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Hi Everyone! I'd like to get some opinions on my chances for either M.D. or D.O. schools.
Cumulative GPA: 3.2 and Science GPA: 3.2 UC Berkeley Grad
Unfortunately not by AMCAS or AACOMAS calculation standards since I haven't applied yet. Also, I'm not sure if there is an external calculator out there to help us calculate it ahead of time, but if there is, please let me know!
I'm enrolled in a Post-Bacc program set to start late September, so GPA will be on the RISE.
Your MCAT score: N/A (510 best on TPR)
For TPR Practice Tests, I've scored, more recently, consistent 507s with one max score of 510.
Planning on taking the September MCAT and hopefully get at least a 510.
If you all have any suggestions of what MCAT scores I should aim for with my GPA for both M.D. and D.O. schools, that' be awesome!
Clinical volunteer activities
ER Volunteer at 3 hospitals (Each for an average of 5hr/week)
Children's Hospital for 3 months
X Hospital for 4 months
Y Hospital for 6 months
Surgery Center Volunteer (4hr/week) at Y Hospital for 5 months
EMT for concerts, football games, and various other events (12hr/week) for 1 year
EMT Skills Instructor at a local community college (6hr/week) for 1 year
Physician shadowing (include specialties and total hours)
M.D. GI Specialist for 1 month, 12hr/week
PA Cardiothoracic Surgery 1 month, 8hr/week
Worked in an ER as an ER Tech, though it was dubbed "shadowing" I shadowed a lot of doctors while working.
Research
3 months in a research lab, dealing with a specific protein important for lipid metabolism. Lots of pipetting, PCR, transfections, etc.
No publications.
Nonclinical volunteer activities
President of Colleges against Cancer at UC Berkeley (12hr/week) 4 years total
President of The Berkeley Project (huge scale community service project - 2000 volunteers) (12hr/week) 4 years total
Mentor for Underprivileged Students in Richmond Middle School (6hr/week) 2 years total
Community Health Commissioner for City of Berkeley District 8 (4hr/week) 3 months/1 summer
President Residence Hall Freshman year of college (15hr/week) 1 year
American Cancer Society: Relay for Life in various degrees for 6 years
Employment
EMT for an Ambulance Company (40hr/week) 1 year
ER Tech (40hr/week) 7 months --> quit in order to focus on trying to get into medical school.
Gained a lot of knowledge and letter of recs. One doctor in particular took a keen interest and walked me through some steps of what I should do next to become a doctor.
Afterschool Middle School Teacher at an underprivileged school for a special government sponsored 5 week program (12hr/week)
Any suggestions of what else I can do to make myself a competitive applicant would be very, very much appreciated as well!
Cumulative GPA: 3.2 and Science GPA: 3.2 UC Berkeley Grad
Unfortunately not by AMCAS or AACOMAS calculation standards since I haven't applied yet. Also, I'm not sure if there is an external calculator out there to help us calculate it ahead of time, but if there is, please let me know!
I'm enrolled in a Post-Bacc program set to start late September, so GPA will be on the RISE.
Your MCAT score: N/A (510 best on TPR)
For TPR Practice Tests, I've scored, more recently, consistent 507s with one max score of 510.
Planning on taking the September MCAT and hopefully get at least a 510.
If you all have any suggestions of what MCAT scores I should aim for with my GPA for both M.D. and D.O. schools, that' be awesome!
Clinical volunteer activities
ER Volunteer at 3 hospitals (Each for an average of 5hr/week)
Children's Hospital for 3 months
X Hospital for 4 months
Y Hospital for 6 months
Surgery Center Volunteer (4hr/week) at Y Hospital for 5 months
EMT for concerts, football games, and various other events (12hr/week) for 1 year
EMT Skills Instructor at a local community college (6hr/week) for 1 year
Physician shadowing (include specialties and total hours)
M.D. GI Specialist for 1 month, 12hr/week
PA Cardiothoracic Surgery 1 month, 8hr/week
Worked in an ER as an ER Tech, though it was dubbed "shadowing" I shadowed a lot of doctors while working.
Research
3 months in a research lab, dealing with a specific protein important for lipid metabolism. Lots of pipetting, PCR, transfections, etc.
No publications.
Nonclinical volunteer activities
President of Colleges against Cancer at UC Berkeley (12hr/week) 4 years total
President of The Berkeley Project (huge scale community service project - 2000 volunteers) (12hr/week) 4 years total
Mentor for Underprivileged Students in Richmond Middle School (6hr/week) 2 years total
Community Health Commissioner for City of Berkeley District 8 (4hr/week) 3 months/1 summer
President Residence Hall Freshman year of college (15hr/week) 1 year
American Cancer Society: Relay for Life in various degrees for 6 years
Employment
EMT for an Ambulance Company (40hr/week) 1 year
ER Tech (40hr/week) 7 months --> quit in order to focus on trying to get into medical school.
Gained a lot of knowledge and letter of recs. One doctor in particular took a keen interest and walked me through some steps of what I should do next to become a doctor.
Afterschool Middle School Teacher at an underprivileged school for a special government sponsored 5 week program (12hr/week)
Any suggestions of what else I can do to make myself a competitive applicant would be very, very much appreciated as well!