WAMC/School List (URM, 3.73/518) FL Resident
Hello everyone! Just got my MCAT score back today and I was wondering what you all think about my school list.
cGPA: 3.73, sGPA: 3.65
MCAT: 518 (130/125/131/132)
FL Resident
URM (Hispanic) - born and raised in South America
FL State school
Clinical experience:
400 hours in a free clinic as a Spanish interpreter (volunteer)
100 hours doing phlebotomy in an Emergency Department (paid)
200 hours assisting with vaccination clinics (paid)
Research:
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Source: Student Doctor Network - April 9, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: BlessTheMakerAndHisWater Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
Best Clinical Hours?
Hi all,
I may be getting a part-time weekend Phlebotomist role in a hospital. I see mixed takes online about this, on both SDN and Reddit, about how this paid clinical PCE is viewed. Some say it's ranked lower as far as clinical hours go than something like ED Tech, CNA / PCT, or MA would be. Or say they don't view it favorably for clinical. Technically, given I'd be in a hospital, everyone I'd work with would officially be a patient. Half my time would be specimen collection, blood draws...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - March 29, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: MDAdmission Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums
WAMC/School List Help, 3.93, 516, Student Athlete
Finally got MCAT back and am just starting up with school list and am struggling to get it nailed down. Any help is appreciated!
Stats: cGPA: 3.93, sGPA: 3.89, MCAT: 516 (128,128,129,131), White male, low ranked undergrad university.
Residence: CO, ties to AR
Shadowing: 50 hours (split between Oncology, Ortho, and Primary Care)
Clinical Experience: 450 hours, helping at a cancer rehabilitation clinic as a phlebotomist. Lots of direct patient interaction and a MME.
Research: 350 hours...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - March 9, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: trackmed2435 Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
Secondary Polycythemia
New attending here. Hoping to get some advice from those of you practicing for a while. I just started a job in a somewhat rural setting. I get a lot of Heme referrals from PCPs, pulmonologists, etc for patients for polycythemia. These are almost always known tobacco abuse cases, COPD, etc. We were always taught in training to treat the underlying cause, but the referring docs and patients expect to be treated with therapeutic phlebotomy. Some of them have had this issue for years and...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 25, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: DoctorDontStop Tags: Hematology / Oncology Source Type: forums
Wamc (516/3.63)
cGPA 3.63, sGPA 3.34
MCAT: 516 (130/125/130/131) RIP CARS
NY, USA
White
Marist College
Clinical experience
Medical Assistant: 650 hours and counting
Dual practice internal/occupational medicine
EKGs, PFTs, vitals, vision, hearing, vaccines, phlebotomy, etc.
Crisis Text Line Support: 100 hours and counting
Research experience
120 hours research, 1 publication 2nd author
Shadowing experience and...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 23, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: HelpMeAhhHelp Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
What counts as clinical experience?
Hi, would volunteering as a visual interpreter for individuals with visual impairments count as some sort of clinical experience or community volunteering? It provides direct care as I interact with the users and help them with anything they may need in their day to day, although it is virtual, it provides direct engagement.
Also, does anyone know what the best way to get trained as a phlebotomist or medical assistant is? I want to do it over the summer, but I can't seem to find any courses. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 13, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: student2520 Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums
Need advice for Phlebotomy training
Is the training doable before taking Anatomy or is it a requirement ?
Also is the program easy enough to complete during school or should I take it this summer ? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 26, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: CardioThoraticNeurosurgon Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums
When to post Update Letters?
I applied to Texas medical schools (I'm OOS w/ strong ties) end of May and submitted secondaries by mid-June. My application was marked complete mid-July.
I had Stats in progress when applying, but I have since completed the course receiving an A.
I also got an A in Genetics (also IP at the time of application) and will be a certified Phlebotomist by spring 2024.
For schools that allow updates, is it worth sending an update letter?
Thanks,
Loraine (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 18, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Storming Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums
Wamc
I’m a NY resident and wants to stay in NY or near NY. Can I have some suggestions on which medical school I should include in my list? I’m applying to both DO and MD. THANK YOU!
