WAMC + advice moving forward

[dejavu98]

Hello everyone! I’m looking for some guidance/advice in regards to my school list/chances. I understand that my GPA is the weakest part in my application, so I’ve attempted to make my list according to that. The majority of these schools are OOS friendly/reinvention rewarding low-mid tier MD schools and DO schools. Also, I know this list is long; however, I am amenable to shortening it/pre-writing secondaries early (January- March). I’m looking to apply this summer and matriculate for the Fall of 2023. Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks!

• Year in school: Graduated Spring 2020, SMP Spring 2021
• Country/state of residence: Virginia Resident
• Schools to which you are applying
  • MD
    • EVMS
    • Carillion
    • VCU
    • GWU
    • Georgetown
    • UMD
    • WVU
    • Drexel
    • Geisinger
    • PSU
    • Sidney Kimmel
    • Wright State
    • Toledo
    • U of Cincinnati
    • U of Illinois
    • U of Miami
    • UCF
    • Tulane
    • Wake Forest
    • MCW
    • Quinnipiac
    • Oakland
    • Albany
    • NYMC
    • SLU
  • DO
    • AT STILL KCOM
    • AT STILL Arizona
    • KCU COM
    • OUH COM
    • PCOM Philadelphia
    • PCOM Georgia
    • Rowan
    • UNECOM
    • Western U
    • VCOM VA
    • Touro New York
    • NYIT COM
    • Campbell
    • WV COM
    • MSU COM
• GPA
  • Cumulative uGPA: 3.1x (Freshman: 2.5, Sophomore: 2.75, Junior: 3.5, Senior: 3.5)
  • Science uGPA: 3.01
  • SMP GPA: 3.75
    • (28 credits of upper level science: physiology, anatomy, biochemistry, embryology, pharmacology, histology)
• MCAT Scores: 494, 507, 513
• Research: 1 year (1000 hours) of surgery lab, hands on microsurgery in rodents/managing lab - no pubs/presentations/posters
• Volunteering/paid employment (clinical)
  • Emergency Department Scribing (1500 hours 1 year) - most impactful pre-med experience, saw lots of medicine/learned a lot
  • Hospice (100 hours over 1 year) - hands on patient experience, interacted w/ pt’s who were terminal, talked about thoroughly in work and activities/PS
  • COVID-19 clinics (150 hours over 1 year) - registered pt’s getting COVID-19 vaccine/ monitored pt’s after getting COVID-19 reactions for adverse reactions
  • Medical/dental clinics for underserved (250 hours in the summers over 4 years)- escorted/waited with patients prior to treatment, helped set up clinics, etc.
• Physician shadowing: 330 hours total
  • allergy/immunology - 150 hours
  • Radiology - 100 hours
  • Rheumatology - 25 hours
  • Cardiology - 25 hours
  • Anesthesiology - 30 horus
• Non-clinical volunteering
  • Free health clinic - (150 hours over 3 years) clinic in my college town for underserved, fundraised, stocked supplies, community outreach around college campus
  • Retirement home (50 hours 1 semester) - supported/hung out w/ old folks in a residence home, played board games, etc
  • Volunteer tennis coach (100 hours over 1.5 years) - taught tennis to kids around college campus
  • Soup kitchen volunteer (100 hours over 1 year)- prepared/delivered lunches to misfortunate around college campus
• Extracurricular activities
  • Club tennis/tennis as a sport (4 years in college/lifetime)
  • Upper level Biology TA (1 semester)
  • Pre-Health fraternity (3 years)
  • University honor council (15 hours over 1 year) - sat in on sanctioned review boards for those violating the honor code
• LOR’s
  • 1 from PI (MD)
  • 2 from science professors
  • 1 from hospice coordinator
  • 1 advisory letter from SMP
  • 1 from EM resident (DO)
  • 1 from scribe coordinator/boss
• Interest in rural health: No
• Immediate family in medicine: yes

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[candbgirl]

Have you applied before? If so how did that cycle turn out?
Did you enroll in a real,SMP or a post bacc?
Does your school have a Committee letter? Are you using it?
Are you aware some schools average multiple MCAT scores? AMCAS rec that schools do this. And even if they don’t, every reviewer will see that you are a 3x test taker with a 497. All scores are visible.
You have some schools on your list that received 10k + application. With your stats I doubt you’d even clear the auto screen at those schools. Unless you don’t care about tuition, skip UofIllinois. They have obscenely high tuition for out of state students. Might be highest in the country.

 

[dejavu98]

Have you applied before? If so how did that cycle turn out?

1st time applicant, never applied before

Did you enroll in a real,SMP or a post bacc?'

real SMP, not a DIY post bacc

Does your school have a Committee letter? Are you using it?

No committee letter available, hence why I have individual letters

Are you aware some schools average multiple MCAT scores? AMCAS rec that schools do this. And even if they don’t, every reviewer will see that you are a 3x test taker with a 497. All scores are visible.

From what I understand MOST schools do not average. Secondly, I can't change what has happened. These are my current stats.

You have some schools on your list that received 10k + application. With your stats I doubt you’d even clear the auto screen at those schools. Unless you don’t care about tuition, skip UofcIllinois. They have obscenely high tuition for out of state students. Might be highest in the country.

Noted, thanks for the advice

 

[chilly_md]

Consider DMU for DO as I believe they also specifically look at the last 60 credits. OUH COM has a requirement if I recall to practice in Ohio so be aware of that. It is probably close by (compared to most other schools) so that might not be a problem for you.

UVA over NYMC might be a decent swap to make. It is still a public state school over a low yield one even if you don’t think you’re competitive there.

 

[dejavu98]

Consider DMU for DO as I believe they also specifically look at the last 60 credits. OUH COM has a requirement if I recall to practice in Ohio so be aware of that. It is probably close by (compared to most other schools) so that might not be a problem for you.

UVA over NYMC might be a decent swap to make. It is still a public state school over a low yield one even if you don’t think you’re competitive there.

Wasn't aware about OUH COM, might have to scratch that off my list. Thank you for the input!