What are my chances?

[dugudwn23]

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Hello!

Just joined this website! I hope I have a better experience then r/premed. Here are my stats:
Age: turning 23 this year
MCAT: 504 (126/124/127/127)
cGPA: 3.945 sGPA: 3.984
Ethnicity: Asian (Green card holder)
State of residency: Colorado
EC: I worked as a Teaching Assistant for 2 semesters, currently doing a research program with university hospital at Emergency Department. I got on the Dean's list (university honors) almost every semester.
Volunteer: I have none, but I am not planning to apply this cycle but the next one and therefore I will start next semester.
Shadowing: Same story with volunteer work.
I know its an excuse but I have been working at school for 3 years in a row so I didn't have a lot of time to do volunteers and stuff (not good with multitasking either) but hoping to fill up the requirements by next semester.
I know my chances of getting into MD program is low, so I am looking mainly for DO schools. I was wondering if my stats (at least what I have) is competitive for DO schools and if they are, could you let me know which ones? I want to stay in my state but if I have to go out of state, I really don't mind.

Thank you!

 

[Faha]

You are competitive for all DO schools with your stats and I suggest these:
RVUCOM
AZCOM
TUNCOM
TUCOM-CA
WESTERN
BCOM
UIWSOM
ATSU-KCOM
KCU-COM
DMU-COM
CCOM
MU-COM
PCOM
LECOM (all schools)
VCOM (all schools)
CUSOM
You could receive interviews at some MD schools and I suggest these:
Colorado
TCU-UNT
Medical College Wisconsin
Rosalind Franklin
Oakland Beaumont
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Albany
New York Medical College
Seton Hall
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
George Washington
NOVA MD

 

[dugudwn23]

You are competitive for all DO schools with your stats and I suggest these:
RVUCOM
AZCOM
TUNCOM
TUCOM-CA
WESTERN
BCOM
UIWSOM
ATSU-KCOM
KCU-COM
DMU-COM
CCOM
MU-COM
PCOM
LECOM (all schools)
VCOM (all schools)
CUSOM
You could receive interviews at some MD schools and I suggest these:
Colorado
TCU-UNT
Medical College Wisconsin
Rosalind Franklin
Oakland Beaumont
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Albany
New York Medical College
Seton Hall
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
George Washington
NOVA MD

Thank you! How many hours of volunteer/shadowing do you think I need? I know I am really weak on EC so I want to get more EC.

 

[Faha]

You need 50 hours of physician shadowing including primary care. Also shadow a DO physician since some DO schools require a DO LOR. 200 hours of clinical volunteering with patient contact should be adequate.

 

[Goro]

I recommend:
Gtown
EVMS
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)
U CO
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. CalHS is too new and appears to be too limited in rotations sites.

 

[Goro]

Thank you for your reply! Do you think I would at least get an interview at U CO? (MD program) I would really love to stay in Colorado and I now I am wanting too much for my stats but it would really help me and my family if I stayed.

Your MCAT in < 10th %ile for in-state applicants and all matriculants. As such, I'm not sanguine

 

[dugudwn23]

Your MCAT in < 10th %ile for in-state applicants and all matriculants. As such, I'm not sanguine

What about going into RVUCOM?

 

[Goro]

What about going into RVUCOM?

They'll take you. You're fine for any DO school, including mine.