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Hey, I just graduated and I am currently taking a gap year to work full-time as a scribe in the ER as well as volunteer at a children's hospital. Currently I am going to take a gap year to work on my app so I won't be applying until next cycle (2015). Here are my stats:
All help appreciated from med students to adcoms alike!
- 3.62 cGPA, 3.42 sGPA. This is due to getting a D in gen bio from freshman year (retake and got a B due to working full time), C+ in genetics and C in gen chem from sophomore year. Those were due to personal reasons in mental health as well as home issues. I got my act together and made a 4.0 for the last 4 semesters, where 3/4 of my hours were upper-level science courses (Calc II, 2 graduate courses in biology and chemistry, and other bio, chem, psych, English, and psych classes that were required for my major and minor [Biochemistry - Neuroscience]).
- 500+ hours of research in the pharmacy department (medicine-related) junior and senior year. No publications
- Honors award for outstanding academic achievement (National Society for Collegiate Scholars, which I did nothing in so I payed $90 for pretty much nothing?)
- Hopefully, by next May, I'll have a great amount of clinical volunteering (200+ hours)
- Great LORs
- 100 hours of volunteering at an animal shelter (so I guess it's non-clinical)
- Was an RA for a whole year (during sophomore year which screwed up my genetics and chem grades)
- Several other leadership roles that lasted only 1 semester or 1 year long.
- MS resident from living in MS undergrad
- 30 on the MCAT. I decided to take fewer hours (32 hrs/week. I do 8 hours shifts, so only 4 shifts/week) so I can study for the new MCAT coming up in 2015. Right now I don't have the funds to register for any of the current MCAT until next year (long story) so I'm just going to suck it up and be a guinea pig.
- UMC (love the overall program)
- UTHSC (grew up in TN; hopefully that will be considered a factor when applying here)
- ETSU
- TN School of Medicine in Knoxville (GPA is under average but my MCAT is average)
- Meharry
- Vanderbilt (if I decide to go for an SMP program and get a 4.0)
- Johns Hopkins (ultra reach school - parents are making me since it was my dream school during senior year--I know my chances are almost none just by screening standards)
All help appreciated from med students to adcoms alike!