3.1cGPA, 2.95sGPA at UCF
3.5 graduate GPA (1 semester left with easier classes) in Biomed Sciences masters program
503 MCAT (124/126/126/127) - previous tries were 497 and 498
ORM, Florida native
I will be applying for the second time. I previously applied to 23 schools (17 DO, 6 MD) and received all rejections, most of them after submitting secondaries. Since my last application, I have started graduate school and currently have a 3.5. I am also hoping to obtain a research internship offered for the summer from my graduate school, but that is not guaranteed. I have considered retaking my MCAT, as I was very immature when I took it beforehand, and I took the test without taking biochemistry. I have since taken biochemistry, microbiology, physiology, and immunology in my graduate program and believe this would potentially benefit me for the MCAT, but I am unsure if taking the test for a fourth time would do me much good.
Clinical
- 3400 hours as an Operating Room assistant at level I trauma center
- 1300 hours as an Anesthesia tech at robotics-heavy teaching hospital
- 400 shadowing hours between various specialties
Research: *hoping to obtain a research internship offered for the summer from my graduate school, but no guarantee
Nonclinical
- Worked 35 hours per week for 3 years in my undergrad at a bank. Had to support myself and my brother throughout school
- 300 hours of volunteering at local assisted living facility
I understand my application is probably too weak for MD schools, even with my masters degree. I was not only immature in undergrad, but I was also working a lot, sometimes up to 50 hours per week while being a full time student and studying for the MCAT. My GPA has a decent upward trend, as I was a business major with a 2.6 gpa (100 credits in) and ended with a 3.1. I have letters of recommendation from 2 surgeons, 2 science professors, and 1 non-science professor.
Any advice (and schools to apply to) would be greatly appreciated. @Faha @Goro
3.5 graduate GPA (1 semester left with easier classes) in Biomed Sciences masters program
503 MCAT (124/126/126/127) - previous tries were 497 and 498
ORM, Florida native
I will be applying for the second time. I previously applied to 23 schools (17 DO, 6 MD) and received all rejections, most of them after submitting secondaries. Since my last application, I have started graduate school and currently have a 3.5. I am also hoping to obtain a research internship offered for the summer from my graduate school, but that is not guaranteed. I have considered retaking my MCAT, as I was very immature when I took it beforehand, and I took the test without taking biochemistry. I have since taken biochemistry, microbiology, physiology, and immunology in my graduate program and believe this would potentially benefit me for the MCAT, but I am unsure if taking the test for a fourth time would do me much good.
Clinical
- 3400 hours as an Operating Room assistant at level I trauma center
- 1300 hours as an Anesthesia tech at robotics-heavy teaching hospital
- 400 shadowing hours between various specialties
Research: *hoping to obtain a research internship offered for the summer from my graduate school, but no guarantee
Nonclinical
- Worked 35 hours per week for 3 years in my undergrad at a bank. Had to support myself and my brother throughout school
- 300 hours of volunteering at local assisted living facility
I understand my application is probably too weak for MD schools, even with my masters degree. I was not only immature in undergrad, but I was also working a lot, sometimes up to 50 hours per week while being a full time student and studying for the MCAT. My GPA has a decent upward trend, as I was a business major with a 2.6 gpa (100 credits in) and ended with a 3.1. I have letters of recommendation from 2 surgeons, 2 science professors, and 1 non-science professor.
Any advice (and schools to apply to) would be greatly appreciated. @Faha @Goro
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