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MD & DO Do I have any chance at all??

May 29, 2013, 6:09 pm
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Overall GPA- 3.89

Science GPA- 3.91 (may be slightly higher)

MCAT (terrible) - 9 VR 7 PS 10 BS Total 26

Volunteering- mentor for various things (elementary school, for science fair projects, for marathon team), blood drive volunteer, hospital volunteer, volunteer for church religious classes (alot of my volunteering has to do with children)

Shadowing - none (planned on shadowing family doctor that fell through at last minute, I had originally planned on applying just MD because thats what I really want but with the MCAT score I received I know that is not an option anymore here is where I run into trouble because I know for DO I need to shadow a DO and I am running out of time because I want to apply for 2014)

Work - Graduated with a BS in Medical Laboratory Science and have been working full time in a hospital in the Blood Transfusion Service (2 years), Also at the same time at another small lab part time. Before graduating I worked as a CNA and lifeguard (had CPR and First Aid certification as well as CNA certification) -- Have had more than 1 job ever since beginning undergraduate school

For extracirricular activities- I was on my undergrad schools volleyball team for 2 years, health club, mls club, and I am an avid runner participating in multiple races per year and I am currently trying to set up my own race to benefit a non-profit

Sorry for the extra long post, Just wondering with my extremely low MCAT if I have a shot at any school and if so which ones I am just very confused right now.

Thanks for any help!
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MD 3.74 cGPA/3.7 sGPA 31 MCAT: Another Final School List!

May 29, 2013, 6:30 pm
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Hi Guys,

I'd really really appreciate some feedback. I got a 31 on my MCAT this month but it's unbalanced: 11/11/9 but I've chosen not to retake so I can focus on my other interests and I want to apply this cycle.

Female ORM PA Resident
My cGPA is a 3.74 at a top 50 private college in the MidWest.
My sGPA is a 3.70
Biology/Spanish Major
But both are on an upwards trend.
I am a rising senior.

Extracurriculars/Leadership:
~800 hours for the past year working towards bringing a Camp Kesem to my university.
[Led the initiative and won the Camp and a grant-- Camp Kesem is a camp for children with loved ones affected by cancer]
~50 hours last summer as an International Orientation Leader
~50 hours my freshmen year as a part of a leadership program
~50 hours from my freshmen year on as a representative of a cultural organization. Helped plan and PR for events.

Shadowing:
~60 hours mostly in Emergency Medicine, but some in Internal & Oncology.

Service:
~50 hours my junior year as a non-medical volunteer at an underserved nursing home nearby.
~50 hours my junior year as a book cart volunteer at the Cancer Hospital.
~30 hours my sophomore year as a part of Alpha Phi Omega ( Co-Ed Service Fraternity)

Research:
~400 hours for the past year( including last summer) as a student researcher at the Cleveland Clinic. I'm working on my own study under a project scientist.
~250 hours for the past three years as a clinical research associate in the Emergency Department. I'm the PI of my own study, I've heavily data-collected for studies, and I'm on the executive committee of a student led research team (I guess this also encompasses clinical and leadership) I've also given three poster presentations for this study.

Personal Statement is based on experience as a childhood cancer survivor and on cultural competence due to having lived in a few urban and rural cities growing up.


School List:
PA:
-Temple
-Drexel
-Jefferson
-Commonwealth
-PSU

IL:
-Rush
-Rosalind
-U of I
-Loyola

NY:
-NYMC
-Suny Downstate (grew up in Brooklyn so it would be great to go back)
-Albany Medical
-SUNY Buffalo

Other Private:
-Medical College Wisconsin
-Tulane
-Tufts
-Georgetown
-G Washington
-Wake Forest
-Virginia Tech
-Western Mich (New)


Other OOS Publics:
-Vermont
-Arizona Tucson
-Arizona Phoenix
-Marshall
-U South Carolina Columbia
-Morsani USF
-Virginia Commonwealth


Reaches/Dreams
-Case Western
-Albert Einstein
-Emory
-Mayo
-U Chicago
-Northwestern



I know this seems like a lot of schools but I don't really want to cut any out unless they are incredibly unrealistic (ignoring the dream schools). I was wondering if anyone thought there were other in range schools that I had missed? I was also contemplating U Alabama Birmingham.
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MD 3.60 cGPA, 3.59 sGPA, 34 MCAT ORM help with school list please!

