually quite higher... most likely 50-55% with the highest chances at his in-state schools. His high GPA is helping him out a lot here. Just from historical statistics, "There are 4610 total applicants that applied with a GPA in the range of 3.80 - 4.00 and an MCAT in the range of 502-505. Out of those applicants, 2353 were accepted to at least one medical school." Helps that he's from Ohio

 

[Dr. Anonymouss]

Ehh I would say his chances to MD schools are actually quite higher... most likely 50-55% with the highest chances at his in-state schools. His high GPA is helping him out a lot here. Just from historical statistics, "There are 4610 total applicants that applied with a GPA in the range of 3.80 - 4.00 and an MCAT in the range of 502-505. Out of those applicants, 2353 were accepted to at least one medical school." Helps that he's from Ohio

I appreciate the optimistic outlook, hopefully that results in an MD acceptance next cycle. I am confident I will go somewhere, I just don't know where.

 

[NYCVillain]

I appreciate the optimistic outlook, hopefully that results in an MD acceptance next cycle. I am confident I will go somewhere, I just don't know where.

Your ECs look really good (especially your high clinical hours and serving as an interpreter), so I would just say focus on making a killer Personal Statement and pre-writing your secondaries. You're almost a lock for DO, so there's always that.

 

[Dr. Anonymouss]

I have gone through MSAR and have come up with a list to apply to based on my statistics. I looked for schools that had a 25% or higher out of state acceptance rate and those that weren't too far out of my MCAT range. Are there any schools on this list that I should remove (and why) or schools that I should add? Just looking for other opinions at this point. Thanks. and btw I am an Ohio resident.

Northeast Ohio Medical University

Univeristy of Toledo

Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

University of Missouri – Columbia school of medicine

Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Central Michigan College of Medicine

West Virginia University School of Medicine

University of Arizona College of Medicine

University of South Carolina School of Medicine (Columbia) and (Greenville)

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

Medical College of Wisconsin

Nova Southeastern

University of Louisville

Loyola Stritch

Oakland University

Penn State



Osteopathic:

Edward Via College of Medicine Virginia

Oklahoma State University

Ohio University

Arizona College of Medicine

Arkansas College of Medicine

Des Moines College of Medicine

Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences

Philadelphia College of Medicine

 

[Dr. Anonymouss]

@Goro Hey I compiled a school list from many of those that you listed, but there were others I felt that I was not competitive for such as VCU, SLU, GTOWN, GWU, Albany, and NOVA MD. My MCAT was below the 10th percentile for these schools. I know my GPA is competitive for these schools and I believe I have an overall well rounded app, but my MCAT is what is concerning me. Is there something that I am missing or should I just ignore those schools and apply to those where I am above the 10th percentile on MCAT.

 

[Goro]

@Goro Hey I compiled a school list from many of those that you listed, but there were others I felt that I was not competitive for such as VCU, SLU, GTOWN, GWU, Albany, and NOVA MD. My MCAT was below the 10th percentile for these schools. I know my GPA is competitive for these schools and I believe I have an overall well rounded app, but my MCAT is what is concerning me. Is there something that I am missing or should I just ignore those schools and apply to those where I am above the 10th percentile on MCAT.

It appears that I picked the wrong list to advise you on. My apologies.

I recommend:
Oakland U Beaumont (505+)
Gtown
EVMS
Rush (505+)
SLU (maybe)
MCW
Loma Linda (only if you are SDA or a very devout Christian)
Loyola
MCW
Rosy Franklin
Seton Hall
Uniformed Services University/Hebert (just be aware of the military service commitment)
WVU if from the Appalachians
Your state school(s).
Any DO school. I can't recommend Touro-NY, Nova, Wm Carey, LUCOM, for different reasons. MSUCOM? Read up on Larry Nasser and you decide. LMU has an accreditation warning, which concerns me.

 

[Dr. Anonymouss]

@Goro Do you believe 7 DO schools is enough. I have KCU, DMU, OH-COM, AZCOM, AT Still Arizona, PCOM, VCOM - VA.

 

[Goro]

@Goro Do you believe 7 DO schools is enough. I have KCU, DMU, OH-COM, AZCOM, AT Still Arizona, PCOM, VCOM - VA.

No, 7 is not enough.

Add
All LECOMs
CUSOM
NYITCOM
CCOM
both Westerns
TUNCOM
TOURO.CA
BCOM
ARCOM
NYITCOM.AR
WVSOM