This one is geared more towards BS DO programs
Part 1 of 2
ORM, Asian Indian male, California
Hooks: None
Income: >150k
SAT: 1510, (1520-superscored)
GPA: 4.0 (UW) 4.6+ (W), Class Rank 1 (of 200)
17 AP classes – scores were mostly 4’s – not disclosed on his college application.
800 on Chem SAT
Non Medical EC’s
Eagle Scout Rank (Boy Scouts of America) > 200 hours of community service + other leadership positions: Senior Patrol Leader, Bugler, Webmaster + various leadership training courses
Brass Captain of Marching Band (4 years of Marching Band)
Captain of Varsity Tennis team (4 years on Varsity Tennis team)
Student Ambassador and Link Crew Leader
Freshmen Summer – Took a programming class at UC
Medically related EC’s
200 hours of hospital volunteering
Junior Summer – COSMOS (science program at UC system)
Junior Summer - Summer research at local research facility
Virtual Shadowing – 40 hours
In person Shadowing – 20 hours
The process for us:
We had been through the BSMD cycle with my older son four years ago (without success – applied to 12 programs, 2 interviews, both rejections) and his stats were higher than my younger son’s.
We focused more on the DO programs because we knew going in that his SAT score wasn’t high enough.
The BS/DO pathway was not as easy as I thought it would be. At the very least I thought that my son would be offered an interview at each of the DO programs. I don’t think you can take these programs for granted.
He applied to 6 BSMD, 9 BSDO.
BSMD
| CA Northstate | CA Northstate | Accepted |
| Case Western | CWRU School of Med | Rejected pre interview |
| Rochester Inst of Tech | SUNY Upstate | Rejected pre interview |
| UMKC | UMKC Med | Rejected pre interview |
| Union | Albany Medical College | Interviewed, Rejected post interview |
| University of Oklahoma | Univ of Oklahoma Med School | Rejected pre interview |
BS DO
| Adelphi or LMU | LECOM | UG -accepted, LECOM-rejected post interview |
| Gannon | Philadelphia College of Ost Med | Accepted |
| Illinois IT | Chicago College of Osteopathic Med | Accepted |
| Michigan State Univ | MSU-COM | Accepted |
| Missouri Southern State | Kansas City COM | Accepted |
| Novasoutheastern | Kiran Patel Osteopathic Med | Accepted |
| NYIT | NYIT College of Ost Med | Accepted |
| Pitzer | Western | Rejected pre-interview |
| Rutgers - Camden | Rowan DO | Rejected post Rutgers interview (not forwarded to Rowan) |