May 29, 2013, 6:45 pm
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Hi guys, I just got my MCAT score back today so I'm posting my stuff here mainly for school list advice.

cGPA: 3.60
sGPA: 3.59
MCAT 1st try: 30 (12p, 8v, 10b)
MCAT 2nd try: 34 (11p, 10v, 13b)
Undergrad: Johns Hopkins
Race: Asian male
Clinical Volunteering Experience: 200+ hours spread throughout 3 years
Shadowing Experience: 150 total hours across 2 specialties
Research Experience: 500 hours for NIH SIP (co-author of publication accepted for publication)
Community Volunteering Experience: 100+ hours across 2 clubs spread throughout 3 years
Leadership Experience: President of one of the community volunteer clubs I am in
Work Experience: 10hrs/week for 2 semesters for on-campus job
LORS: 1 superb (writer let me read it), 2 great, 3 mediocre
State of Residency: Maryland


EDITED School List:
UMD (state school)
Albany
BU (reach)
Case Western (reach)
Rosalind Franklin
Creighton (reach)
Drexel
Eastern Virginia
Emory (reach)
Quinnipiac
Dartmouth (reach)
GW
Georgetown
Hofstra
Jefferson (reach)
Loyola Stritch
Marshall
Medical College Wisconsin (reach)
NY Medical College
Penn State (reach)
Rush (reach)
Saint Louis (reach)
Temple
Commonwealth
Tufts
Tulane
Miami Leonard (reach)
Rochester (reach)
Vermont
VCU
VT
Wake Forest (reach)
West Virginia
Western Michigan

Any suggestions?
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MD 3.86 cGPA, 3.85 sGPA, 32 MCAT -First Schools list

May 29, 2013, 7:10 pm
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Hi all,

I was waiting until I got my MCAT score before making a list for this cycle. I'm basically applying to cold cities.

Female, Asian, 20 (Junior year)
Undergrad: Top 15
cGPA: 3.86
sGPA: 3.85
MCAT: 32 (11 PS/ 10 VR/ 11 BS)

Recs: Physics Prof= Mediocre, Spanish Prof=Great, Chem Prof= Great, PI and Psych course=Great, PI from clinical research=Great

Personal Statement= Nothing extraordinary, well-written

ECS= Average

Shadowing (various specialities)= 60 hrs
Online Chemistry/Math tutoring= 900 hrs
Academic Club (Treasurer/Outreach coordinator)= 100 hrs
Red Cross (Programming Committee)=100 hrs

Neuroscience Lab research Assistant= over 1000 hours
Pediatric Nephrology research Assistant= 200 hours

Summer Youth Mentor= 24 hours
Summer Hospice Volunteer=60 hrs
Summer nonprofit clinic volunteer= 30 hrs
ASB Homeless shelter trip= 60 hrs


Sales Associate (summer job)= 150 hours

7 Quarters Dean's List
Scholarship from Alumni

I think a huge weakness is short term volunteering :/

Summer plans:
Summer research internship at a local hospital
Hospital volunteering (to continue into senior year)
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Reaches/Long shots:

Mount Sinai
University of Chicago
Cornell
NYU
Northwestern <--Dream School
Brown
University of Washington

Matches:

University of Illinois
Rush Medical College
Loyola
Albert Einstein
Boston
Rosalind Franklin
Drexel
New York Medical College
Jefferson
Temple
Tufts



Any inputs on schools to add/delete is greatly appreciated.:love:

Thanks
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DO Do I have a shot at any DO school?

