After putting all my grades in on AACOMAS:
BS in psych: cGPA 2.96, sGPA 2.58
My transcript looks like the alphabet. Very inconsistent, it's scattered with As, Bs, Cs, one D, and 3 Ws. I attribute my dismal performance the first couple of years to just being unfocused and immature. I bounced around between nursing, PA, and med school. When I finally decided to get serious about med school in my junior year, I got hit with a bunch of personal obstacles (abusive relationship with boyfriend of 3 years, death of my best friend in car accident) and was diagnosed with anxiety and depression...these are things I don't feel like I can bring up in a personal statement because I don't know that I can discuss these in person yet.
2 semesters of DIY post bac at another pubic university: sGPA 3.5, cGPA 3.47
Retook bio 1 & 2 (Cs at first round, B+ at second time), chem 1 (from a C to A), chem 2 (From W to D to B). Took physics 1 and 2 from the first time, received B and A respectively.
Current: Attempted to take organic chemistry 1 back at my alma mater this summer A, but received part time job offer at my old job...accepted the offer but was not aware I was required to do 40 hour orientation for 1 week. Ended up taking the W instead of potentially receiving a C since I fell behind.
AACOMAS Current GPA: sGPA 3.04, cGPA 3.08
MCAT: No MCAT yet. I had registered months ago to take in September but obviously my plans fell apart so I may even delay/cancel it.
Employment: I've worked part time at a microscopy lab for 2 years but did lab tech sort of things ie sectioning tissues and prepping slides, that sort of thing. Also worked at pediatric intensive care unit as a technician on average 24hrs/wk, so I got patient care experience there (over 2,000 hours). That is where I was rehired recently.
Volunteer: My volunteer experiences are kind of scattered. Because of work, I just sporadically volunteered at different organizations whenever I had a chance to. The only ones that are probably worth mentioning is being an art therapy volunteer for 3 years (3hrs/wk) and being in a national pre-health organization since I was a freshman in high school. I was also involved in health service corps as often as work allowed, where we did a lot of work with underserved populations and did a medical mission trip abroad.
Shadowing: Physician: 10 hours, plastic surgeon. 20 hours, cardiothoracic surgeon. 30 hours, pediatrician. Dated a physician for a couple years, does that count...? kidding. And obviously I get to see a lot of what the docs do at work, although I know that's unofficial.
About me: To be completely honest, and I'm not sure if this is due to burnout or my heart is truly not in it anymore, my ultimate goal is to just be a really great primary care provider. I'm by no means a competitive type A person. I grew up in a rural community and that's where I'd like to help people the most. I've explored different avenues of getting there (doctor, NP, PA) and I think I could be happy being any of the above. I chose to go for med school because I think that's the best training you can get to be able to provide the best care.
I plan to take organic chem 1&2 in the upcoming fall and spring and other sciences and may apply next cycle, depending on the MCAT score. Any advice on how to strengthen my application? I feel as if I'm weak in all parts of my application and welcome any suggestions.
BS in psych: cGPA 2.96, sGPA 2.58
My transcript looks like the alphabet. Very inconsistent, it's scattered with As, Bs, Cs, one D, and 3 Ws. I attribute my dismal performance the first couple of years to just being unfocused and immature. I bounced around between nursing, PA, and med school. When I finally decided to get serious about med school in my junior year, I got hit with a bunch of personal obstacles (abusive relationship with boyfriend of 3 years, death of my best friend in car accident) and was diagnosed with anxiety and depression...these are things I don't feel like I can bring up in a personal statement because I don't know that I can discuss these in person yet.
2 semesters of DIY post bac at another pubic university: sGPA 3.5, cGPA 3.47
Retook bio 1 & 2 (Cs at first round, B+ at second time), chem 1 (from a C to A), chem 2 (From W to D to B). Took physics 1 and 2 from the first time, received B and A respectively.
Current: Attempted to take organic chemistry 1 back at my alma mater this summer A, but received part time job offer at my old job...accepted the offer but was not aware I was required to do 40 hour orientation for 1 week. Ended up taking the W instead of potentially receiving a C since I fell behind.
AACOMAS Current GPA: sGPA 3.04, cGPA 3.08
MCAT: No MCAT yet. I had registered months ago to take in September but obviously my plans fell apart so I may even delay/cancel it.
Employment: I've worked part time at a microscopy lab for 2 years but did lab tech sort of things ie sectioning tissues and prepping slides, that sort of thing. Also worked at pediatric intensive care unit as a technician on average 24hrs/wk, so I got patient care experience there (over 2,000 hours). That is where I was rehired recently.
Volunteer: My volunteer experiences are kind of scattered. Because of work, I just sporadically volunteered at different organizations whenever I had a chance to. The only ones that are probably worth mentioning is being an art therapy volunteer for 3 years (3hrs/wk) and being in a national pre-health organization since I was a freshman in high school. I was also involved in health service corps as often as work allowed, where we did a lot of work with underserved populations and did a medical mission trip abroad.
Shadowing: Physician: 10 hours, plastic surgeon. 20 hours, cardiothoracic surgeon. 30 hours, pediatrician. Dated a physician for a couple years, does that count...? kidding. And obviously I get to see a lot of what the docs do at work, although I know that's unofficial.
About me: To be completely honest, and I'm not sure if this is due to burnout or my heart is truly not in it anymore, my ultimate goal is to just be a really great primary care provider. I'm by no means a competitive type A person. I grew up in a rural community and that's where I'd like to help people the most. I've explored different avenues of getting there (doctor, NP, PA) and I think I could be happy being any of the above. I chose to go for med school because I think that's the best training you can get to be able to provide the best care.
I plan to take organic chem 1&2 in the upcoming fall and spring and other sciences and may apply next cycle, depending on the MCAT score. Any advice on how to strengthen my application? I feel as if I'm weak in all parts of my application and welcome any suggestions.
