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Hi everyone! I plan to apply this cycle and would really appreciate help on creating a school list and also advice on how I can improve my chances for medical school.
1) Biology major, Bioethics minor, Honors Program, Graduated 1 year early, 1 gap year
cGPA: 3.55 Freshman: 2.78 Sophomore: 3.80 Junior: 4.0
sGPA: 3.30 Freshman: 2.11 Sophomore: 3.73 Junior 4.0
Background on GPA: For the first 3 semesters of undergrad, I had many relatives, including both of my grandparents, flee from Ukraine as they were in a war zone and I became their caregiver full time while also balancing classes, clinical experience, volunteering, clubs, and research.
2)MCAT:
First attempt 513 (cp 128 cars 124 bb 132 ps 129)
3) IL resident, ORM, First gen
4) Clinical
6) Research
1) Biology major, Bioethics minor, Honors Program, Graduated 1 year early, 1 gap year
cGPA: 3.55 Freshman: 2.78 Sophomore: 3.80 Junior: 4.0
sGPA: 3.30 Freshman: 2.11 Sophomore: 3.73 Junior 4.0
Background on GPA: For the first 3 semesters of undergrad, I had many relatives, including both of my grandparents, flee from Ukraine as they were in a war zone and I became their caregiver full time while also balancing classes, clinical experience, volunteering, clubs, and research.
2)MCAT:
First attempt 513 (cp 128 cars 124 bb 132 ps 129)
3) IL resident, ORM, First gen
4) Clinical
- Heme/Onc Medical scribe at a large hospital in IL (in the IL Medical District): about 1200 hours, paid
- Free Clinic Triage and Interpreter: about 400 hours, volunteer
- Children’s Hospital Volunteer: about 50 hours, volunteer
- Post-rotator cuff surgery live-in PCT: about 200 hours, paid
- PCT for Ukrainian refugees (not-related): about 650 hours, volunteer
- Patient Care Management Volunteer for Ukrainian Refugees for Telehelp Organization: about 250 hours, volunteer
- Mobile Clinic Volunteer in Ukraine on the western border: about 250 hours, volunteer
- Caregiver for 4 elderly Ukrainians (related): about 850 hours, volunteer
- Went Abroad again during gap year to volunteer at various refugee organizations, 200 hours
6) Research
- 800 hours in Multiple Sclerosis Research at undergrad (1 poster presentation, 1 research award/grant)
- 300 hours in Heme/Onc Research at college of medicine at one of the Illinois Medical District Hospitals
- Ukrainian Med-kit packing: 80 hours
- Church Volunteer: 200 hours
- ESL Literacy Tutor (tutored people to help pass their constitution exams): 185 hours
- Peer Mentor and International Ambassador for Honors Program: 50 hours
- Food Pantry Volunteer: 75 hours
- Social Media Manager for a physician’s instagram: 75 hours
- President of Ukrainian Club
- President of Lead Medical Club at my school
- Intramural basketball
- Research leadership (led a project)
- Continued Research and Scribing during Gap Year
- Large focus on international/global health and refugee care
- 1 letter from the physician I scribed and did research for
- 1 letter from Science professor I had for a class
- 1 letter from Science professor I did research with
- 1 letter from Volunteer Coordinator at free clinic
- 1 letter from Pre-Health Advisory Committee
| Loyola Stritch (target) |
| Rush (target) |
| UIC (target) |
| Rosalind Franklin (target) |
| CCOM (target) |
| Georgetown |
| SIU |
| Carle |
| Tulane |
| Rocky Vista (CO + UT) |
| University of Wisconsin |
| Wake Forest |
| Wayne State |
| St. Louis |
| Creighton |
| Michigan State |
| Marian |
| Dartmouth (reach) |
| Feinberg (reach) |
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