loveyabunches23
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Hello!!
After years of lurking, I have decided to make a post in a cry for help.
I am a former refugee. I came from a very poor country that was torn apart by war and famine. I came here a couple of years ago, and went to CC for a couple of years and then transferred to a top 40 school. Long story short, I fought very hard and worked many jobs to make this happen. I went homeless in the process as I had no family or support in this country. With that, it took a toll on my grades, but I have worked it back to a 3.0 for science GPA. Studied my ass off for my MCAT and did well. Now want to know what schools I should apply to and if I even have a chance. According to Reddit, I may be screwed. I do not graduate until next year (although to be clear, I did not take my MCAT “junior year” I’ve just been in school for *that* long, lol). I just want any source of guidance, and even to support anyone who is just as lost in this journey as I am.
My stats;
3.0 sGPA and 3.3cGPA
523 MCAT
URM-Black Female, very very financially disadvantaged
Non Stem Major (will not doxx myself but it’s interdisciplinary-think global health based) at a U.S. top 40 university
800 hours as a researcher on a project on women’s health through my institution that I’m supposing may lead to a publication
Founder of a Immigrant Women’s health club on campus
600 hours working in an Emergency Room and 400 hours working outpatient in Primary Care
1500 hours as math and science tutor for low income high school students
400 hours as a volunteer at a clinic that serves a predominantly Black and brown community
Also potentially starting an organization on campus that would highlight refugee women’s health!!
Any advice is taken. Thank you for your time. I always have lurked on here, but was always so embarrassed to make a comment.
After years of lurking, I have decided to make a post in a cry for help.
I am a former refugee. I came from a very poor country that was torn apart by war and famine. I came here a couple of years ago, and went to CC for a couple of years and then transferred to a top 40 school. Long story short, I fought very hard and worked many jobs to make this happen. I went homeless in the process as I had no family or support in this country. With that, it took a toll on my grades, but I have worked it back to a 3.0 for science GPA. Studied my ass off for my MCAT and did well. Now want to know what schools I should apply to and if I even have a chance. According to Reddit, I may be screwed. I do not graduate until next year (although to be clear, I did not take my MCAT “junior year” I’ve just been in school for *that* long, lol). I just want any source of guidance, and even to support anyone who is just as lost in this journey as I am.
My stats;
3.0 sGPA and 3.3cGPA
523 MCAT
URM-Black Female, very very financially disadvantaged
Non Stem Major (will not doxx myself but it’s interdisciplinary-think global health based) at a U.S. top 40 university
800 hours as a researcher on a project on women’s health through my institution that I’m supposing may lead to a publication
Founder of a Immigrant Women’s health club on campus
600 hours working in an Emergency Room and 400 hours working outpatient in Primary Care
1500 hours as math and science tutor for low income high school students
400 hours as a volunteer at a clinic that serves a predominantly Black and brown community
Also potentially starting an organization on campus that would highlight refugee women’s health!!
Any advice is taken. Thank you for your time. I always have lurked on here, but was always so embarrassed to make a comment.