WAMC: non-trad ORM seeking low MD/DO A in the 2025 cycle

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27 yo M ORM Massachusetts resident

Bachelors in Molecular Bio '18 2.89 GPA
AAS '22 in Respiratory Therapy 4.0 (70 credits)
Post Bacc (in progress, '24) 3.9 (24 credits)
Estimated Cumulative GPA would be 3.3 overall

MCAT 511 in September 2023

Clinical Hours:
400 hours clinical scribe in ED
~3000 hours as Respiratory Therapist / ECMO specialist
(includes internal projects such as journal club presentations, QC projects, etc)

Shadowing:
Projected 50 hours in anesthesia, PM&R, Pulmonology, EM, MD and DO, hopefully some FM shadowing too

Non-clinical volunteering: Current: about 50 hours in after school programs, community garden/bike shop/ tutoring
Projected: additional 100 in student mentorship and case work

Research:
Some in UG (projects, presentations)
Currently in clinical role working on publishable project (no end date yet)
Working on possible abstract/poster to complete during the cycle.


LOR's:

Planning for
1 MD
1 DO
2 profs in Post Bacc (biochem and genetics)
2 from clinical mentors/manager
1 from RT school program director

Other experience: lots of teaching and tutoring, (HS bio teaching, academic advising, tutoring for genetics, physiology, etc). Lead some fun student orgs in UG (music, theater, comedy groups) some other professional groups and accolades in other jobs (small roles on boards, journal clubs, etc)

Draft school list:

Will Apply (15)
Massachusetts-Chan (state school)
Vermont-Larner (personal fav)
Albany
Oakland Beaumont
Quinnipiac-Netter
Virginia Tech Carillion
Penn State
Drexel
Temple-Katz
MC Wisconsin
Rosalind Franklin
Eastern Virginia
Virginia Tech Carilion
Loyola-Stritch
Wake Forest

Maybes/Probably (12)
Saint Louis
Wake Forest
Rush
Wayne State
Miami Miller
Nova
GWU
Georgetown
Virginia Commonwealth
Illinois
Geisinger Commonwealth
Western Michigan-Stryker


+/- as needed (any that I should remove? add?)

DO (10)

Michigan State University COM
University of New England COM
Philadelphia COM
Des Moines University COM
Kansas City University COM - Kansas City
Rocky Vista University COM
New York Institute of Technology COM
Pacific Northwestern University of HS COM
Rowan University SOM
Touro University COM - California

+5 more as needed

Reaches (7)
Dartmouth-Geisel (Family lives very near here)
Tufts
Boston University (private so no IS bias, should I even bother?)
Colorado (UG at CU Boulder)
Oregon (Lived in OR, would dual apply MD/MPH)
Brown-Alpert (RT school in RI)
U Washington (HS graduate in WA)

~45 total


Biggest concerns:
Low on volunteering, hoping that low hour but subjects I'm passionate about and can speak to will make a difference
Sub-par MCAT for MD. I know I should be ok for DO, and while I would be fine taking an A at a DO school I really like, my goal is to do a fellowship to become an intensivist (either IM/Pulm+CC, Anesthesia+CC, or EM+CC) and hopefully have some research under my belt for academic leaning residencies. I know this is quite doable as a DO (haha get it) albeit more difficult.

Should I retake MCAT before June, or focus on service and research while I work? I'm inclined to do the latter as I'm not confident I could improve my MCAT significantly without another large investment of time. However, if my chances at MD are poor, I should retake. If ANY MD program is realistic I'm okay with it

Thanks guys! Would love your insight and help

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Locking as this is duplicative with your existing thread in nontrad: What am I missing or lacking in before I apply?