WAMC - 3.77/507 school list & uneven science GPA trend?

[gazbarella]

Hi everyone! Looking for some guidance on applications this cycle. Here are my stats:

Major: Psychology
cGPA: 3.77
sGPA: 3.54
MCAT: 507 (126/124/127/130)
State of Residence: IA
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Undergrad: large public university

Clinical Experience: ~400 hours of clinical volunteering

Research Experience and Productivity: ~500 hours in a psych lab (no posters or pubs)

Shadowing experience: ~30 hours (split pretty evenly between psych/ENT/surgery/family med/radiology)

Non-clinical volunteering: ~120 hours at a nursing home, ~50 hours at an animal shelter

Other extracurriculars: peer tutor for my college's english department for 4 years (probably around ~400 hours & took on multiple leadership positions)

Right now, I'm concerned about the discrepancy between my science gpa and cumulative gpa. My science GPA trend is pretty uneven (4.00, 3.85, 2.73, 3.13, 3.57, 3.00, 4.00, 3.83, 3.65), though my cumulative trend is more stable. Got a C my third semester during COVID, but since then I haven't gotten any grade below a B. Still, I'm worried my below average/uneven science gpa and my 124 on B/B is not going to be looked upon very favorably. Any advice is appreciated!

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[Mr.Smile12]

What were your responsibilities in the nursing home?

Itemize the C's you got.

 

[gazbarella]

What were your responsibilities in the nursing home?

Itemize the C's you got.

In the nursing home - for the most part, I do writing / art activities with residents. I also read books to residents with poor eyesight or limited dexterity.

Unfortunately, the C was in biology. I do have multiple A's in upper-level biology courses throughout my last few semesters, which I'm hoping might remediate that C a bit.

 

[Faha]

Are you fluent in Spanish ?

 

[gazbarella]

Are you fluent in Spanish ?

Sadly, no. I have some limited proficiency but certainly wouldn't call myself fluent

 

[Faha]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
Iowa
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
TCU
Belmont
NOVA MD
Wake Forest
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Penn State
Hackensack
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Belmont
Alice Walton (when it opens)
Roseman (when it opens)
Also apply to DO schools and I suggest these:
DMU-COM
MU-COM
CCOM
KCU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
AZCOM
TUNCOM
UIWSOM
CUSOM
PCOM Touro-NY
CUSOM
NYITCOM

 

[gazbarella]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
Iowa
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
TCU
Belmont
NOVA MD
Wake Forest
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
George Washington
Drexel
Temple
Penn State
Hackensack
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Belmont
Alice Walton (when it opens)
Roseman (when it opens)
Also apply to DO schools and I suggest these:
DMU-COM
MU-COM
CCOM
KCU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
AZCOM
TUNCOM
UIWSOM
CUSOM
PCOM Touro-NY
CUSOM
NYITCOM

Thank you so much! Do you believe LECOM and/or WVSOM would be worth adding to my DO list?

 

[Faha]

Thank you so much! Do you believe LECOM and/or WVSOM would be worth adding to my DO list?

Yes.