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Hey all, wondering if you have any insights on my school list...am i missing any schools at which I'm competitive?
I'm non traditional, 27 years old, and have worked in research for the past 8 years. I have more than 15,000 hours of research with the focus being on developing technologies to improve the dissemination of evidence-based medicine. Have a few publications and a presentation at a national conference. I have had more than 3,000 clinical hours, some paid, some volunteer. Most of my clinical and volunteer experience has been with marginalized populations (severe addictions, homeless, sex workers, prisoners, HIV/AIDS, psychoses etc) and that is a major theme throughout my essay. I have also had numerous leadership experiences and elected office positions in various student organizations. I formed a criminal justice reform club on campus, was it's president for two years, and ran my own, successful political campaign on campus.
My gpa could be stronger with a 3.69 cgpa and a 3.60 science gpa. These scores are pulled down a bit by some community college i took while i was in high school and at which i performed poorly. Without those scores from high school (i know that my app lists them and they are included in my total gpa scores, but i'm hoping they hold less weight with adcoms) my cgpa would be 3.79 and science gpa would be around 3.70. My MCAT prelims indicate i will have a 515 minimum, and am hoping it is actually at least a 516.
Here is the list of schools i am applying to. I would love any input on if i'm missing any schools that would consider my profile competitive, or that emphasize research and/or serving the underserved.
Reaches- UCLA, Emory, UC-SF
Others- Georgetown, George Washington, Rosalind, Cooper Medical at Rowan, Drexel, Hofstra, Loyola, NY medical college, Rush, Thomas Jefferson/Sidney Kimmel, Temple, Brown, Tulane, University of Minnesota (have family ties to Minnesota), and University of Washington (home state)
Really appreciate anyone taking the time to read this and provide their input
I'm non traditional, 27 years old, and have worked in research for the past 8 years. I have more than 15,000 hours of research with the focus being on developing technologies to improve the dissemination of evidence-based medicine. Have a few publications and a presentation at a national conference. I have had more than 3,000 clinical hours, some paid, some volunteer. Most of my clinical and volunteer experience has been with marginalized populations (severe addictions, homeless, sex workers, prisoners, HIV/AIDS, psychoses etc) and that is a major theme throughout my essay. I have also had numerous leadership experiences and elected office positions in various student organizations. I formed a criminal justice reform club on campus, was it's president for two years, and ran my own, successful political campaign on campus.
My gpa could be stronger with a 3.69 cgpa and a 3.60 science gpa. These scores are pulled down a bit by some community college i took while i was in high school and at which i performed poorly. Without those scores from high school (i know that my app lists them and they are included in my total gpa scores, but i'm hoping they hold less weight with adcoms) my cgpa would be 3.79 and science gpa would be around 3.70. My MCAT prelims indicate i will have a 515 minimum, and am hoping it is actually at least a 516.
Here is the list of schools i am applying to. I would love any input on if i'm missing any schools that would consider my profile competitive, or that emphasize research and/or serving the underserved.
Reaches- UCLA, Emory, UC-SF
Others- Georgetown, George Washington, Rosalind, Cooper Medical at Rowan, Drexel, Hofstra, Loyola, NY medical college, Rush, Thomas Jefferson/Sidney Kimmel, Temple, Brown, Tulane, University of Minnesota (have family ties to Minnesota), and University of Washington (home state)
Really appreciate anyone taking the time to read this and provide their input
I really like the mission and ethos of Brown, so i'll give it a try even if i'm not liberal artsy enough! Thanks for your advice! I was initmidated by Pitt and Mayo's ridiculously high average GPAs but maybe i'll give it a try anyways.
