What are my chances?

[Merlin0082]

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28S MCAT, 3.8 GPA, 3.83 science GPA from Carnegie Mellon University

What do you guys think, can I get in somewhere in US?

 

[aznb0y129]

Your GPA is nice, but the MCAT is borderline. You have to post your extracurricular activities as well to get a better response from SDN members.

 

[Mobius1985]

Add your home state also.

 

[Twitch]

Add your home state also.

+1

Your scores are fine. See the 27-29 thread. Was the score lopsided or balanced. Usu the latter is preferred.

 

[Merlin0082]

Distribution: 9 PS, 9 VR, 10 BS

I'm from NJ, strong ECs. Do you think I would get in an instate school?

 

[Mobius1985]

Your MCAT is below the mean of New Jersey acceptees, but your MCAT is higher. If your ECs are strong, they could compensate. I'd certainly apply to your state schools. Otherwise consider Marshall, Mercer, Wright State, Rosalind Franklin, Utah, UMississippi, E. Carolina, Michigan State.

 

[flip26]

Your MCAT is below the mean of New Jersey acceptees, but your MCAT is higher. If your ECs are strong, they could compensate. I'd certainly apply to your state schools. Otherwise consider Marshall, Mercer, Wright State, Rosalind Franklin, Utah, UMississippi, E. Carolina, Michigan State.

Aren't most of those schools extremely low yield for OOS applicants? Especially Mississippi, Mercer, Utah, and E. Carolina?

Alternatively, I would suggest EVMS and VCU, along with SLU and Creighton...

The OP's best shot is in-state, I guess.

 

[GoSpursGo]

Aren't most of those schools extremely low yield for OOS applicants? Especially Mississippi, Mercer, Utah, and E. Carolina?

Alternatively, I would suggest EVMS and VCU, along with SLU and Creighton...

The OP's best shot is in-state, I guess.

All schools wind up being rough for OOS applicants. Basically, w/ a 28, it's really important to apply broadly; no one school that he applies to will be particularly high yield or likely to let him in, but you're more likely to hit a dart board if you throw 30 darts rather than 15. (Yes, 30 might be pushing it... but really, apply at just about anywhere you could reasonably see yourself wanting to go to. This of course assumes that the costs of the secondary apps are not important to you; if cost is an issue, then you may have to be more careful about where to send.)

Also, while you probably have a shot at a few MD programs, it never hurts to add a DO program or two "just in case" if you don't care about the letters that go behind your name on the white coat.

 

[flip26]

All schools wind up being rough for OOS applicants. Basically, w/ a 28, it's really important to apply broadly; no one school that he applies to will be particularly high yield or likely to let him in, but you're more likely to hit a dart board if you throw 30 darts rather than 15. (Yes, 30 might be pushing it... but really, apply at just about anywhere you could reasonably see yourself wanting to go to. This of course assumes that the costs of the secondary apps are not important to you; if cost is an issue, then you may have to be more careful about where to send.)

Also, while you probably have a shot at a few MD programs, it never hurts to add a DO program or two "just in case" if you don't care about the letters that go behind your name on the white coat.

When I posted the above, my recollection of several of the schools suggested to the OP were that they are low yield for OOS which turns out to be an understatement. Later, I went to the MSAR and here are the facts: three of the four schools I questioned (East Carolina, Mississippi, and Mercer) are, to use your words, pretty "rough" for OOS considering they are 100 percent in-state and thus take ZERO OOS applicants...I offered constructive examples of schools that do take a reasonable number of OOS applicants...nice try, but next time why don't you read the MSAR before posting, or at least offer some constructive advice...

This process is hard enough without well intentioned people passing totally worthless advice to desperate applicants.

 

[GoSpursGo]

When I posted the above, my recollection of several of the schools suggested to the OP were that they are low yield for OOS which turns out to be an understatement. Later, I went to the MSAR and here are the facts: three of the four schools I questioned (East Carolina, Mississippi, and Mercer) are, to use your words, pretty "rough" for OOS considering they are 100 percent in-state and thus take ZERO OOS applicants...I offered constructive examples of schools that do take a reasonable number of OOS applicants...nice try, but next time why don't you read the MSAR before posting, or at least offer some constructive advice...

This process is hard enough without well intentioned people passing totally worthless advice to desperate applicants.

I wasn't attacking you. I suppose I don't have encyclopedic knowledge of which state schools take zero OOS students. Obviously, if you had said initially that they were ZERO yield as opposed to low yield, I wouldn't have said anything.

My bad; you're right, I should've checked the schools initially. The idea of applying broadly still applies to someone in his situation, though.