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Hello, my profile and questions are generalizable and I hope may help other premed students at a similar point in their undergraduate careers.
I am a effectively a junior (in 5th of 6 total years of undergrad) at UC Davis. I was a community college transfer from the Peralta Community College system (Berkeley City, Laney, Merritt, Alameda) and achieved a 4.0 there, taking only gen chem among my prereqs. Got a 3.87 my first year at Davis. Things are going alright despite a speedbump with a B+ in ochem last quarter.
PROS (resume):
- Feb-Oct 2013: EMT in ER (paid, employee, not shadowing)
- Some brief work at events (dance clubs - drunk/MDMA folks) as an EMT
- 2014: Certifications and familiarity in medical genomics - at my CC
- Aug-Sep 2015: Clinical internship in Durban, South Africa - emphasis on HIV and systematic deficiencies in healthcare system - took place both in urban hospitals and rural clinics
- May 2015 - present: Lab work on cryo-EM micrographs of HIV's external membrane protein (which is the part that binds to t-cells and undergoes membrane fusion) to render 3D images that are being used for... shouldn't say
- Currently trying to join one of the student run clinics. Admissions of previous clinics I have applied to (Berkeley Free Clinic, others) seem to be more contingent on how sensitive and dark-of-skin you are as opposed to your credentials. Should be able to get into one this or next quarter as Davis has quite a few
CONS:
- transfer
- 6 years in college
- political science major - trying to get some volunteer work in healthcare policy in Sacramento - doing so is not easy. Would very much like advice in this area
- Took gen chem at cc
- A bit on the old side - will graduate undergrad on roughly 25th birthday, subsequently taking year off for MCAT/research
Where am I deficient folks? community service? - if so what type specifically to the least degree screams "padding" and suggests genuine passion?
My plan is to take a year off and do research while studying for the MCAT after I graduate in june 2017 - thoughts? This may be long enough to get published
I'm setting my sights high so please be critical
I am a effectively a junior (in 5th of 6 total years of undergrad) at UC Davis. I was a community college transfer from the Peralta Community College system (Berkeley City, Laney, Merritt, Alameda) and achieved a 4.0 there, taking only gen chem among my prereqs. Got a 3.87 my first year at Davis. Things are going alright despite a speedbump with a B+ in ochem last quarter.
PROS (resume):
- Feb-Oct 2013: EMT in ER (paid, employee, not shadowing)
- Some brief work at events (dance clubs - drunk/MDMA folks) as an EMT
- 2014: Certifications and familiarity in medical genomics - at my CC
- Aug-Sep 2015: Clinical internship in Durban, South Africa - emphasis on HIV and systematic deficiencies in healthcare system - took place both in urban hospitals and rural clinics
- May 2015 - present: Lab work on cryo-EM micrographs of HIV's external membrane protein (which is the part that binds to t-cells and undergoes membrane fusion) to render 3D images that are being used for... shouldn't say
- Currently trying to join one of the student run clinics. Admissions of previous clinics I have applied to (Berkeley Free Clinic, others) seem to be more contingent on how sensitive and dark-of-skin you are as opposed to your credentials. Should be able to get into one this or next quarter as Davis has quite a few
CONS:
- transfer
- 6 years in college
- political science major - trying to get some volunteer work in healthcare policy in Sacramento - doing so is not easy. Would very much like advice in this area
- Took gen chem at cc
- A bit on the old side - will graduate undergrad on roughly 25th birthday, subsequently taking year off for MCAT/research
Where am I deficient folks? community service? - if so what type specifically to the least degree screams "padding" and suggests genuine passion?
My plan is to take a year off and do research while studying for the MCAT after I graduate in june 2017 - thoughts? This may be long enough to get published
I'm setting my sights high so please be critical