May 29, 2013, 7:27 pm
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3.2/3.3 c/sGPA

MCAT scores 24 (9PS/6VR/9BS) after getting 17 (6PS/3VR/8BS) in 2011

URM(AA)

Non-traditional with 1000k+ hours clinical exposure as a nurse

75+ hours of various ECs

50 hours shadowing (MD/DO) and DO LOR

No research:thumbdown

I really want DO but I am worried that my first MCAT score will make schools take a pass on my application....Do I have a shot at any DO school? I am willing to go anywhere...
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MD What Are My Chances

May 29, 2013, 7:30 pm
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My GPA is about a 3.72 (will be 3.78 after next semester) for Science GPA.
I Graduated 2 years ago with a non related degree then went back to do Med school pre-reqs, and am unsure how they determine total GPA when that happens.

MCAT Score
VR-10 BS-12 PS-12 Total 34

For Clinical volunteer work I am supposed to start at hospice in July

Employment
I have worked close to 5000 hours as a Scribe in an ER over the past 3 years
Approximately 30-50 hours a week.

EC
I am a second degree black belt in Taekwondo, and have been training for over 7 years, I am also a certified instructor in taekwondo.

I have been working since my 3 semester of college back in 2010, through my graduation with my degree in Criminology/Psychology in 2011, til now.

I am a resident in the State of Florida and am looking to apply to
UCLA
UCSD
UF
FSU
USF

I don't know what other schools to apply to or what my chances are at the schools I'm applying to.

LORs
One from my Orgo II professor
One from one of my Criminology professors
One from a doctor I work with that is on the board of directors at a hospital
One from a doctor I work with that is alumni from UCSF and is Medical Director liaison to a scribing company.
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MD Texas Resident & School List (Stats inside)

May 29, 2013, 8:15 pm
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Overall GPA: 3.55
Overall Science GPA: 3.49

Undergrad GPA: 3.43
Undergrad Science GPA: 3.30
Undergrad Non-Science GPA: 3.69

Graduate Total GPA: 3.87
Graduate Science GPA: 3.86
Graduate Non-Science GPA: 4.00

That is my TMDSAS breakdown.
Multiple MCATS
2011 -> 26R
2013 -> 35

I've had multiple leadership positions through a multicultural organization and my fraternity.

VP for student organization
2 term treasurer
social chair for 2 organizations
parliamentarian
Events coordinator for a basketball tournament raising awareness for JDRF

No bench research
Clinical Research :1040 hours over six months in human diabetes/obesity research
- Have a paper that will be published in the schools journal (first author)

Shadowing:
40 hours internist
20 hours endocrinologist
20 hours ENT

Volunteering:
100 hours at Habitat for Humanity/ Meals on Wheels

I already submitted my TMDSAS app on 5/2/13.
What are my chances at the following schools? (I am looking for 14 AMCAS schools because I might be eligible for FAP but will consider more if I need to)

REACH
UTSW
BAYLOR
VANDERBILT
MAYO
BROWN
SINAI
NYU


APPROPRIATE
UTHSCSA
UTHSC Houston
TTUHSC El Paso
TTUHSC Lubbock
UTMB
A&M
CASE WESTERN
CREIGHTON
MILLER
GEORGETOWN
EVMS
DARTMOUTH
OU


Feel free to critique, remove, or add any schools you think best. I want to stay in Texas since the cost differential is HUGE but I would consider going to a higher ranked school or one with good residency options.

I prefer preclinical P/F if possible with integrated curricula. I find that I'm best at self or independent study.
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MD Chance me please!

May 29, 2013, 8:18 pm
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Hey guys I'd appreciate it if y'all could look over my stats and help me decide on a plan of action for this cycle. I recently graduated from college. TN resident.

3.71 cGPA, 3.56 sGPA, 27 MCAT (10 PS 9 VR 8 BS)

One semester of collaborative research at my university.

