Just wanted to post up here again for one or two more comments while it's still in the front page...I really, really appreciate it
I'm a Fl Resident graduating a year early with a biology degree. I've been complete since late Sept/Early Oct and have heard nothing regarding interviews or rejections
MCAT: 29Q
AMCAS GPA: Science 3.73 OA 3.74
EC: Ton of Clinical experience, on-campus volunteer organization, TA, IM Sports and musician for a while w/ no research experience
Schools applying: (somewhat in preference order)
UM-Miami
UF
UM-Boca
Univ South Florida
FSU
Albert Einstein-lost hope here
Loyola
Univ Rochester-lost hope here
Wake Forest
NYU-lost hope here
NYMC
GWU-don't even care
Georgetown-likewise
Temple-ditto
Any help is much appreciated, I am primarily concerned with the Florida schools minus FSU. Thank you again
?With your GPA, you should aim for 33 or higher, atleast thats my guess
Wait out this application year, you still have a shotany other thoughts? i've already taken it twice
. Since then, I've been rejected from Georgetown and Wisconsin... Are these two rejections a better indicator of the rest of my application year? I really don't know how to gauge...because it sounds like I'm not really qualified compared to those on SDN who are getting interviews/acceptances...
Here is a brief profile:
- varsity athlete at a Big Ten school
- volunteered on pediatric cardiology floorof children's hospital for about a year and half
- shadowed a neonatalogist at a local hospital
- tutored AP bio students for a year
- independent research project in a plastic surgery department since Apri
- GPA: 3.84
- grauduating a semester early
- MCAT: 32O but 7 in verbal (Grew up learning two languages simultaneously)
I have applied to many competitive schools and from reading posts on SDN, I'm beginning to think my application is hopeless. I was so happy to get an interview from Vandy last month, until someone told me Vandy interviews more people than usual so that I shouldn't get my hopes up
any feedback is greatly appreciated. thanks!
. I am actually going to be doing research until I graduate and plan to get out a thesis. Still though, does anyone know if having an S for the writing score on the MCAT makes a difference for med schools?
I dont think its gonna make much of a difference at all. It may help just a smidgen, but dont count on it to boost your application. You look set though, good luck!!! O and dont apply to the schools i do (Please??) lolThanks for the advice.
Dont worry about your C, it probably wont hurt you at all unless maybe just maybe its in a prereq. Your gpa is good enough. Go ahead and be an Ra its been a good experience for me atleast.How bad is a C? I'm about a year from deciding exactly where to apply to and all, but I read on another thread that some schools will automatically screen you out if you have ANY C's!!! It's not that surprising since med school is so competitive, but it really startled me cuz for the first time in my life I might get a C in a class, and I just withdrew from orgo (with good reason: I didn't think I learned the material well enough really learn orgo II, and the highest grade I could have gotten would have been a C+)
BACKGROUND: It's completely my fault for not learning how to study; I've never had to do more than attend class, do any required homework, and scan the notes the night before the exams. So far I haven't been freaking out since I have I pretty high GPA (3.85) to absorb the shock wave, but then I heard about the filtering out C's thing.
QUESTIONS:
1. How badly this one screwy semester is going to hurt my chances, and which schools should I just forget about entirely? (I like the DO philosophy but also like the awesome hard-science research opportunities available at some MD schools.)
2. As far as schools that specifically ask you to explain why you have a C, is there any way they'd let me in? I'm very honest with things like this; I don't make excuses, and even if I did there wouldn't be any excuses I could make.
3. How bad of an idea would it be to take a slightly lighter courseload next year (my junior year) if I were an RA? I really want to be an RA but everyone I know who's done it has either had to drop a class or has gotten lower grades than normal. On the other hand, I feel like taking 13-14 credits next year after a semester like this will probably imply that "no, Spin can't handle the med school curriculum." I'm taking ~16 credits next semester, none of which are fluff, but I feel like doing only one "hard" semester and two "easy" semesters before applying won't look so good. Another thing that makes it tempting to take an easy course-load for at least the next Fall is the fact that I need time to take an MCAT prep course, or at least time to study on my own.
4. Any suggestions for getting into Loyola? ::swoons::
Thanks a lot. It looks like you post a lot. I appreciate the advice. Is there anything you or anyone else thinks I can do to boost my app more?
Keep in mind I am by no means an expert, but your ECs are very original and impressive, your GPA is average (I am not sure how ADCOMS approach your situation, I am sure favorably), but it is kind of hard to give you your chances without an MCAT score and without knowing what schools you are shooting for. However, if you score at the average or maybe slightly below average for the schools you want to apply to, I think You will get in. (as long as its not JHU, or Wash U)
Take off Southern Illinois they only accept in state, Louisville, Marshall, and Univ of south carolina are also very heavily in state, Univ Of Illinois Chicago is probably a stretch as well as texas tech. Maybe add Univ Toledo,
