***The Official 2016-2017 Osteopathic Underdawgs***

[Alienman52]

Hi all,

I've noticed that there are plenty of threads from around 2011+ with people listing their stats as underdogs with respective acceptances, interviews, time of verification, etc. I was wondering if someone had made a thread like this for the 2016-2017 application cycle, as those previous threads were really helpful. If not, someone make one!!!!

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[AlteredScale]

We can make this the official underdawgs thread


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[Alienman52]

We can make this the official underdawgs thread


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Haha okay, but how can I change the title so as to erase the "??"
I can get an outline for participants going in a bit as well.

 

[femmegoblue]

SO down for this!

 

[femmegoblue]

@Alienman52 I have no idea how to edit the title of a thread, but you could just start another! Call it the official underdawgs thread!

 

[Alienman52]

SO down for this!

Haha me too man! I'm doing a bit of work right now, but I'll take a look at the old underdog threads for templates in a bit. In the meantime, maybe @AlteredScale can remove the question marks on the thread title hahaha I have no idea how to go about editing it.

 

[Alienman52]

@Alienman52 I have no idea how to edit the title of a thread, but you could just start another! Call it the official underdawgs thread!

I mean that works too, but I hope I won't be called out for spam bahahaha

 

[femmegoblue]

OH haha true true. Well yay thanks for taking the initiative!

 

[AlteredScale]

I can just edit this one just gimme a a few minutes to finish my readings!


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[AlteredScale]

Alright it should be set up and I've connected this thread to the applicant sticky here so everyone can see it . Best of luck this cycle!

 

[lnguyen1412]

So How do we start this?

 

[Alienman52]

I'll start is using the instructions from previous underdog threads.
Best of luck to all this cycle!!!

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[lnguyen1412]

I'll start is using the instructions from previous underdog threads.
Best of luck to all this cycle!!!

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[femmegoblue]

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Alienman52 3.34/3.29/501 (Older- 125,124,126,126) & 500 (125,123,124,128)/Submitted 6/1/16 - Pending Verification
Femmegoblue 3.2/3.0/3.94 grad GPA (all science master's at wayne state)/502 (124/128/126/124)/Submitted 05-26/Verified 06-02
lnguyen1412 3.54/3.36 (negative trend during senior year) /502 (128/123/128/123) / Submitted 05/24- Verified.

 

[NecrotizingFasciitis]

What qualifies one as an underdawg?


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[femmegoblue]

What qualifies one as an underdawg?


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To quote @AlteredScale:

"It is is reserved for those w/ less than a 24/500 MCAT or less than 3.25 sGPA or cGPA. It can be either of those particulars, or both. Additionally, I would consider those that have 6/124 or below within a subsection of the MCAT to be within the underdawg range as well"

^I updated this a little to include the new MCAT!

 

[getfat]

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Alienman52 3.34/3.29/501 (Older- 125,124,126,126) & 500 (125,123,124,128)/Submitted 6/1/16 - Pending Verification
Femmegoblue 3.2/3.0/3.94 grad GPA (all science master's at wayne state)/502 (124/128/126/124)/Submitted 05-26/Verified 06-02
lnguyen1412 3.54/3.36 (negative trend during senior year) /502 (128/123/128/123) / Submitted 05/24- Verified.
Getfat 3.41/3.58/28(10/8/10)/ Verified 05-28/ IA

 

[coffee-doc]

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Femmegoblue 3.2/3.0/3.94 grad GPA (all science master's at wayne state)/502 (124/128/126/124)/Submitted 05-26/Verified 06-02
lnguyen1412 3.54/3.36 (negative trend during senior year) /502 (128/123/128/123) / Submitted 05/24- Verified.
Getfat 3.41/3.58/28(10/8/10)/ Verified 05-28/ IA
coffee-doc sGPA (hopefully) 3.34 / 508/ not yet submitted / crazy research hours and 3 pubs

 

[whitecoatadvising]

When I was applying, I remember this thread was very active. It provided a ton of hope for all those applying. Let me know if you guys have any questions!

 

[SailorHg]

MY PEOPLE.

May the odds be ever in our favor!

 

[SailorHg]

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Femmegoblue 3.2/3.0/3.94 grad GPA (all science master's at wayne state)/502 (124/128/126/124)/Submitted 05-26/Verified 06-02
lnguyen1412 3.54/3.36 (negative trend during senior year) /502 (128/123/128/123) / Submitted 05/24- Verified.
Getfat 3.41/3.58/28(10/8/10)/ Verified 05-28/ IA
coffee-doc sGPA (hopefully) 3.34 / 508/ not yet submitted / crazy research hours and 3 pubs
sailorHg 3.1/3.36/513/submitting in August

 

[Scrubs101]

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Femmegoblue 3.2/3.0/3.94 grad GPA (all science master's at wayne state)/502 (124/128/126/124)/Submitted 05-26/Verified 06-02
lnguyen1412 3.54/3.36 (negative trend during senior year) /502 (128/123/128/123) / Submitted 05/24- Verified.
Getfat 3.41/3.58/28(10/8/10)/ Verified 05-28/ IA
coffee-doc sGPA (hopefully) 3.34 / 508/ not yet submitted / crazy research hours and 3 pubs
sailorHg 3.1/3.36/513/submitting in August
scrubs101 3.25/3.4/pending MCAT ~509scored/submitting in July/ not so spectacular ECs




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[Teioh]

Back in my day, underdawgs didn't have 3.5+ GPAs and 508+ MCATs...

