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I thought there would be quite a few threads on this but I haven't found precisely what I'm looking for. I finishing up my BS in Interdisciplinary Sciences with a minors in Biology/Psychology next year and also will be done with my paramedic program in a few months. I plan on retaking several classes that I got C's in and working as a ER medic while I finish my senior year. Honestly, I'm in no rush to apply to DO school as I want to make sure I have every aspect of my application in order so that when I do apply, I'll be accepted.
Current Stats: 3.2 CUM/2.9 SCI (with grade replacement I'll be at: 3.4 CUM / 3.3 SCI or better within the next two semesters)
Upon undergrad completion I'll have: AA general, AS EMS, BS Interdisciplinary Science/Minor Biology, Minor Psychology, NREMT-P
Extracurricular/other: ER volunteer 300+ hours, paramedic clinicals 600+ hours, shadowing 100hours, church preschool volunteer, karate/campus MMA club, paramedic class leader, chamber of commerce volunteer, no published research and only minimal exposure (1 paper).
Also noteworthy is the fact that I've had a long and meandering undergrad career with about a half a dozen W's, some F's that I've since retaken.Overall, I have a transcript that demonstrates that I had no idea what I doing for the first several years. This has since turned around and all of my grades are on an upward trend. At 25 y/o married with kid, I consider myself a non-traditional and as such would like to consider what schools I would have the best chances at being accepted.
I also have a background of having a "real" job as a retail store manager that I left to do all of this.
So how does my profile look now? In my best estimate I think it looks fairly solid, though weak in areas of research and of course lacking an MCAT score yet. What could I improve on? Also, being a FLORIDA resident, what should my "Safe" schools be. I plan on applying very early and broad with very little preference for location or prestige of the school. Any and all advice is appreciated.
Current Stats: 3.2 CUM/2.9 SCI (with grade replacement I'll be at: 3.4 CUM / 3.3 SCI or better within the next two semesters)
Upon undergrad completion I'll have: AA general, AS EMS, BS Interdisciplinary Science/Minor Biology, Minor Psychology, NREMT-P
Extracurricular/other: ER volunteer 300+ hours, paramedic clinicals 600+ hours, shadowing 100hours, church preschool volunteer, karate/campus MMA club, paramedic class leader, chamber of commerce volunteer, no published research and only minimal exposure (1 paper).
Also noteworthy is the fact that I've had a long and meandering undergrad career with about a half a dozen W's, some F's that I've since retaken.Overall, I have a transcript that demonstrates that I had no idea what I doing for the first several years. This has since turned around and all of my grades are on an upward trend. At 25 y/o married with kid, I consider myself a non-traditional and as such would like to consider what schools I would have the best chances at being accepted.
I also have a background of having a "real" job as a retail store manager that I left to do all of this.
So how does my profile look now? In my best estimate I think it looks fairly solid, though weak in areas of research and of course lacking an MCAT score yet. What could I improve on? Also, being a FLORIDA resident, what should my "Safe" schools be. I plan on applying very early and broad with very little preference for location or prestige of the school. Any and all advice is appreciated.
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