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Hi everyone,
My name is Logan and I'm applying next cycle.
My numbers: 3.75 cGPA, 3.64 sGPA, 36 MCAT (11/11/14) <--(Took MCAT 3x, personal issues, had low 20s the first two times).
Weird trend for GPA: Fresh, Soph = GREAT! Junior...slump. Senior = GREAT! Got C+ in Organic I/II, retook, got A's.
EC's/Odd Quirks: Trained teacher, went to a teacher's college (yay scientific inquiry). Worked as an 8th Grade Science teacher for 6 months, left to go to the CDC. I'm currently in my training program, and will begin my job in about 4 weeks. During undergrad, volunteered 400+ hours at a hospital, was a counselor for youths with HIV/Aids, ran a food pantry, president of a few clubs, and wrote for the school newspaper.
Research: So, this is where it gets a bit weird.
Freshman/Sophomore year: Worked at Neuroscience Lab running cognitive studies on elderly patients
Junior year: Got a State Dept. Grant to conduct religious violence research in Indonesia (should I even mention this as it's non-science?). Conducted 3-year longitudinal study on student performance (worked as a TA for 3 years doing that). Published in The American Educator.
Senior year: Worked at a Chemistry Lab, published a paper. Went to the UVA SRIP program, presented, and published 2nd paper.
After college: Secured a STEM grant for science fair participants at the Middle School I taught worth around 20K. With this job with the CDC, next December I'm flying out to Angola to conduct a health survey of the country, and I'm doing personal maternal health research in Chad. But these will not have started, nor published by the time I apply.
So...as you can see my research is all over the place. I want to be a physician scientist, but I also want to be taken seriously by adcoms. Be honest with me, do you think I have a chance?
My name is Logan and I'm applying next cycle.
My numbers: 3.75 cGPA, 3.64 sGPA, 36 MCAT (11/11/14) <--(Took MCAT 3x, personal issues, had low 20s the first two times).
Weird trend for GPA: Fresh, Soph = GREAT! Junior...slump. Senior = GREAT! Got C+ in Organic I/II, retook, got A's.
EC's/Odd Quirks: Trained teacher, went to a teacher's college (yay scientific inquiry). Worked as an 8th Grade Science teacher for 6 months, left to go to the CDC. I'm currently in my training program, and will begin my job in about 4 weeks. During undergrad, volunteered 400+ hours at a hospital, was a counselor for youths with HIV/Aids, ran a food pantry, president of a few clubs, and wrote for the school newspaper.
Research: So, this is where it gets a bit weird.
Freshman/Sophomore year: Worked at Neuroscience Lab running cognitive studies on elderly patients
Junior year: Got a State Dept. Grant to conduct religious violence research in Indonesia (should I even mention this as it's non-science?). Conducted 3-year longitudinal study on student performance (worked as a TA for 3 years doing that). Published in The American Educator.
Senior year: Worked at a Chemistry Lab, published a paper. Went to the UVA SRIP program, presented, and published 2nd paper.
After college: Secured a STEM grant for science fair participants at the Middle School I taught worth around 20K. With this job with the CDC, next December I'm flying out to Angola to conduct a health survey of the country, and I'm doing personal maternal health research in Chad. But these will not have started, nor published by the time I apply.
So...as you can see my research is all over the place. I want to be a physician scientist, but I also want to be taken seriously by adcoms. Be honest with me, do you think I have a chance?