WAMC, High-Stats, Mid to Low ECs, ORM MI

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My Stats/ECs:

1. cGPA : 3.98
2. sGPA : 3.96
3. MCAT score : 521
4. State of residence: MI
5. Ethnicity and/or race: ORM
6. Undergraduate institution: XXX
7. Major: Biology
8. Clinical experience:
   1. 300 hours, paid MA work (doing vitals, phlebotomy, etc)
9. Research experience and productivity:
   1. 200 hours in wet lab, no posters or pubs.
   2. 300-400 hours Independent research in non-STEM field with manuscript in-progress some posters and presentations associated
10. Shadowing experience and specialties represented:
    1. 60 hours
11. Non-clinical volunteering :
    1. 300 hours volunteering with low income families
12. Other extracurricular activities
    1. Physics TA: 200 hours
    2. Another class TA: 50-80 hours.
    3. Lots of hours working at family business; nothing to do with healthcare.
    4. Hobby: Art

Current List: Pretty top heavy. As for my state schools, I will apply to all except OUWBM and Central MI (mission fit type issues).

University of Michigan

UCSF

UPenn

Mt. Sinai

Mayo

NYU

Stanford

Yale

Columbia

Washington St. Louis

UChicago

Weill Cornell

Duke

U Pittsburg

Northwestern

Harvard

UCLA

Vanderbilt

Case Western

Ohio State

University of Virginia

University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of Indiana

University of Iowa (Carver)

University of Cinncinati

Wayne State

Michigan State

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[chilly_md]

What is the timespan for your MA job? A narrow one could raise some eyebrows.

 

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What is the timespan for your MA job? A narrow one could raise some eyebrows.

Yea, I started last August (2022) which might read as cramming it in last minute? It's part-time so racking up hours has been difficult.

 

[chilly_md]

Yea, I started last August (2022) which might read as cramming it in last minute? It's part-time so racking up hours has been difficult.

No, starting in August 2022 is fine. Try to gain as many hours as possible there over the next month or two though.

I think you should also include the family business and the different responsibilities you had over the years.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Show us your Casper and PREview scores (when you get them)?

 

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Show us your Casper and PREview scores (when you get them)?

I can update the thread once I get them but I'm taking those tests in late May. Given some processing time/scoring time I don't know when I will get the scores back.
I plan to on submitting my application the first day or two so I am not sure if advice I get on this thread at that time will be very applicable .

In the meantime, is there anything you recommend that I can work on or change in this final month?

 

[chilly_md]

Add:
Hofstra
Rochester
Einstein
Dartmouth
USF
Keck

Take off UCLA and UCSF since you have enough high stat schools that are much closer to you.

 

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Add:
Hofstra
Rochester
Einstein
Dartmouth
USF
Keck

Take off UCLA and UCSF since you have enough high stat schools that are much closer to you.

Thank you for the suggestions! I will read up on them! I will say that as an ex. CA resident it pains to me to know how competitive CA schools are... out of state and for in-state *sigh*

I will get use to the snow... eventually...

 

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Is there anything else I can add or do this last month that would be recommended or any other advice? Thank you so much!
@gyngyn, @Faha

 

[Mr.Smile12]

You have a ton of teaching and tutoring. You don't need more.

You can continue with housing rehabilitation community service or add food distribution, shelter work, job placement services, or transportation services.

 

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You have a ton of teaching and tutoring. You don't need more.

You can continue with housing rehabilitation community service or add food distribution, shelter work, job placement services, or transportation services.

Thank you!

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I know I have about a month of time to address anything glaring or any hours I need to bolster; what would you recommend? I have my PS written already.

Oh I just saw this. Are you done with pre-written secondary essays?

Write Your Secondary Essays First - SDN

The Student Doctor Network provides free tools, resources, and advising services to help students become health professionals.

www.studentdoctor.net

 

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Oh I just saw this. Are you done with pre-written secondary essays?

Write Your Secondary Essays First - SDN

The Student Doctor Network provides free tools, resources, and advising services to help students become health professionals.

www.studentdoctor.net

Besides some bullet point outlines that helped me with my PS, not really.
It's on my to-do list but the thought of writing secondary essays along with my manuscript makes me wanna scream so I have been procrastinating the secondary essays😅...