Will I make it?

[krazydesi]

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to know if I am to apply this coming cycle with the following grades and things I have done how does it look?

By end of this semester I will have about a 3.53 gpa.
I am currently majoring in Industrial Engineering
I got a 34S on MCATS
Biol 12
Verbal 10
Phys 12

I have taken numerous leadership positions (atleast two positions since sophomore year in each club). I am currently a senior about to graduate. I will be taking a year off to travel and do some volunteer work.

I have done research in a lab and have great recommendation letters from my research professor, two science, and one non-science.

I also have a great letter from my pre-med advising committee because I have been working with them for a while so they know me well.

I have also volunteered abroad in nicaragua for 2 weeks on a small medical mission going from small village to village.

I am not sure if this will actually be good enough for medical school applications but I am looking towards MD.

Also as for my science GPA I think it is around 3.4-3.5 as well. Thank you

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[Stratego]

Your MCAT score should eclipse the slightly-low GPA. You have something to list for leadership.

Could you be more specific about your total clinical experiences and total humanitarian/community service activities (because if all you have is two weeks in Nicaraqua, you're in trouble). And how long was the research experience?

 

[Stratego]

Are you applying this coming June, or waiting until the 2010 season? It's not clear.

 

[Stratego]

Duplicate

 

[Stratego]

Duplicate (sorry not my fault, the "post reply" button went crazy on its own).

 

[krazydesi]

I am sorry for not lisitng extracurr. all the way


All right I also volunteer at a hospital and have over 120 hours so far and still going.
I am also part of pre-med honor society and we do a lot of volunteering and I have gained honors membership

I will be applying this coming june.

I have also shadowed few doctors for a day each and will be doing more of that this summer.

I am also part of a big dance team at penn state. This team requires a lot of work like 14-20 hours a practice a week. I just feel like this is my getaway thing to do for when im under academic stress


I have been with this research for a year now. I know I can get a strong recommendation with a possibility that my name will be on a paper end of this summer.

 

[Stratego]

Then your extracurriculars are as expected. The AAMC grid says those with your stats had a 73.3% chance of acceptance. The volunteer work you have planned for the gap year will give you interesting things to relate in update letters in the midcycle.