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Thank you, however I am not located in TX. My home state is NY. Any school list you can recommend etc??I
I think that you have a very compelling story and can land some MD II even outside of TX.
Thank you, however I am not located in TX. My home state is NY. Any school list you can recommend etc??I
I think that you have a very compelling story and can land some MD II even outside of TX.
ColumbiaThank you, however I am not located in TX. My home state is NY. Any school list you can recommend etc??
You would be competitive for any DO schools, and many of the TX schools. UTxSW interviewed one of my SMP a few years ago
I've seen it work with people who are applying to schools. It won't work for MD. Overall you need to show that you could handle medical school, and merely being in the special Masters program isn't enough for MD adcoms.In my situation, since my GPA is the main problem, would it be okay to apply while attending the SMP that way I don't have to take a gap year before med school? My main concern is that it wouldn't be until later in the cycle that my spring semester's grades are out.
Remember reading your guide in 2019 when I was certain med school was out of the picture for me, and then this guide again in 2021 while I was going through my reinvention. Sitting on 2 MD As, 1 MD WL, 1 pending MD decision, and 4 DO IIs.
Thank you so much @Goro I appreciate all the work you have put into this field for people like me!!
Hey,Hello @Goro ,
I followed your amazing reinvention guide and I was wondering if you could give me your opinion on my current situation. My cgpa/sgpa are both 3.3~3.4 with postbacc grades included. My postbacc grades are 3.74 with 80+ credits. My MCAT is 500,510,524 over the last 5 years. The problem is my SMP which will end with 3.4 GPA... I think the reason I did poorly was because of health and financial issues in my family but I am not sure if the admission committee will care. Realistically, I think I have a very strong chance at DO but I was wondering of your opinion on my chances in MD.
Thank you
The 3.4 SMP will hurt for MD. Why didn't you take an LOA?Hello @Goro ,
I followed your amazing reinvention guide and I was wondering if you could give me your opinion on my current situation. My cgpa/sgpa are both 3.3~3.4 with postbacc grades included. My postbacc grades are 3.74 with 80+ credits. My MCAT is 500,510,524 over the last 5 years. The problem is my SMP which will end with 3.4 GPA... I think the reason I did poorly was because of health and financial issues in my family but I am not sure if the admission committee will care. Realistically, I think I have a very strong chance at DO but I was wondering of your opinion on my chances in MD.
Thank you
With those GPAs, unless you have evidence of reinvention, you're DOA for med school.Hi all! I wanted to see if anyone had any insight on my MD/DO application. I have a cum gpa of 2.8, sci gpa 2.62. My MCAT score is 518. I have four years of clinical experience working in hospital clinical pathology labs as a scientist. I am a URM, and spent three years traveling to hard hit areas in the US during Covid, mostly rural places. I have 20 physician shadowing hours, and I’m applying to 4 MD, 17 DO schools that don’t have mandatory GPA requirements. Basically undergrad I wasn’t serious about grades since I was immature, I enrolled in college at 16 and just aimed to graduate without having a true plan. 27 now with life experience and remastered all the courses/mcat.
I also have a health committee packet of 3 LOR from my second degree health professions committee, 1 MD and 1 DO LOR.
My School list:
OHSU(Oregon) (MD)
UTRGV (MD) Edinburg TX
TTUHSC (MD) Lubbock TX
TCU (MD, Fort Worth TX)
TTUHSC EL PASO(el paso, TX)
PNWU-COM(Oregon)
WesternU(Washington)
WCU COM (Mississippi)
UP-KYCOM(Kentucky)
UNTHSC(Dallas Tx)
UIWSOM(San Antonio TX)
SHSU COM(Huntsville, TX)
PCOM (Philadelphia)
PCOM GA( Georgia)
NYITCOM (glen head, NY or Jonesboro, AR)
LMU-DCOM(Harrogate or Knoxville, TN)
ACOM(Dothan, Alabama)
ARCOM(fort smith, Arkansas)
KCU-COM (Kansas city, Missouri)
MSU-COM(Michigan)
BCOM (las cruces, NM)
ICOM (Boise)
I have an upward trend in last 50 hours plus my post bac, but not what people would love to see. (I.E. all As) Slightly over 3.0, all science upper level courses.With those GPAs, unless you have evidence of reinvention, you're DOA for med school.
No med school is doing you any favors when you have no evidence that you can handle the academics of med school. A high MCAT score, while admirable, doesn't remediate weak GPAs either.
Can we see your year by year cGPA and sGPAs?I have an upward trend in last 50 hours plus my post bac, but not what people would love to see. (I.E. all As) Slightly over 3.0, all science upper level courses.
Goro it's been about a year since I reached out to you about my circumstances. I'd appreciate an updated opinion if you have time.Agree with this. Also, see if you can get retroactive Ws, OP!
Also, I checked with my previous institutions, I can't get retroactive W's from either of them. Either way I feel like my reinvention story speaks for itself. My cGPA before 2021 was less than 2.7.
Thanks again.
Thanks!
The bolded is what counts! Great job!!
FWIW I had similar reinvention numbers to you and scored either a 506 or 507 on the real MCAT and sat on 2-3 acceptances and 3-4 interviews and am currently beginning my 4th year of medical school at my top choice school. Congratulations, now go knock the MCAT out and make your dreams a reality.Goro it's been about a year since I reached out to you about my circumstances. I'd appreciate an updated opinion if you have time.
I have one class left in my undergraduate career, physics II in the summer. After that, I'll graduate with a B.S. in biology and an A.S. in chemistry. I'll graduate with distinction (magna cum laude) with 73 credit hours at a 3.87, all science (bio, chem, etc.). I'm also enrolled to start graduate studies in the fall to complete a 4+1 in biology. The tuition is relatively cheap and I can carry a decent amount of credit hours over, I've also really connected with a micro prof who is letting me join their research lab. I haven't taken the MCAT but I've taken a couple FLs. My stats are below, including my earlier years mentioned in the previous post.
cGPA: 3.00
sGPA: 3.41
The most recent FL was a 506 taken on Blueprint (free).
FT Clinical employment since 2017 (CNA 1 yrs, EMT 2 yrs, Paramedic for 4.5 yrs): 15,000 hrs
Volunteering at a clinic for under/uninsured people: 55 hrs
Shadowing: 33 hrs
Bio club (some non-clinical volunteering): 20-30 hrs
I'm going to be a paid micro tutor for the bio department starting in the fall so about: 30ish hrs
For research experience, I'm expecting about: 200-300 hrs over the next two semesters
My LORs are confidential but the vibes dictate that they'll be either good or great.
Also, I checked with my previous institutions, I can't get retroactive W's from either of them. Either way I feel like my reinvention story speaks for itself. My cGPA before 2021 was less than 2.7.
Thanks again.
You replied to my original post on this thread. I appreciate the motivation! Thank youFWIW I had similar reinvention numbers to you and scored either a 506 or 507 on the real MCAT and sat on 2-3 acceptances and 3-4 interviews and am currently beginning my 4th year of medical school at my top choice school. Congratulations, now go knock the MCAT out and make your dreams a reality.