Hello and a sincere thank you to anyone who advises
California resident, ORM
508 equal distribution (127)
Undergrad: top public university in UC system, was a transfer from CC
Cumulative and science GPA would both be 3.87, however I have one F very early on (mid teens) --> AMCAS sGPA 3.65 and cGPA 3.74. (retook next semester and scored A)
Note: I am applying as though I have a 3.80. I think Adcoms will understand
Thousands of hours in clinical experience, volunteering, research, teaching, mentoring, shadowing, etc. Have some strong, extended ECs with underserved children.
PS and LORs are good.
No publications
Honors, President's and Dean's list, merit scholarships, Cum Laude (nothing special)
Methodology:
Schools I'm interested in, am above 10th percentile MCAT and have over 20% OOS matriculation are on the list. I have some dream reaches (listed separately). For OOS Public institutions, I decided based on the MSAR OOS Accepted data.
My goal is to reduce the list to 40 (± a few) schools. Thankfully I've received the FAP and have a few hundred saved for additional schools. I'm working on secondaries as well.
In alphabetical order:
OOS
Albany
Arizona Tucson
Colorado (OOS Accepted 10th percentile MCAT is 507)
Connecticut
Cooper Rowan
Creighton
Drexel
Eastern Virginia
Geisinger
George Washington
Georgetown
Louisville
Loyola Stritch
Medical College Wisconsin
Michigan State
New York Medical College NYMC
Nova
Oakland Beaumont
OHSU (ties in Portland)
Penn State
Quinnipiac
Rosalind Franklin
Rush
Rutgers Wood Johnson (Piscataway)
Seton Hall
South Carolina
South Carolina Greenville
Temple
Toledo
Tulane
Utah
Vermont Larner
Virginia Commonwealth
Virginia Tech Carilion
Wake Forest
Washington (OOS is high, but is there love for CA applicants? worth it?)
Wayne State
West Virginia
Wisconsin Madison
Wright State
CA Schools
UCR (strong ties to area)
Loma Linda (still considering, apprehensive about fit)
UC Davis
Reaches and ultra-Reaches
Emory
Ohio State
St. Louis Missouri
Thomas Jefferson
SUNY Downstate
Tufts
Iowa Carver
Miami Miller
UCLA
UCSD
UCI
Unsure (these are slightly below my 20% OOS cutoff, are these worth an application?)
Rutgers Newark (19% OOS matriculated)
Central Michigan (19% OOS mat.)
Florida Herbert Wertheim (19% OOS mat.)
I know my stats are subpar. That one F early on has done a number on my confidence. I'm trying to apply broadly and not lose hope for dream schools I'm at or above 10th percentile MCAT.
I'm not looking to make any donations, but I am willing to take chances, small as they be.
This is a lot of information, again a sincere thank you for your help and advice.
California resident, ORM
508 equal distribution (127)
Undergrad: top public university in UC system, was a transfer from CC
Cumulative and science GPA would both be 3.87, however I have one F very early on (mid teens) --> AMCAS sGPA 3.65 and cGPA 3.74. (retook next semester and scored A)
Note: I am applying as though I have a 3.80. I think Adcoms will understand
Thousands of hours in clinical experience, volunteering, research, teaching, mentoring, shadowing, etc. Have some strong, extended ECs with underserved children.
PS and LORs are good.
No publications
Honors, President's and Dean's list, merit scholarships, Cum Laude (nothing special)
Methodology:
Schools I'm interested in, am above 10th percentile MCAT and have over 20% OOS matriculation are on the list. I have some dream reaches (listed separately). For OOS Public institutions, I decided based on the MSAR OOS Accepted data.
My goal is to reduce the list to 40 (± a few) schools. Thankfully I've received the FAP and have a few hundred saved for additional schools. I'm working on secondaries as well.
In alphabetical order:
OOS
Albany
Arizona Tucson
Colorado (OOS Accepted 10th percentile MCAT is 507)
Connecticut
Cooper Rowan
Creighton
Drexel
Eastern Virginia
Geisinger
George Washington
Georgetown
Louisville
Loyola Stritch
Medical College Wisconsin
Michigan State
New York Medical College NYMC
Nova
Oakland Beaumont
OHSU (ties in Portland)
Penn State
Quinnipiac
Rosalind Franklin
Rush
Rutgers Wood Johnson (Piscataway)
Seton Hall
South Carolina
South Carolina Greenville
Temple
Toledo
Tulane
Utah
Vermont Larner
Virginia Commonwealth
Virginia Tech Carilion
Wake Forest
Washington (OOS is high, but is there love for CA applicants? worth it?)
Wayne State
West Virginia
Wisconsin Madison
Wright State
CA Schools
UCR (strong ties to area)
Loma Linda (still considering, apprehensive about fit)
UC Davis
Reaches and ultra-Reaches
Emory
Ohio State
St. Louis Missouri
Thomas Jefferson
SUNY Downstate
Tufts
Iowa Carver
Miami Miller
UCLA
UCSD
UCI
Unsure (these are slightly below my 20% OOS cutoff, are these worth an application?)
Rutgers Newark (19% OOS matriculated)
Central Michigan (19% OOS mat.)
Florida Herbert Wertheim (19% OOS mat.)
I know my stats are subpar. That one F early on has done a number on my confidence. I'm trying to apply broadly and not lose hope for dream schools I'm at or above 10th percentile MCAT.
I'm not looking to make any donations, but I am willing to take chances, small as they be.
This is a lot of information, again a sincere thank you for your help and advice.