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PLEASE LOOK AT LATEST POST FOR UPDATED LIST OF SCHOOLS. MANY THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT HELPS OUT HERE IN WAMC!
Happy to finally have my MCAT score, so, here we go!
My question is what are my chances OOS for most mid level MD schools?
I'll add my list later.
I thought I'd be detailed in my thread and I hope to get some great feedback from everyone.
I plan on applying broadly to MD schools (20-25 according to LizzyM score and other factors) & to 3-7 DO schools I feel like would be a good.
I hope to focus on serving hispanic communities here in the US because of my experiences. I also am interested in pursuing a MD/MPH or DO/MPH. I'm also really interested in clinical research and want to be involved in that in Med school.
Background: White, Male UT Resident ( I might be considered a CA Resident, haven't figured it out yet.)
Bi-lingual and fluent in Spanish. Served a 2 year mission for the LDS church in Oregon exclusively with the hispanic community in the Portland Area.
Non-Traditional 25 years old, married with one kid. I've worked anywhere between 20-30 hours all through school. Gone to school full time normally 16-18 credits a semester. Volunteering, research, or leadership responsibilities usually have taken 10-20 hours a week depending on the semester.
AAMCAS GPA
cGPA 3.41 sGPA 3.55
AACOMAS GPA
cGPA~3.7 sGPA~3.78
MCAT 33 1/25/14 exam
10 PS / 12 VR / 11 BS
My trend has been 3.8 - 4.0 over the last couple years. Straight As in Ochem, Physics, Biochem, Biology, Physiology, anatomy, etc.
When I was a freshman I had a semester of E's. (I have since retook all of those classes) It was my first semester after the death of a parent, and I wasn't prepared for college, not an excuse, but when asked I'll explain how I've since learned how to be a better student.
Clinical Volunteering: ~180 hours total
Intern in Cardiac Rehab Unit at local Hospital: 6-8 hrs/week Total: ~124 hours by May
Working with two couples with high risks of heart disease in the cardiac rehab unit.
My focus is mainly on their workout regimen and working with the cardiologist, dietician and cardiac rehab director to make sure they are lowering their risk factors.
Volunteer in ER at Local Hospital 6 hours a month Total 20 hours
Just like any other ER Volunteering, change sheets in rooms, getting patients water, snacks, etc.
Stopped volunteering there because of scheduling issues and getting the internship listed above
Volunteering with Med School Students through CUNORI Med School Exchange ~40 hours over two weeks in August 2013.
(Only a small part of what we did in Guatemala.)
Spent full shifts with Med Students in the ER in Chiquimula, Guatemala. Also spent time in the ICU and OR. Mainly we were just speaking with patients and observing. (Like a volunteer in a hospital stateside)
Also spent time working in rural health outposts with the med students.
Non-Clinical Volunteering: I have a lot of different experiences with a ton of hours (400+)
To name a few:
Meals on Wheels Driver for 6 months
Feeding the Homeless for the last two years ~2 times a month
Over 100 hours as an Anatomy TA
Planned and organized a regional pre-medical conference for may of 2013 and 2014. over 100 hours
Also I could include the volunteering from when I served a two year LDS mission where we spent 4-6 hours a week doing community service, (ESL classes, feeding the homeless, etc.) That would be another 400 hours.
Leadership:
I was the Marketing VP for the Pre-Medical Club at my university for a year about two years ago.
Hours: 120
I was the Pre-Medical Club President at my university for over a year. I started a mentoring program for new students, worked with school administration to start a shadowing program, and coordinated visits from several physicians and medical schools and did a lot of other stuff helping committees to coordinate
Hours: 250+
I'm also an advisor to young men ages 12-17 at my church and have been doing this for over a year.
Hours: 80+
I also helped plan an exchange with students from a Guatemalan medical school, I found participants to help with their housing and transportation here in Utah, I also helped to plan clinical opportunities at local hospitals and recreational activities for the nights and weekends.
Hours: 40+
Shadowing: Currently focusing on finding shadowing opportunities. Planning on having 50+ hours by the time I apply.
Specialties I've been scheduling to shadow (Or have shadowed)
D.O. Sports Med/Family Med
M.D. Sports Med
M.D. Anesthesiologist (Also will give me an opportunity to shadow many surgical specialties in the OR)
D.O. Orthopod
M.D. Orthopod
M.D. ENT
Research: 2 different projects over the last two years 200+ hours by the time I apply. Several Abstracts. I personally will be presenting at ACSM in May and submitting 2 publications. (I won't give specifics of subject)
Both research projects are with human subjects, based on exercise science.
1st project: heavily involved (around 8 hours a week) from the data gathering stage all the way thru analysis and now we are working on publishing our findings from last year in two separate papers. Hopefully will have it submitted or published soon. (I will probably be 1st or 2nd author on one or both papers). Also an abstract I personally submitted has been accepted to ACSM, while there are 3 other abstracts being presented that I'm an author on for ACSM as well. (I don't know if these count).
2nd project: Created most of the process for testing our hypothesis (worked on this about 2-4 hours a week). I was one of the leaders who recruited students to help with the research as well. Currently still working on this research, from our preliminary findings my professors have filed a patent. (Is this something to include in my application?) It's really awesome original research in the field.
Employment: Product Manager for a consumer electronics company. I do market research to find new products to add to our site. I work with factories overseas, negotiate pricing, production, and manage marketing strategies during and after product launch. I also manage these products once we have them. Currently manage over 200 products.
It's been a great college job. I've worked here for almost 2 years, it's really demanding but I think it's unique and has given me a great perspective on balancing my life, and correlates with medicine. (i.e. managing an inventory of products is like managing a high case load, maybe?)
