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I've got 2 years to complete for my PharmD, but going for my MD afterward. I'm looking at some top schools and haven't taken my MCAT yet (registered for Aug 2014), but just curious on anyone's thoughts for getting into some of the more top tier schools e.g. Stanford, Wash U in St. Louis, Penn, etc. This will be expanded over the next yr or so but this is what I have now and will gladly hear thoughts/suggestions. Thanks!
Academics:
-4.00 sGPA, 3.98 cGPA, 4.0 undergrad GPA
Pt care:
-150+ free clinic volunteer hrs (double this by the time i apply)
-starting end of life volunteer care position that will continue until graduation
Research:
-1 summer of clinical research (published)
-1 semester of independent lab research (1 more year by time i apply)
Teaching:
-peer tutor X3yrs
-writing center X3yrs
-Problem solving workshop peer leader-this is a pharmacy class integrating case based learning
Other:
-RA
-college soccer/cross country: XC captain
-active clinical pharmacy school organization member (treasurer, trivia chair, health screenings)
-member of pharmacy Greek honor society and leadership society
-other odd jobs for the summer before I realized what i wanted to do and got serious about healthcare (bank, construction, pharmacy assistant)
Just curious what is a good benchmark for a solid MCAT score? My thoughts were at least 12 in each section in order to keep myself from being negatively affected by my score, then of course anything above that being extra helpDo well on MCAT and you're golden.
Just curious what is a good benchmark for a solid MCAT score? My thoughts were at least 12 in each section in order to keep myself from being negatively affected by my score, then of course anything above that being extra help
A 12 in each section is a 36, which is ~97-98th percentile I believe, so that would be an excellent score. Most people try to break 30 (10/10/10 ideally).