150 hrs shadowing (130 with various specialties (volunteer program) and 20 with a CMO)

4 non medical mission trips, including 2 overseas

2 years tutoring underprivileged kids

1.5 years doing inner city outreach

2 years volunteering with preschoolers 4-5 times a month

Member of 3 honor societies

Freshman orientation leader

Currently in the process of obtaining my EMT-B certification.

Plan on becoming involved in a tutoring program that works primarily with refugees.

I am aware that my MCAT score is low. Since I am currently taking an accelerated EMT course that lasts all summer, I'm unsure as to when I'd have adequate time to study for a retake. Besides taking the MCAT again, what else can I do to improve my chances? Also, what schools do I have the best chance at? Thanks!!
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MD Which schools should I apply?

May 30, 2013, 11:49 am
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Hi. I need some advice on which MD schools I have a chance of getting in.
I did a double major, honors bachelor of science.
Freshmen GPA: 2.5
Sophmore GPA: 2.6
Junior GPA: 3.3
Senior GPA: 3.6
I also have a graduate degree (Master of Science, thesis based) with a GPA of 3.7
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MD 4.0 cGPA, 4.0 sGPA, 39 14/12/13 MCAT

May 30, 2013, 11:49 am
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I recently decided to apply this cycle, so I'm feeling a little underprepared. Some info about me:
As stated in the title: 4.0 cGPA, 4.0 sGPA, 39 14/12/13 MCAT (just found out yesterday!)

Minimal shadowing (about 10 hours total, although I have more scheduled very soon)
No clinical (I'll start a clinical volunteer position next week)

Research:
One previous full-time summer position. Not much responsibility, just cell culturing.
Just started a position at my university which gives me a lot more responsibility. Just applied for a grant.

Extensive tutoring experience through my university, then through a private company.

Non-clinical volunteering:
Teaching science to kids at a local museum for one summer. Around 100 hours.
"Educational Outreach" at a local daycare - basically playing math games with kids. Just three times.

Other ECs:
Member of a competitive on-campus organization since freshman year. Leadership position since sophomore year.

Bad things:
I don't have a committee review letter from my university - missed the lockout date.
I have not one, but two underage drinking citations from my freshman year. One was dismissed, the other was a prayer for judgement.

I know my clinical/shadowing/lack of committee review letter is kind of pathetic, but my pre-health advisor told me I had a good shot this cycle because of my numbers, so I decided to go ahead and apply. I plan to get as much clinical experience as possible before my secondaries.

I'd really like to stay in-state, but que sera sera...

School List:
In-state:
UNC Chapel Hill
Duke
Wake Forest
ECU

OOS:
UVA
Virginia Commonwealth
John’s Hopkins
Case Western Reserve
Emory University
Vanderbilt University

Any advice is much appreciated!
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MD & DO Devastated... 3.37cGPA 3.33sGPA

May 30, 2013, 12:16 pm
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Hey everyone,

My GPA is not great, but I stayed a fifth year in 2010 and got mostly A's to end on high note.
I believe my EC's are fairly solid:
I did half year of ugrad research + 2 years master's research
2 years clinical
1 year shadowing
1.5 years tutoring/leadership + TAing
Various trips to Mexico/Africa for mission

So here is the problem... 2 years ago I got a 31 on the MCAT, but on the April test I got a 26. Do I even have a chance anymore at any schools? Any SMP options? I think only option I have right now is to retake again and hope for 31+ to even have a chance. Any feedback would be appreciated, thank you. I know my chances are not too high, but I am still aiming for MD.
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MD cGPA 3.81/sGPA3.83/32MCAT

May 30, 2013, 12:33 pm
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Hey guys,

I graduated in 2012 from a top liberal arts college magna cum laude and am currently working in a distinguished lab in NYC.

cGPA 3.81 and sGPA 3.83.
i got a 32 on my first MCAT and after months and months of studying got a 31 on the retake. I was devastated and should not have retook, but i was so confident i would do better based on practice tests but **** happens. Im determined to go forward this application cycle (unless anyone sees major red flags?).

