WAMC/Reapplicant/School List/Application Advice 3.9/519, ORM, CA

[Rationale22]

Hi all, I am thinking of reapplying this cycle, but I'm still waiting on 1WL from an unranked school. That school was the only one I got a II for last cycle. To be fair, I applied extremely top-heavy last cycle, and also applied later in the cycle (~mid August-late September). I was looking for advice on schools to take off/add now that I'm a reapplicant, and wanted advice on how I would look with my reapplication given the EMT is primarily the only new thing I'm adding to the application. I also tried to shape my application around my caregiving for my grandfather and my extensive education-based ECs (TA'ing, and my club). I was pretty disappointed with the cycle from last time around, but am going to give this upcoming cycle my best shot and would love any pointers!

1. cGPA/sGPA:
   • cGPA - 3.91
   • sGPA - 3.89
2. MCAT score:
   • 519 (128/128/131/132)
3. State of residence + Undergrad:
   • CA
   • High tier public (think UCLA/UCB/UMich)
4. Ethnicity:
   • ORM
5. Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer):
   • 1000 hours paid private IFT EMT (only big change with the reapplication)
   • ~800 hours of being caregiver (considering removing this as an activity due to it being a caregiver to grandfather/being highlight of personal statement)
   • 800 hours of Dental Assisting (caveat of being at parent’s dental office)
   • 200 hours of volunteering at hospital
6. Research experience:
   • 800 hours in a wet lab (1 poster)
7. Publications:
   • None
8. Shadowing experience:
   • 90 hours split between primary care and various peds specialties (done through a program at a Children’s hospital)
9. Non-clinical volunteering:
   • 800 hours as an officer for a big educational program at my school for underserved students
   • 100 hours at the Crisis Text Line
10. Other extracurricular activities:
    • TA and Head Learning Assistant at core lower-division courses: 800 hours total
    • Advocacy work at state and federal office for a disease (Think AHA): 100 hours
    • None that are extremely relevant (gaming, gym, running)
11. Relevant honors or awards:
    • Dean's list, National Merit scholar
12. LORs:
    • PI
    • Cell Bio Prof
    • History Prof
    • Doctor I shadowed
    • Bio Prof I TA’d for

(Going to Ask For):

• Advocacy Team Leader
• EMT Director of Operations

School List- Going to Change w/ Feedback (especially since top-heavy + re-app):

1. UCSF
2. UCLA
3. UCI
4. UCSD
5. UCR
6. USC
7. KPSOM
8. UAPhoenix
9. UA Tuscon
10. Mayo
11. Emory
12. WUSTL
13. Boston
14. CWRU
15. Hofstra
16. Cornell
17. Columbia
18. Geisel
19. Icahn
20. George Washington
21. IU
22. Harvard
23. JHU
24. Northwestern
25. NYU
26. OHSU
27. Einstein
28. Penn
29. Tufts
30. Brown
31. USUHS
32. Tulane
33. U Iowa
34. CUSOM
35. U Chicago
36. Rush
37. Colorado
38. Rochester
39. Pitt
40. Yale
41. Vanderbilt
42. Wake Forest
43. Thomas Jefferson
44. Temple

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[Faha]

Where are you on the waitlist ? You should accumulate 150+ hours of non clinical volunteering such as food bank, homeless shelter, etc. before you submit your application.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Where is your WL? Which schools did you send an application last cycle? What's your mission fit? Your nonclinical volunteering doesn't show much service orientation... lots of tutoring but not enough showing you can be comfortable out of your comfort zone.