MCAT scores:
507 (126/126/128/127)
509 (129/124/127/129)
State of residence: NY
Country of citizen: US
Ethnicity: Asian
Undergraduate institution: state university
Clinical experience:
Medical assistant: 2400 hours
Medical receptionist: 2100 hours
Volunteer phlebotomist: 130 hours
Research experience:
1. 72...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - August 11, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: annieding Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
WAMC: Father of 2. 3.84 cGPA, 3.69 GPA, 520 MCAT
cGPA: 3.84 and sGPA: 3.69
520 (130,129,130,131)
Utah, (Raised in Idaho w/strong ties to TX and NV. Weaker ties to AL and AZ.)
White
Brigham Young University
Phlebotomist 1200 hours, Spanish Interpreter 150 hours, Hospice Volunteer 130 hours
350 hours of undergraduate research. Basic science lab focused on embryology.
100 hours of shadowing, family medicine, ortho, urology.
Taught neuroscience in elementary schools (98 hours), LDS missionary in Guatemala...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 23, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: GETBUCKETZ Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
WAMC and School List Help: 4.0, 516, ORM
PLEASE DO NOT QUOTE THIS THREAD, THANK YOU!
@Faha @Goro @Mr.Smile12 @gyngyn @chilly_md
Stats
cGPA: 4.0
sGPA: 4.0
MCAT: 516 (130/125/130/131)
-How will 125 CARS effect me?
State: MO
Race: Asian (ORM)
Undergraduate institution: State school, No gap years
Clinical experience:
-130 hours hospice volunteering
-200 hours hospital volunteering
-180 hours paid experience as Phlebotomist
Research experience
-1000 hours...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 2, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: ykdqgey Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
WAMC: 3.78/3.65 gpa, 513 MCAT , URM
Hi everyone, I'd like some thoughts on my school list as I wait for my application to be verified. Thanks in advance!
cGPA: 3.78 sGPA: 3.65
MCAT: 513 (128/127/128/130)
GA Resident
URM Black Male
Just graduated from GA public university
400 hours as a hospital phlebotomist. 50 hrs volunteering in a hospital. Currently working as an MA for gap year
~500 hours as a research assistant in psychology lab, currently working on publication
80 hrs...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - June 20, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: ga_med2719 Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
School List Help
Can someone give their opinions on how my school list looks with my stats?
Any advice is appreciated. Thank you!
Stats:
cGPA: 3.6
sGPA: 3.6
graduate school (MBA) GPA: 3.6
MCAT
1st attempt (1/27): 500 (124/125/125/126)
2nd attempt (4/29): 501 (126/123/127/125)
Clinical Hours (paid):
EMT: 350
Phlebotomist: 600
Research:
1500 hours
1 presentation
Volunteer: 22 nonclinical
Shadowing: 800
Extra
3 year student...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - June 3, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: the great dane Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
WAMC - 3.7sGPA/512 MCAT, weak non-clinical volunteering
cGPA: 3.79, sGPA: 3.71
3 MCATs:
503: 127 chem, 124 cars, 127 bio, 125 psych
509: 127, 123, 127, 125
512: 129, 126, 128, 129
Colorado resident
Asian American (Cambodian)
University of Colorado Boulder undergrad
Clinical Experience: 3770 hrs
20 health fair volunteering
2900 family caregiving (basically most of my life)
850 formally working as a phlebotomist
Research Experience: 65 hours for a year, but unproductive - not exactly a highlight...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - May 26, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: heppiphleb Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
WAMC + School List Help (3.6cgpa/3.5sgpa, 519 MCAT)
3.6 cgpa, 3.5 sgpa. Big note here, my first year was terrible, 2.5 cgpa and 2.3 sgpa. Every year since has been 3.9+ sgpa and cgpa so large upward trend
519 mcat (131/128/130/130)
Ohio Resident
White Male, first gen college student, child of an immigrant
Attending Ohio State
Double major w/minor
Clinical:
600 hours as a PCA over 1 year
900 hours volunteering across 5 different hospitals over the past 5 years
168 hours phlebotomist over 8 months
Nonclinical volunteering:
200 hours food...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - May 11, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: aoso0769 Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
