[WAMC] cGPA: 3.81 // sGPA: 3.74 // MCAT: 518

[Excavate]

Hello SDN friends,
Please help me determine my chances and draft a school list. Here are some details about my candidacy:

Re-applicant, ORM, Oregon resident
cGPA: 3.81
sGPA: 3.74
MCAT: 507 (125/127/127/128) --> 518 (129/129/130/130)

Clinical Experience:
Medical scribe (1500 hours)
Medical mission volunteer (750 hours)
Other clinical volunteering/internships (400 hours)

Shadowing:
Various orthopedic and cardiothoracic procedures in OR (60 hours)

Research:
Genetics lab, several posters and conferences, no publications (900 hours)

Non-Clinical Volunteering:
ESL tutor, unpaid (200 hours)
Co-founder of non-profit (200 hours)

Extracurriculars:
Various leadership, teaching, etc.

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Last cycle I was foolish and only applied to one school: OHSU. Unfortunately I did not matriculate at the time. Changes from my last year application include my updated MCAT, medical scribing, and OR shadowing. I am thinking to expand my list to 15-20 schools this year and am willing to apply both MD or DO. Could I get some insight into my chances and school recommendations? Thank you.

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[Faha]

In addition to OHSU I suggest these schools:
California University (new school)
Tulane
Creighton
St. Louis
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Western Michigan
NOVA MD
Vermont
Quinnipiac
New York Medical College
Hofstra
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
George Washington
Seton Hall
Eastern Virginia
You should receive several interviews from this list but submit all your secondaries by the end of August.

 

[Excavate]

In addition to OHSU I suggest these schools:
California University (new school)
Tulane
Creighton
St. Louis
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Western Michigan
NOVA MD
Vermont
Quinnipiac
New York Medical College
Hofstra
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
George Washington
Seton Hall
Eastern Virginia
You should receive several interviews from this list but submit all your secondaries by the end of August.

Thank you for the expansive list of suggestions. I will definitely look into these schools and plan on submitting my secondaries by the end of the month. Are there anymore schools closer to the west coast I have decent chances at? I'm open to a new environment, but think I would be most comfortable near home.

 

[Faha]

You could try Loma Linda and Kaiser (when it opens).

 

[Goro]

I suggest adding to Faha's list:
Hofstra
Case
Emory
Einstein
Dartmouth
Keck
Rochester
Jefferson
BU

You could try Loma Linda and Kaiser (when it opens).

LLU ONLY if you're SDA or a very devout Christian

 

[Excavate]

Thank you @Goro and @Faha for the recommendations. Would either of you or anyone else viewing this thread know if I would be academically competitive for the HPSP through any of the military branches?

 

[Goro]

Thank you @Goro and @Faha for the recommendations. Would either of you or anyone else viewing this thread know if I would be academically competitive for the HPSP through any of the military branches?

@sb247? @Gastrapathy?

 

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@sb247? @Gastrapathy?

Sorry I don’t know about hpsp competition