- Graduated in December of 2020 w/ cGPA 3.75 & sGPA of 3.67
- MCAT- 517 --- Chem/Physics - 127, CARS - 130, BIO - 129, Psych/Soc - 131
- Va residency
- ORM (white female)
- Went to High Point University for my undergrad after getting my associate's from a local community college while in high school
- Clinical experience
2. Local government 911 EMT-B -- 05/2022- current w/ about 500 hours w/ anticipation of continuing this experience @ 72-80 hrs a month
3. Local 911 volunteer experience as an EMT-B -- 08/2020-06/2022 w/ about 320 hours
4. Free clinic triage volunteer -- 2/2023- current w/ about 25 hours and anticipation of continuing this experience @ 6-10 hours a month
7. Research experience and productivity
1. Clinical research on the opioid epidemic -- 6/2018- 8/2018 w/ about 80 hours.
2. Wet-lab entomology research -- 08/2019 - 12/202 w/ ~180 hours
3. Neurosurgery retrospective research -- 10/2022- current. This project is still under IRB review and has not begun
8. Shadowing experience and specialties represented
1. Neurosurgery shadowing- 01/2017 -- 01/2019 w/ about 60 hours
2. Currently attempting to get more shadowing hours since the local hospital just opened its shadowing availability back up
9. Non-clinical volunteering
1. New Freedom Farm -- 3/2021- current -- a local non-riding equine therapy farm that uses groundwork and peer support to help Veterans (primarily) and first responders in need. I primarily worked with the horses until I developed an allergy. I did not work with the veterans much directly due to the lack of relatability w/ talking to a civilian. ~230 hours w/ minimal hours anticipated upcoming (~10-20)
2. Healing Strides -- 6/2022-8/2022 -- A riding therapy program for those w/ disabilities. I did not realize how bad my allergies had gotten and would act up in enclosed spaces like the barn so was only able to be there for about 2 hours at a time (after taking allergy meds) so I have very limited time there (~8 hrs) and cut ties pretty quickly. Is this even something I should include?
3. Local ED volunteering -- 06/2018- 8/2018 ~38 hrs
10. Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
1. Hobby- Horseback Riding -- 01/2012- 01/2022 -- I competed horses and rode throughout my academic career
2. University Equestrian Team -- 07/2018- 5/2019 ~180 hrs
3. Mentor -- 08/2019- 5/2020 ~20 hrs -- Mentored a freshman in the same Science scholarship program I was in about success skills in college.
11. Relevant honors or awards
1. Dean's list, Alpha Lambda Delta Academic society, National society of Leadership and Success academic society
I am currently waitlisted at Wake Forest, EVMS, and VCU (which were also the only three I interviewed at). The only change in my application this cycle will be the addition of Free clinic volunteering and (hopefully) additional shadowing. I also was late in submitting my application last year (primary mid July and secondaries mid August- mid September) which may have impacted my chances as well. I would like any input on my application as a whole and advice on whether to wait to apply for the 2024-2025 cycle instead of the 2023-2024 cycle w/ a MCAT retake due to expiration.
Thank you!