Research:
I have one publication from the lab im working in now and another one pending.
Wrote a senior thesis
summer research programs in 2011 and 2010
worked in a professor's lab my junior year

Shadowing:
35 hours with surgeons
64 hours in china
72 hours at my local hospital

Volunteer:
150 hours so far at a hospital, still doing it now
EMT-B on college squad three years, was a leader and board member
project sunshine (visits local hospitals) four years

Tutoring:
Orgo tutor for two years
TA for biology and chemistry labs every semester for three years
tutor at girls inc. for a year

other miscellaneous activities like choir, art awards; clubs like peer health mentor, medlife

my LORs are very strong

Here's my school list, I'd like to cut it down
albany medical college
einstein
BU
cooper rowan
drexel
dartmouth
GW
georgetown
hofstra
howard
jefferson
mayo
MCW
sinai
NYMC
quinnipiac
rush
stony brook
temple
tufts
UMASS
rochester
VCU
cornell
uconn
duke
wake

Do i have a chance? thank you in advance
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MD Please help with school list!!

May 30, 2013, 12:41 pm
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Hi, and thank you in advance!

cGPA= 3.85+
sGPA=3.85
MCAT= 32 overall, PS11 VR9 BS12
ECs= Above average activities, some leadership, shadowing ~100 hrs, 2 years research, Senior Thesis, publication in the works, volunteering 750+ hrs including medical related
PS= excellent story about my own medical struggles
LORs: Very strong with a mix of science and non-science

School list in no particular order:
Indiana University
St. Louis University
Kentucky
Louisville
Wright State
Toledo
Northwestern
Ohio State
U of Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Boston U
Georgetown
Case Western
Vanderbilt
Mayo
Penn State


Any that you think I should remove or add? Thank you all so much!
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MD 3.65 cGPA/sGPA, 37 MCAT, average EC, trying to work on school list!

May 30, 2013, 1:13 pm
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Wisconsin resident. So, I got my MCAT score back yesterday and it was an absolute shock to me. It's somewhat balanced, 10 VR, 12 PS, 15 BS. Kind of changed my entire outlook on this application process, I feel like it's opened some doors.

My GPA is on the low side, but it's generally an upward trend (3.38, 3.12, 3.69, 3.87, 3.92, 3.7). I have one semester left, shouldn't be a very difficult semester. Should have another 3.7+ish. Applying this cycle, though, so that probably won't be factored in yet.

EC's are pretty generic, nothing great. I'll have:

2 semesters medically-related microbiology research (continuing into a third)
90 hours volunteering in an ER
1 week volunteering on an Indian Reservation (non-medical)
2 semesters pre-health club
A few other random clubs (eSports, microbiology)
Hopefully will just be getting employed as a patient care rep at a hospital/clinic (hear back this week)

My school list is just kind of altered by the MCAT score, I feel. My dream is to stay in-state, but if that can't happen I'd like to be close-ish. Current list is:

UW-Madison
Medical College of Wisconsin
University of Minnesota
Loyola
Indiana U
Rush
Drexel
Case Western
Oakland University

I'm not sure what would be a reach or what my chances even are. I have taken a semester off for personal reasons, I'm hoping that doesn't tank my chances. It's all Withdrawn, the whole semester, and didn't affect my GPA. So guys, any critiques on the list or commentary on my imbalanced GPA/MCAT match up? Thanks in advance!
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MD Where should I apply? sGPA 4.0 GPA 3.99 MCAT 28

May 30, 2013, 2:55 pm
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Hi, if anyone of you SDNers can advise me on where to apply (MD only) I would greatly appreciate it.

