West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
DO program · public · West Virginia
Median GPA
3.62
entering class
Median MCAT
503
entering class
Acceptance rate
~7.9%
approximate
Class size
208
26% in-state
In-state vs. out-of-state
26% of the last entering class were West Virginia residents, which leaves about 154 seats for everyone else.
West Virginia resident
~9%
estimated odds
Out-of-state
~8%
estimated odds
Estimates for an applicant with this school's median GPA (3.62) and MCAT (503), from AAMC and AACOM applicant outcomes and this school's published figures. Residency moves the estimate little here. Estimates, not guarantees.
What they look for
- Service37%
- Clinical experience28%
- Academics20%
- Leadership10%
- Research5%
Rural background or demonstrated rural intent, plus clinical exposure and service. WVSOM's mission is producing primary care physicians for rural Appalachia, with family, rural, geriatric and preventive medicine emphasised, and it states that interest in rural primary care is considered in admissions. The school explicitly recruits nontraditional and rural students, so an unconventional path is an asset here rather than a liability. West Virginia residents must complete a residency verification form.
Watch out: A metrics-first file with no rural connection or primary-care interest is mismatched. Averages sit near 3.59 GPA and 501 MCAT, so raw scores are rarely the binding constraint — mission fit is.
Our reading of this school's own published mission and selection criteria, not an official formula. How we source this
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