PeterParker616
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Hey everyone, I am planning on applying next cycle (2024-2025). Any comments on my school list or what I can do to improve before I apply are much appreciated. Don't hold back!
I would also appreciate any advice for expanding my school list.
- cGPA: 3.59 sGPA: 3.45 (BS in Physiology)
- Took the MCAT twice:
- First score - 503 (125/128/125/125)
- Second score - 524 (131/132/130/131)
- Michigan Resident
- White
- State School
- Clinical experience: (volunteer and non-volunteer)
- 300 hours as a hospital/nursing home volunteer that has given me incredible access to patients and has lead to many impactful interactions
- I've helped expand the program to many other places outside of my college town where it was started.
- 200 hours Worked as an MA for a summer in an electrophysiology clinic.
- 300 hours as a hospital/nursing home volunteer that has given me incredible access to patients and has lead to many impactful interactions
- Research experience:
- 2500 hours in paid research
- Served many difference roles inside the lab: Gave lectures on physiology to undergrads and taught surgical skills, trained new personnel, performed surgeries, was able to see the direct impact of research through visiting patients in the hospital.
- 500 planned hours in the same lab
- Presentations: I was listed as third author on an oral presentation in a high impact journal from the same lab, I am planning on submitting my own personal project to a conference soon that I will hopefully present at this year.
- Publications: I have two publications. A literature review and a paper on the main project that I work on in the lab. I am second author on the literature review and a third author on the paper.
- The Literature review is also being published in a textbook (I'm not sure what relevance this has).
- 2500 hours in paid research
- Shadowing experience and specialties represented
- 85 hours (Cardiac Surgery, Infectious disease, Electrophysiology)
- Non-clinical volunteering
- 2000 hours as a full-time volunteer teacher in a highschool
- Also served as a substitute teacher, lacrosse coach, Moderator for clubs, counselor, lead lectures, etc
- 2000 hours as a full-time volunteer teacher in a highschool
- Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
- 250 hours One on one STEM/writing tutor paid and volunteer at my discretion: 250 hours
- 200 hours Founded a club based on education in undergrad that is still active after I have graduated.
- 100 hours governor campaign intern
- 200 hours Work as a student mentor through a large hospital system for underprivileged and underrepresented students to help get them into STEM and Medicine
- 300 hours TA for physics lab
- I lead instruction, graded papers, and had office hours outside of class
- It was just me and a grad student leading lab which consisted of a lecture and group work time.
- Anything else not listed you think might be important
- I was formally trained to play multiple instruments as a child and now casually play. I have taught others how to play. I have also performed a few times, for example, a recent neuroscience conference I went to had a talent event that allowed attendees to play music on a stage.
- Intramural sports
- I was also in my school's student government, but I was elected right before Covid started and didn't get to do much with my position because school was shut down. I did some advising for younger students and created a parade float, but again I didn't really get to do what I wanted.
I would also appreciate any advice for expanding my school list.