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I'm a non-trad and I've really been struggling with this whole med school application process. I'm aware I'm not super competitive but it would be helpful to know what I can improve for next year if I don't get in anywhere this year.
I'm a first generation Colombian, resident of NY. I did my first two years at the Unites States Military Academy. My grades weren't straight A's but were respectable for West Point and I transferred with a 3.26 GPA. I finished up my Psychology degree at a state school where I was almost straight As except for a slump my last semester.
Stats:
-3.4 GPA (I've been told by at least one adcom that West Point GPAs are calculated differently so I'm not sure how to interpret this)
-28 MCAT (8/11/9)
-30 hours shadowing a pathologist and hopefully some more shadowing an internist later this year.
-4 months doing student research in a neuropsychology lab where I designed and got approval for an experiment of my own design. Never got off the ground due to ethical differences between me and the professor.
-8 months working in medical billing
-Obviously lots of leadership experience from West Point plus more from being in charge of some local gaming groups
MD Schools:
George Washington U
Howard
New York University
SUNY Upstate
The Commonwealth
U of Vermont
USUHS
DO Schools:
LECOM
PNWU-COM
UNECOM
WU-COM
Touro-NY
Edit: Removed North Dakota
I'm a first generation Colombian, resident of NY. I did my first two years at the Unites States Military Academy. My grades weren't straight A's but were respectable for West Point and I transferred with a 3.26 GPA. I finished up my Psychology degree at a state school where I was almost straight As except for a slump my last semester.
Stats:
-3.4 GPA (I've been told by at least one adcom that West Point GPAs are calculated differently so I'm not sure how to interpret this)
-28 MCAT (8/11/9)
-30 hours shadowing a pathologist and hopefully some more shadowing an internist later this year.
-4 months doing student research in a neuropsychology lab where I designed and got approval for an experiment of my own design. Never got off the ground due to ethical differences between me and the professor.
-8 months working in medical billing
-Obviously lots of leadership experience from West Point plus more from being in charge of some local gaming groups
MD Schools:
George Washington U
Howard
New York University
SUNY Upstate
The Commonwealth
U of Vermont
USUHS
DO Schools:
LECOM
PNWU-COM
UNECOM
WU-COM
Touro-NY
Edit: Removed North Dakota
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