cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS
3.93 cGPA and 3.89 sGPA, graduated May 2022
MCAT score(s) and breakdown:
507 (127/125/128/127), tested 5/13/22. I might retake this year
State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US): AZ
Ethnicity and/or race: Asian-Indian
Undergraduate institution or category: Large state school in AZ
Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer):
223 volunteer hours total
160 hours of hospital volunteering
40 hours free health service organization that is a tri-university partnership between my university, the state MD school, and another university
23 hours Global Medical Brigade - Telebrigade
500 hours as a paid medical scribe for a pulmonologist and sleep specialist (started Aug 2021)
Research experience and productivity:
100 - 150 hours since Aug 2021, wrote a literature review for my honors thesis, continuing this in my gap year. The research is on coronavirus vaccines and my honors thesis was on the same topic. I am assisting a grad student and learning various lab techniques from them.
Shadowing experience and specialties represented:
~ 50 hours Dr. Gray's virtual shadowing
40 hours of In-person shadowing: Neurosurgical oncology, Trauma and burns, gastroenterology, anesthesiology, plastic surgery on a breast cancer patient, and cardiology
Non-clinical volunteering:
~45 hours of Food bank volunteering (stopped due to schedule changes)
~40 hours of 7 cups volunteering (started this June)
Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc):
640 hours Biology TA job
70+ hours of club leadership of the academic-service club I founded with another student. Moved from being a Vice-president to a President
~40 hours of club leadership of a religious club (Hindu club) as a board member. I am not sure if I should put this on my app since anything religious is deemed sensitive, even though we just organized the cultural festivals and invited guest speakers.
Hobbies: 200+ hours in both cricket and chess. Have been doing these since childhood, but never pursued them on a professional or competitive level.
Relevant honors or awards:
Provost's scholarship and other grants based on FAFSA for all four years of undergrad
Dean's list all 8 semesters
Moeur Award for those graduating on top of the class with a 4.0 GPA. I got many A+s, so my university considers my GPA to be 4.0
Featured on a college recruitment brochure for being a good student in terms of academics and ECS, although I am not sure if this is important to put on the app (I welcome any feedback)
Anything else not listed you think might be important:
I am a disadvantaged applicant with a pretty low income and received FAP as well. I have a unique story about moving from India to the US while being a US citizen and navigating the premed journey on my own, while my family struggles to put food on the table.
School list:
UA Phoenix
UA Tucson
SLU
Creighton
University of Louisville
Albany
Tulane
MCW
TCU
Temple
I would like to add more schools if possible, so I would appreciate any help with that
3.93 cGPA and 3.89 sGPA, graduated May 2022
MCAT score(s) and breakdown:
507 (127/125/128/127), tested 5/13/22. I might retake this year
State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US): AZ
Ethnicity and/or race: Asian-Indian
Undergraduate institution or category: Large state school in AZ
Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer):
223 volunteer hours total
160 hours of hospital volunteering
40 hours free health service organization that is a tri-university partnership between my university, the state MD school, and another university
23 hours Global Medical Brigade - Telebrigade
500 hours as a paid medical scribe for a pulmonologist and sleep specialist (started Aug 2021)
Research experience and productivity:
100 - 150 hours since Aug 2021, wrote a literature review for my honors thesis, continuing this in my gap year. The research is on coronavirus vaccines and my honors thesis was on the same topic. I am assisting a grad student and learning various lab techniques from them.
Shadowing experience and specialties represented:
~ 50 hours Dr. Gray's virtual shadowing
40 hours of In-person shadowing: Neurosurgical oncology, Trauma and burns, gastroenterology, anesthesiology, plastic surgery on a breast cancer patient, and cardiology
Non-clinical volunteering:
~45 hours of Food bank volunteering (stopped due to schedule changes)
~40 hours of 7 cups volunteering (started this June)
Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc):
640 hours Biology TA job
70+ hours of club leadership of the academic-service club I founded with another student. Moved from being a Vice-president to a President
~40 hours of club leadership of a religious club (Hindu club) as a board member. I am not sure if I should put this on my app since anything religious is deemed sensitive, even though we just organized the cultural festivals and invited guest speakers.
Hobbies: 200+ hours in both cricket and chess. Have been doing these since childhood, but never pursued them on a professional or competitive level.
Relevant honors or awards:
Provost's scholarship and other grants based on FAFSA for all four years of undergrad
Dean's list all 8 semesters
Moeur Award for those graduating on top of the class with a 4.0 GPA. I got many A+s, so my university considers my GPA to be 4.0
Featured on a college recruitment brochure for being a good student in terms of academics and ECS, although I am not sure if this is important to put on the app (I welcome any feedback)
Anything else not listed you think might be important:
I am a disadvantaged applicant with a pretty low income and received FAP as well. I have a unique story about moving from India to the US while being a US citizen and navigating the premed journey on my own, while my family struggles to put food on the table.
School list:
UA Phoenix
UA Tucson
SLU
Creighton
University of Louisville
Albany
Tulane
MCW
TCU
Temple
I would like to add more schools if possible, so I would appreciate any help with that