Happy to finally have my MCAT score, so, here we go!
My question is what are my chances OOS for most mid level MD schools?
I'll add my list later.
I thought I'd be detailed in my thread and I hope to get some great feedback from everyone.
I plan on applying broadly to MD schools (20-25 according to LizzyM score and other factors) & to 3-7 DO schools I feel like would be a good.
I hope to focus on serving hispanic communities here in the US because of my experiences. I also am interested in pursuing a MD/MPH or DO/MPH. I'm also really interested in clinical research and want to be involved in that in Med school.
Background: White, Male UT Resident ( I might be considered a CA Resident, haven't figured it out yet.)
Bi-lingual and fluent in Spanish. Served a 2 year mission for the LDS church in Oregon exclusively with the hispanic community in the Portland Area.
Non-Traditional 25 years old, married with one kid. I've worked anywhere between 20-30 hours all through school. Gone to school full time normally 16-18 credits a semester. Volunteering, research, or leadership responsibilities usually have taken 10-20 hours a week depending on the semester.
AAMCAS GPA
cGPA 3.41 sGPA 3.55
AACOMAS GPA
cGPA~3.7 sGPA~3.78
MCAT 33 1/25/14 exam
10 PS / 12 VR / 11 BS
My trend has been 3.8 - 4.0 over the last couple years. Straight As in Ochem, Physics, Biochem, Biology, Physiology, anatomy, etc.
When I was a freshman I had a semester of E's. (I have since retook all of those classes) It was my first semester after the death of a parent, and I wasn't prepared for college, not an excuse, but when asked I'll explain how I've since learned how to be a better student.
Clinical Volunteering: ~180 hours total
Intern in Cardiac Rehab Unit at local Hospital: 6-8 hrs/week Total: ~124 hours by May
Working with two couples with high risks of heart disease in the cardiac rehab unit.
My focus is mainly on their workout regimen and working with the cardiologist, dietician and cardiac rehab director to make sure they are lowering their risk factors.
Volunteer in ER at Local Hospital 6 hours a month Total 20 hours
Just like any other ER Volunteering, change sheets in rooms, getting patients water, snacks, etc.
Stopped volunteering there because of scheduling issues and getting the internship listed above
Volunteering with Med School Students through CUNORI Med School Exchange ~40 hours over two weeks in August 2013.
(Only a small part of what we did in Guatemala.)
Spent full shifts with Med Students in the ER in Chiquimula, Guatemala. Also spent time in the ICU and OR. Mainly we were just speaking with patients and observing. (Like a volunteer in a hospital stateside)
Also spent time working in rural health outposts with the med students.
Non-Clinical Volunteering: I have a lot of different experiences with a ton of hours (400+)
To name a few:
Meals on Wheels Driver for 6 months
Feeding the Homeless for the last two years ~2 times a month
Over 100 hours as an Anatomy TA
Planned and organized a regional pre-medical conference for may of 2013 and 2014. over 100 hours
Also I could include the volunteering from when I served a two year LDS mission where we spent 4-6 hours a week doing community service, (ESL classes, feeding the homeless, etc.) That would be another 400 hours.
Leadership:
I was the Marketing VP for the Pre-Medical Club at my university for a year about two years ago.
Hours: 120
I was the Pre-Medical Club President at my university for over a year. I started a mentoring program for new students, worked with school administration to start a shadowing program, and coordinated visits from several physicians and medical schools and did a lot of other stuff helping committees to coordinate
Hours: 250+
I'm also an advisor to young men ages 12-17 at my church and have been doing this for over a year.
Hours: 80+
I also helped plan an exchange with students from a Guatemalan medical school, I found participants to help with their housing and transportation here in Utah, I also helped to plan clinical opportunities at local hospitals and recreational activities for the nights and weekends.
Hours: 40+
Shadowing: Currently focusing on finding shadowing opportunities. Planning on having 50+ hours by the time I apply.
Specialties I've been scheduling to shadow (Or have shadowed)
D.O. Sports Med/Family Med
M.D. Sports Med
M.D. Anesthesiologist (Also will give me an opportunity to shadow many surgical specialties in the OR)
D.O. Orthopod
M.D. Orthopod
M.D. ENT
Research: 2 different projects over the last two years 200+ hours by the time I apply. Several Abstracts. I personally will be presenting at ACSM in May and submitting 2 publications. (I won't give specifics of subject)
Both research projects are with human subjects, based on exercise science.
1st project: heavily involved (around 8 hours a week) from the data gathering stage all the way thru analysis and now we are working on publishing our findings from last year in two separate papers. Hopefully will have it submitted or published soon. (I will probably be 1st or 2nd author on one or both papers). Also an abstract I personally submitted has been accepted to ACSM, while there are 3 other abstracts being presented that I'm an author on for ACSM as well. (I don't know if these count).
2nd project: Created most of the process for testing our hypothesis (worked on this about 2-4 hours a week). I was one of the leaders who recruited students to help with the research as well. Currently still working on this research, from our preliminary findings my professors have filed a patent. (Is this something to include in my application?) It's really awesome original research in the field.
Employment: Product Manager for a consumer electronics company. I do market research to find new products to add to our site. I work with factories overseas, negotiate pricing, production, and manage marketing strategies during and after product launch. I also manage these products once we have them. Currently manage over 200 products.
It's been a great college job. I've worked here for almost 2 years, it's really demanding but I think it's unique and has given me a great perspective on balancing my life, and correlates with medicine. (i.e. managing an inventory of products is like managing a high case load, maybe?)
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