 

[3member]

Back in my day, underdawgs didn't have 3.5+ GPAs and 508+ MCATs...

weep for us

 

[Cardboard101]

Best of luck everyone.
It'll be interesting to see what's considered an underdog 4 years from now after we've graduated.

 

[Alienman52]

Lol Underdog is like under or at 3.3c AND 3.3s with less than 502 MCAT

 

[Scrubs101]

I'll delete post MCAT score received, I just have loved this thread for a while. Always kept me motivated when I was sub 3.0 last year


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[NecrotizingFasciitis]

I'll delete post MCAT score received, I just have loved this thread for a while. Always kept me motivated when I was sub 3.0 last year


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Dude. The more about your story I hear, the more I am thoroughly convinced we are living paralleled lives. Maybe we're twins separated at birth and our parents never told us.


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[Scrubs101]

Dude. The more about your story I hear, the more I am thoroughly convinced we are living paralleled lives. Maybe we're twins separated at birth and our parents never told us.


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Hahaha it has to be true! I'm so happy to finally get to know my long lost twin. We should sign up for one of those twin studies where we grew up apart, the people in support of strictly genetic attributions would love it. Two twins grew up completely separate living the same lives, they'll go nuts.

Aside from that, I'll be closing following and rooting for success for you! Hopefully people don't read our personal statements and think we copied off each other lol


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[xochitl]

Probably a dumb question but the GPAs listed above are with grade replacement correct? Also, since post-bac grades are counted as undergrad, do most people not include them in their overall gpa? for example 3.0/3.2 (post-bac 4.0) does that mean that the post-bac grades are included into the 3.0/3.2 and they are just mentioning the post-bac or that they are not calculating them together? im just trying to figure out how to gauge people's gpas with my own.

 

[Alienman52]

Probably a dumb question but the GPAs listed above are with grade replacement correct? Also, since post-bac grades are counted as undergrad, do most people not include them in their overall gpa? for example 3.0/3.2 (post-bac 4.0) does that mean that the post-bac grades are included into the 3.0/3.2 and they are just mentioning the post-bac or that they are not calculating them together? im just trying to figure out how to gauge people's gpas with my own.

I would give your GPA w/o post bacc first, then you can mention your post bacc parenthetically next to your uGPA. Or you can just include then in the GPA without listing the post bacc parenthetically at all.

 

[xochitl]

I would give your GPA w/o post bacc first, then you can mention your post bacc parenthetically next to your uGPA. Or you can just include then in the GPA without listing the post bacc parenthetically at all.

the only thing about that is that post-bacc grades are counted as undergrad grades in terms of cGPA and are not separate like a masters GPA is...my gpa would look a lot different without the postbacc due to the grade replacement

 

[Alienman52]

the only thing about that is that post-bacc grades are counted as undergrad grades in terms of cGPA and are not separate like a masters GPA is...my gpa would look a lot different without the postbacc due to the grade replacement

Lol so just include the post bacc in your gpa, and also include the post bacc gpa exclusively in parentheses. Keep in mind that an underdog will typically have no greater than a 3.3 gpa and 502 mcat.


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[SailorHg]

Probably a dumb question but the GPAs listed above are with grade replacement correct? Also, since post-bac grades are counted as undergrad, do most people not include them in their overall gpa? for example 3.0/3.2 (post-bac 4.0) does that mean that the post-bac grades are included into the 3.0/3.2 and they are just mentioning the post-bac or that they are not calculating them together? im just trying to figure out how to gauge people's gpas with my own.

You better believe my cGPA includes grade replacement lol.

 

[GreyF0X]

I would include post-bacc into your c/s GPA. Many people retake their courses after completing their degree, so those courses taken as a post-bac are actually included in your undergrad cumulative and science GPA, I believe.

 

[Alienman52]

I would include post-bacc into your c/s GPA. Many people retake their courses after completing their degree, so those courses taken as a post-bac are actually included in your undergrad cumulative and science GPA, I believe.

Concur ^

 

[NecrotizingFasciitis]

Hahaha it has to be true! I'm so happy to finally get to know my long lost twin. We should sign up for one of those twin studies where we grew up apart, the people in support of strictly genetic attributions would love it. Two twins grew up completely separate living the same lives, they'll go nuts.

Aside from that, I'll be closing following and rooting for success for you! Hopefully people don't read our personal statements and think we copied off each other lol


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Haha, rooting for you as well Scrubs! We got this.


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[MADD!!!]

Haha this thread is so funny. I feel like all of us active sdners who are applying this year to DO just put our stats up on this.

 

[Alienman52]

Haha this thread is so funny. I feel like all of us active sdners who are applying this year to DO just put our stats up on this.

Lol I agree, even though that's not what the thread is for!!!!!

