MedSchoolGrind96
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Hey everyone,
So I have been struggling with if I should apply this cycle with my stats, do a post bacc, or retake the MCAT. My application includes:
- BS in neurobiology w/ minor in leadership and medical health entomology
- 3.74 cGPA/ 3.6 sGPA
- 499 MCAT
- 1 year (1000+ hours) working as an ER medical scribe under 15 different physicians (DO and MD) as well as 6 different PA/NP
- 450 hours of wetlab neuroscience research (unpaid and no credit received).
- 1015 hours in an entomology research lab (paid) where I received my own project (worked in the field collecting data as well as in the lab doing PCR, DNA extraction, etc.)
- 360 hours in a psychology lab (for credit) working on mindfulness and behavioral health studies
- 50 hours teaching an afterschool science club for underprivileged students.
- 100+ hours volunteering as a tutor for a group of 25 students teaching general chemistry and genetics
- 30 hours shadowing a neurologist.
- 1000+ hours as captain of my dance team.
- Philanthropy director of my fraternity for 2 years.
- I have also been volunteering in a soup kitchen and at a retirement home for the past year but not sure that's relevant to my application; I just volunteer because I enjoy doing it.
My state of residence is Illinois. My main weakness is the MCAT and I have tried restudying for a whole year and even used a Kaplan course just to find myself scoring around the same as last time on the AAMC practice tests. I have wanted to become a doctor for as long as I can remember and really wanted to go the MD route but now I am worried I won't even get into any DO schools. Do I have a chance at making it into med school and if so, what schools do you recommend (either MD or DO). Any advice I can get will be much appreciated!
So I have been struggling with if I should apply this cycle with my stats, do a post bacc, or retake the MCAT. My application includes:
- BS in neurobiology w/ minor in leadership and medical health entomology
- 3.74 cGPA/ 3.6 sGPA
- 499 MCAT
- 1 year (1000+ hours) working as an ER medical scribe under 15 different physicians (DO and MD) as well as 6 different PA/NP
- 450 hours of wetlab neuroscience research (unpaid and no credit received).
- 1015 hours in an entomology research lab (paid) where I received my own project (worked in the field collecting data as well as in the lab doing PCR, DNA extraction, etc.)
- 360 hours in a psychology lab (for credit) working on mindfulness and behavioral health studies
- 50 hours teaching an afterschool science club for underprivileged students.
- 100+ hours volunteering as a tutor for a group of 25 students teaching general chemistry and genetics
- 30 hours shadowing a neurologist.
- 1000+ hours as captain of my dance team.
- Philanthropy director of my fraternity for 2 years.
- I have also been volunteering in a soup kitchen and at a retirement home for the past year but not sure that's relevant to my application; I just volunteer because I enjoy doing it.
My state of residence is Illinois. My main weakness is the MCAT and I have tried restudying for a whole year and even used a Kaplan course just to find myself scoring around the same as last time on the AAMC practice tests. I have wanted to become a doctor for as long as I can remember and really wanted to go the MD route but now I am worried I won't even get into any DO schools. Do I have a chance at making it into med school and if so, what schools do you recommend (either MD or DO). Any advice I can get will be much appreciated!
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