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cGPA and sGPA: 3.25 cGPA, 3.3 sGPA, 3.95 SMP
Trend is kinda J-shaped. I was working a lot during undergrad, mostly to suport family back home, on top of school and ECs. Just wanted to provide some clarity. I should've managed my time better or taken less credits. I did the SMP and not a postbacc because I got a dual degree and had a ton of credits. My financial situation got a little better in my gap year, so I took the opportunity to show that I could handle the work.
MCAT score(s) and breakdown:
497 (125/125/122/125) 9/2020
498 (124/125/125/124) 9/2020
(I know now that this was dumb, but at the time I thought I could break 500, because of the previous 122 in B/B)
508 (125/128/127/128) 8/2022
State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US): FL
Ethnicity and/or race: AA, F
Undergraduate institution or category: top public
Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
300 hours- free clinic volunteer
100 hours - scribe/free clinic volunteer for a different clinic
250 hours - children's hospital volunteer
100 hours - therapy clinic volunteer during study abroad
800 hours - taking vitals for people experiencing homelessness
160 hours- hospice volunteering (ongoing)
Research experience and productivity:
425 hours- 1st author pub accepted, coming out soon, about nutrition
50 hours - Also solo author on a narrative review article for a med student newsletter/magazine (not sure if this counts)
100 hours- DBS and parkinsons research
150 hours - Food and neurobiology research
Shadowing experience and specialties represented:
100 hours- mostly anesthia, but also IM
Non-clinical volunteering:
50 hours - tutoring at an elementary school (could be seen as teaching?)
120 hours - interned at a low cost dental clinic during covid, helped them stay up to date on guidelines and created new informational resources for the patients
155 hours - interned at an org that partnered with local elementary school to give out flu shots, basically called parents and organized approval forms at multiple schools
275 hours - help find temporary housing on people experiencing homelessness and connect them to resources for more permanent help (ongoing)
Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
Other ECs:
80 hours - author for a student newspaper on medical current events
Leadership:
800 hours- 2 leadership positions in a Christian club on campus
215 hours- Peer mentor for my scholarship org
Jobs:
200 hours -baby sitter
475 hours - study hall monitor
350 hours -day care assitant
400 hours - lab assistant, washed glassware, autoclaved, restocked items
400 hours- Tutor at an elementary school (ongoing)
Relevant honors or awards
Anything else not listed you think might be important
I really need help with a school list and I was waiting on my MCAT score to come out. I really only have Florida schools and HBCUs on my list. I know I didn't hit the 510 that Goro recommends for reinvention and my gpas are low, but I'm really trying to only apply MD for financial reasons. I have FAP and I have saved a little bit of money outside of that to apply. Thanks in advance!
Trend is kinda J-shaped. I was working a lot during undergrad, mostly to suport family back home, on top of school and ECs. Just wanted to provide some clarity. I should've managed my time better or taken less credits. I did the SMP and not a postbacc because I got a dual degree and had a ton of credits. My financial situation got a little better in my gap year, so I took the opportunity to show that I could handle the work.
MCAT score(s) and breakdown:
497 (125/125/122/125) 9/2020
498 (124/125/125/124) 9/2020
(I know now that this was dumb, but at the time I thought I could break 500, because of the previous 122 in B/B)
508 (125/128/127/128) 8/2022
State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US): FL
Ethnicity and/or race: AA, F
Undergraduate institution or category: top public
Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
300 hours- free clinic volunteer
100 hours - scribe/free clinic volunteer for a different clinic
250 hours - children's hospital volunteer
100 hours - therapy clinic volunteer during study abroad
800 hours - taking vitals for people experiencing homelessness
160 hours- hospice volunteering (ongoing)
Research experience and productivity:
425 hours- 1st author pub accepted, coming out soon, about nutrition
50 hours - Also solo author on a narrative review article for a med student newsletter/magazine (not sure if this counts)
100 hours- DBS and parkinsons research
150 hours - Food and neurobiology research
Shadowing experience and specialties represented:
100 hours- mostly anesthia, but also IM
Non-clinical volunteering:
50 hours - tutoring at an elementary school (could be seen as teaching?)
120 hours - interned at a low cost dental clinic during covid, helped them stay up to date on guidelines and created new informational resources for the patients
155 hours - interned at an org that partnered with local elementary school to give out flu shots, basically called parents and organized approval forms at multiple schools
275 hours - help find temporary housing on people experiencing homelessness and connect them to resources for more permanent help (ongoing)
Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
Other ECs:
80 hours - author for a student newspaper on medical current events
Leadership:
800 hours- 2 leadership positions in a Christian club on campus
215 hours- Peer mentor for my scholarship org
Jobs:
200 hours -baby sitter
475 hours - study hall monitor
350 hours -day care assitant
400 hours - lab assistant, washed glassware, autoclaved, restocked items
400 hours- Tutor at an elementary school (ongoing)
Relevant honors or awards
Anything else not listed you think might be important
I really need help with a school list and I was waiting on my MCAT score to come out. I really only have Florida schools and HBCUs on my list. I know I didn't hit the 510 that Goro recommends for reinvention and my gpas are low, but I'm really trying to only apply MD for financial reasons. I have FAP and I have saved a little bit of money outside of that to apply. Thanks in advance!
