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Would really appreciate any help and feedback. Be brutal.
- Year in school: Sophmore (senior in standing, I took community college classes while I was homeschooled in highschool) with major in Biology, minor is psychology.
- Country/state of residence: Illinois
- Schools to which you are applying: UIC, Rush, Loyala, Rosalind-Franklin, Northwestern, Medical College of Wisconsin
- Cumulative GPA: 3.79
- Science GPA: 3.63
- MCAT Scores: Taking it June 2nd.
- Research – 200+ hours at cancer lab. Poster presentation + publication (6th author). My data has been used in other presentations as well (don't know if that is relevant).
- Volunteering (clinical) – 90 hours at a local hospital in cardiopulmoary and emergency department
- Physician shadowing – 5 hours oncologist, 30 hours internal medicine doc
- Non-clinical volunteering: TA/teacher at a private religious institution since before highschool. ~400 hours in freshman/sophomore year alone. Worked with kids ages 5-11.
- Extracurricular activities: Organized a week long Syrian Awareness campaign at my school. Numerous lecture events + raised money for refugees. Worked on this for at least 5 hours/week for an entire semester.
- Employment history - Research was work study.
- Immediate family members in medicine?: No
- Specialty of interest: Getting into medical school
- Interest in rural health: No