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SuccessfulCycle

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Just decided recently to also apply to DO schools on top of MD, but I have no idea what schools I would be competitive/a good fit for.

cGPA: 3.65
sGPA: 3.62
506 MCAT (125, 124, 127, 130)
VA Resident
URM - Black
5 LOR (3 professors and 2 physicians)
150 hours of basic science research
200 hours observing and volunteering at a primary care private practice (MD)
160 hours volunteering at a hospital
150 hours observing a surgeon (MD)
150 hours volunteering at a food kitchen helping the underserved population
90 hours total working as a chair for a MUN conference on 3 separate occasions
250 hours in a premed organization, 2 years on exec
220 hours working as Vice President in a student government position
Worked at a fast food restaurant one summer