Major: Cell Biology
Science GPA: 4.0
GPA Overrall: 3.99

MCAT 28
PS 11/ Verbal 8/ BS 9

Extracurricular

1 year of tutor/TA job for general biology I and II

Summer Intern for Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (non-medical)

1 year of being a student mentor (Volunteer work, about 70 hours)

About 7 months of being a Pharmacy Technician

About 1.5 years of being a Research Assistant, no pubs

Shadowing about 80 hours, orthopedic surgery, family med, internal med, pathology, anesthesiology, general surgery

Home health Volunteer (clinical) During 3 breaks over 3 years so about 72 hours

Volunteer Co-Coordinator for a soup kitchen ~110 hours for about a year

Volunteer Leader at hospital (Clinical) ~200 hours for 1.5 years or more

Taekwondo Master/Instructor volunteer ~200 hours for 9 years


Couple private scholarships
Award in Organic Chemistry (3 out of 500 people for doing the best in Orgo for entire year)


My home state is KS and I attend the University of Kansas.

I am most likely going for Early Decision for KU Med but I want to hear what you guys think if I should just do regular and try my luck at other places as well. So far I think my chances are slimmed down to only KU Med and I do understand it is my best chance.

The reason I am having second thoughts about early decision is because I am not too keen on staying in KS for about 4 years.

I was wondering if I am competitive anywhere else, I realize that my MCAT score is lacking but I do not want to retake it.

So what other schools do I have chance at? And should I do regular and apply other schools as well or stick with early decision for KU Med?


I appreciate all your inputs
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MD & DO 3.5cGPA, 3.4sGPA, unsure MCAT

May 30, 2013, 3:29 pm
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General Stats:

Took the MCAT today and it didn't go well. I am going to retake if I get under a 30. I think I can prepare more.

Stats on Grades:

-Ugrad was 3.0sGPA, 3.3 cGPA thanks to rampant depression, now fixed
-Grad GPA (MS, PhD in neuro) ~3.65 overall, ~3.7 in science...my TA grades brought me down because I was an awful TA. :laugh:
-Post-bacc 3.85, one withdraw b/c of a death in the family, retook to a B+
-Cumulative: 3.4 sGPA, 3.50 cGPA

Extra-curriculars:

- Research due to PhD (several posters, two published papers, another one by the end of the summer god willing)
- Lecturer in psych, which is my job, plus some work with underprivileged kids
- Freelance writer, writer for fun
- 78 hours ED volunteer
- 100 hours (by the end of the year) VA hospital volunteer - it's social programming in the clinics and around the hospital. Not sure if it counts?
- 300 hours of running an academic event (lots of planning, then executing it), as well as religious organization service (served on a committee, I'm sort of chair of it)
- Shadowed ~100 hours in neuropathology, 4 hours with a neurologist

Letters:
My boss, two science professors, my PhD adviser. The person whom I shadowed isn't writing back. The person who knows my volunteering the most isn't writing the best letter ever, so I may ask her to decline.

My dilemma:
I told my letter writers they had until 7/2, which was when I was getting back my MCAT score. If I need to retake, that pushes my application back until early/mid August. If I'm rocking a 30, with my mediocre GPA, I might not end up where I want to be.

Schools - Really trying to stay in the Mid-Atlantic/New England area
UMass (resident)
Tufts
BU - I have 2 degrees from there. That counts, right?
NY Medical
Hofstra
SUNY Downstate
Yeshiva (lol)
Case Western (also lol)
Stonybrook
Quinnipiac
Cooper
Georgetown
George Washington

Open to other suggestions and advice on when to apply.
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MD & DO I got a 26 on my MCAT

May 30, 2013, 3:44 pm
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Hey everyone, I have a 26 MCAT score, a 3.8 GPA and I work at the NIH. What are my chances of getting into an MD or a DO school? Should I even try MD?
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Is it worth applying?

