which medical school should i apply to

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Hello everyone, I am new to this forum. This is my first post. If there is any mistake, please let me know, I will fix it. So I want to know which medical school should I apply to. Or what range. Here is some of my information:


-CA resident

-Asian(Chinese)

-Came US in 2012 to start college


-MCAT

first time: July 2017. 501, C/P 129, Cars 120, B/B 128, P/S 124

second time: Jan 2018. 510, C/P 131, Cars 123, B/B 129, P/S 127

Third time: Jun 1, 2018. I was hoping that I can increase my cars score but felt that is less likely so I void my score.


-GPA (well I transfer from community college to UCLA, and I don’t know how to calculate my cGPA and my sGPA because I don’t know if the gpa in community college is equivalent to the ucla gpa, If you guys can give my some advice on that, I will be really appreciate.)

-while in community college, 2012 to 2014, I have an overall GPA was 3.96. It includes all my general education classes and most of my lower level science class.

-while in ulca, 2014 to 2016, I took two lower level biology classes plus all my upper level science classes. I majored in biochemistry and applied math. My ucla gpa was 3.72.


Extra curriculum:

-I did tutor for 1 year in community collage. Be a vice president of a math club for 1 semester. And volunteer at a Buddhist medical center for 3 months.

-In ucla, nothing was done because I was busy with my double major.

-I did 1-year transcriptionist following a OB/GYN doctor from Mar 2017 to Mar 2018. (document patients information and doctors diagnose while the doctor see patient.)

-I plan to do research in the coming year, 2018-2019.


If you guys need more information to help you judge please let me know. Thank you very much!
 

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You need to also engage in non-clinical volunteering. Medicine is a service profession, and you need to show off your altruism. Your ECs are rather weak.

I can't recommend retaking the MCAT:

I suggest these:
Seton Hall
Rosy Franklin
Loma Linda (only if you are SDA or a very devout Christian)
Loyola
WVU
VCU
U VM
MCW
SLU
Albany
Oakland-B
Uniformed Services University/Hebert (just be aware of the military service commitment)
Gtown
GWU
UCD
UCI
UCR IF you're from the Inland Empire
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.
 

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You need to also engage in non-clinical volunteering. Medicine is a service profession, and you need to show off your altruism. Your ECs are rather weak.

I can't recommend retaking the MCAT:

I suggest these:
Seton Hall
Rosy Franklin
Loma Linda (only if you are SDA or a very devout Christian)
Loyola
WVU
VCU
U VM
MCW
SLU
Albany
Oakland-B
Uniformed Services University/Hebert (just be aware of the military service commitment)
Gtown
GWU
UCD
UCI
UCR IF you're from the Inland Empire
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.
You need to also engage in non-clinical volunteering. Medicine is a service profession, and you need to show off your altruism. Your ECs are rather weak.

I can't recommend retaking the MCAT:

I suggest these:
Seton Hall
Rosy Franklin
Loma Linda (only if you are SDA or a very devout Christian)
Loyola
WVU
VCU
U VM
MCW
SLU
Albany
Oakland-B
Uniformed Services University/Hebert (just be aware of the military service commitment)
Gtown
GWU
UCD
UCI
UCR IF you're from the Inland Empire
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.
Thank you so much for your reply, i will definitely looking into these schools :)
 
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