Yeah uh I have a 3.8 gpa 37 MCAT but my EC's stink and I have one bad LOR.

BOOM, PRESUMED UNDERDOG STATUS

 

[NecrotizingFasciitis]

Haha this thread is so funny. I feel like all of us active sdners who are applying this year to DO just put our stats up on this.

I'd throw my application info in a thread for that! Even if it's not this one, we should totally make one. Osteopathic application people of 2016-2017 or something of that nature.

 

[getfat]

Lol I agree, even though that's not what the thread is for!!!!!

Yeah uh I have a 3.8 gpa 37 MCAT but my EC's stink and I have one bad LOR.

BOOM, PRESUMED UNDERDOG STATUS

Welcome to the SDN where everyone has "terrible" stats.

I was asked this morning if I got into any schools yet.

 

[beernbaseball24]

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Alienman52 3.34/3.29/501 (Older- 125,124,126,126) & 500 (125,123,124,128)/Submitted 6/1/16 - Pending Verification
beernbaseball15 3.31 (3.58 after 1st year)/ 3.26 (3.52 after 1st year)/ 503 (Older-124,126,126,127) & 506 (125,127,128,126)/ Submitting in August
Femmegoblue 3.2/3.0/3.94 grad GPA (all science master's at wayne state)/502 (124/128/126/124)/Submitted 05-26/Verified 06-02
lnguyen1412 3.54/3.36 (negative trend during senior year) /502 (128/123/128/123) / Submitted 05/24- Verified.
Getfat 3.41/3.58/28(10/8/10)/ Verified 05-28/ IA
coffee-doc sGPA (hopefully) 3.34 / 508/ not yet submitted / crazy research hours and 3 pubs
sailorHg 3.1/3.36/513/submitting in August
scrubs101 3.25/3.4/pending MCAT ~509scored/submitting in July/ not so spectacular ECs

beernbaseball15 3.31 (3.58 after 1st year)/ 3.26 (3.52 after 1st year)/ 503 (Older-124,126,126,127) & 506 (125,127,128,126)/ Submitting in August

Do schools really look at trending when considering an applicant because I'm freaking out cus my GPA's are competitive when looked at with my trending but will they see/care about that???

 

[getfat]

Do schools really look at trending when considering an applicant because I'm freaking out cus my GPA's are competitive when looked at with my trending but will they see/care about that???

Edward Via Campus puts emphasis on last 120 credits. I know a couple do a similar scenario (Last 60/90 credits).

A 0.06 drop should not hurt you at all though.

http://www.vcom.edu/admissions/requirements.html

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[LutGholein]

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Alienman52 3.34/3.29/501 (Older- 125,124,126,126) & 500 (125,123,124,128)/Submitted 6/1/16 - Pending Verification
beernbaseball15 3.31 (3.58 after 1st year)/ 3.26 (3.52 after 1st year)/ 503 (Older-124,126,126,127) & 506 (125,127,128,126)/ Submitting in August
Femmegoblue 3.2/3.0/3.94 grad GPA (all science master's at wayne state)/502 (124/128/126/124)/Submitted 05-26/Verified 06-02
lnguyen1412 3.54/3.36 (negative trend during senior year) /502 (128/123/128/123) / Submitted 05/24- Verified.
LutGholein 3.65/3.45(hopefully/pending)/502(124/122/129/127)/Submitted 6/5/16 - Pending Verification
Getfat 3.41/3.58/28(10/8/10)/ Verified 05-28/ IA
coffee-doc sGPA (hopefully) 3.34 / 508/ not yet submitted / crazy research hours and 3 pubs
sailorHg 3.1/3.36/513/submitting in August
scrubs101 3.25/3.4/pending MCAT ~509scored/submitting in July/ not so spectacular ECs

 

[NecrotizingFasciitis]

EDIT: I'm a dummy.

 

[Alienman52]

People, please be sure that when you post your stats, that you are actually an underdog. Again, usually someone with less than 3.3c AND 3.3s with under a 503 MCAT

 

[SailorHg]

People, please be sure that when you post your stats, that you are actually an underdog. Again, usually someone with less than 3.3c AND 3.3s with under a 503 MCAT

I'm confused. So would my 3.1 cGPA and 3.36 sGPA not make me and underdog? I'm coming back from a 2.37 cGPA so I feel like an underdog...

 

[Alienman52]

I'm confused. So would my 3.1 cGPA and 3.36 sGPA not make me and underdog? I'm coming back from a 2.37 cGPA so I feel like an underdog...

I would normally say yes (that you're an underdog), but you have a 513 MCAT, which is a 30+ on the old scale. (Above the averages for every single DO school) I mean you can keep your stats up if you wish but to be honest I really don't think you'll have much of a problem if you apply broadly haha

 

[lnguyen1412]

Let say "or" since you have s little bit weak in GpA. I think it's ok since underdog can be both weak in gpa and mcat or just one area weak. The more the merrier

 

[SailorHg]

Let say "or" since you have s little bit weak in GpA. I think it's ok since underdog can be both weak in gpa and mcat or just one area weak. The more the merrier

Agreed! I don't think my 513 completely makes up for the F's on my old transcripts.