May 30, 2013, 5:56 pm
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I was wondering if it's even worth applying to medical school with my stats/EC's. I'm a Cali resident that graduated from UCSD with a double major in biochem and econ.

oGPA: ~3.3
MCAT:35Q
40 hours shadowing
50 hours ER volunteering
~100 hours of non clinical volunteering
research assistant 1 yr (but didnt get to contribute anything)
VP of an on campus club 1 yr
on executive board of community service fraternity 1 yr

finished taking some extension classes in march to finish prereqs and havent been able to find a job since then.
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MD 3.71 cGPA, 3.53 sGPA, 31 MCAT

May 30, 2013, 6:03 pm
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Hello! New to SDN, and this is my first post. I still need some help ironing out which schools I should apply to. (Let me know if I'm missing anything?)

I am female, ORM, and a PA resident.

College: Ranked higher than 15, NE region
Major: Neuroscience
cGPA: 3.71
sGPA: 3.53

MCAT is where things go downhill. I took it August last year and got a 32Q (PS: 9, VR: 12, BS: 11). I wanted to bring up my PS score, and retook on 4/26 and ended up with a 31 (PS: 9, VR: 11, BS: 11). As you can imagine, I'm still kind of reeling from the results, since all my practice tests were 34+ with PS scores of 10+. It's been incredibly discouraging, so now I also need help retooling my list of med schools to apply to.

(At this point, my advisor told me it's not worth it to retake it, and that I should just take my chances applying this cycle.)

Research:
-one summer in an immunology lab (got published; not first author)
-one summer and one semester in an ALS lab
-currently working on some clinical research in Philadelphia

Clinical Volunteering:
-100 hrs in a free clinic

Shadowing:
-30+ hrs psychiatrist
-1 week program shadowing doctors of many specialties: surgeons, endocrinologist, rheumatologist, ER doctor, geriatrician, and internists.
-15 hrs shadowing radiation oncologist

Volunteering:
-3 years in peer counseling group (co-director in my last year)
-2 years in sexual assault hotline

Other ECs: art (received art awards), 2 yrs as associate editor and layout editor-in-chief on an undergraduate public health journal, 1 yr in a group that goes out to K-8 grade to teach neuroscience presentations, 3 yrs in Nu Rho Psi.

I am getting 2 LORs from neuroscience professors, 1 from the advisor of the peer counseling group (which should be VERY strong), and 1 from an art professor I've had for the past four years. They should all be relatively strong.

EDITED: Here is my list of schools:

Baylor ? -applying b/c SO is from Texas
Boston
Brown ?
Case Western
Commonwealth
Cornell
Drexel
Emory
Jefferson
Maryland
Mayo
Northwestern
Penn State
Rush
Temple
Tufts
UPenn ?
UPitt - dream school!
Vanderbilt
Wake Forest

Are there any schools I should definitely add or take away?
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MD & DO 3.58 cGPA, 3.54 sGPA, 31 MCAT

May 30, 2013, 6:19 pm
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Non-traditional (4 years since undergrad when I apply), CA resident applying to MD and DO schools. Non-URM.

MCAT = 31... 10PS, 9V, 12BS

B.S. (Bio)
- cGPA = 3.58 (upward trend)
- sGPA = 3.54

M.P.H. (Epi)
- cGPA = 4.0 (I am aware this doesn’t help my undergrad GPA)

Volunteer:
- 100 hours volunteering at hospital (ER & OR)
- 80 hours clinic aide (took vital signs at urgent care)
- 50 hours volunteering at a hospice
- 80 hours peer-health educator

Teaching/Tutoring (Paid):
- 4 years high school teacher (2 yrs part-time, 2 yr full-time)
- 2 years tutoring kids with learning disabilities
- 1 quarter TA for undergrad bio class

Research (Unpaid):
- 4 years clinical research
- 6 months basic science research
- International research (field work for 4 days, prep/post-analysis for 3 months)
- Master’s thesis + defense
- 1 poster presentation at a major conference
- 1 publication (second author)

Other:
- 50 hours shadowing (general/plastic surgeon, urologist/family practitioner, and pediatric pulmonologist - all MDs)
- Extensive traveling

Applying to:

UCSD
UCLA
UCI
UCR
USC
Western
Touro

Should I retake the MCAT? I was averaging 33.5. What are my chances?
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