3.4 gpa 38q mcat

[rahmadi]

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I have a 3.4 GPA (cumulative and science), and 38Q on the MCATs (P14 V10 B14). I am a biomedical engineering major.

I really really want to go to a school in New York City. What are my chances of getting into Columbia, NYU, Mt Sinai, or Cornell?

 

[J ROD]

I have a 3.4 GPA (cumulative and science), and 38Q on the MCATs (P14 V10 B14). I am a biomedical engineering major.

I really really want to go to a school in New York City. What are my chances of getting into Columbia, NYU, Mt Sinai, or Cornell?

The strong MCAT may make up for the lower GPA. What are your ECs?

 

[ezsanche]

I have a 3.4 GPA (cumulative and science), and 38Q on the MCATs (P14 V10 B14). I am a biomedical engineering major.

I really really want to go to a school in New York City. What are my chances of getting into Columbia, NYU, Mt Sinai, or Cornell?

Columbia Median GPA -3.8 Median MCAT- 36
Mount Sinai Median GPA -3.8 Median MCAT-36
Cornell Median GPA -3.9 Median MCAT-36
NYU Median GPA -3.8 Median MCAT -35

You GPA is really low, but your MCAT is high enough. I recommend to apply to these schools but also to apply to other schools with lower stats

 

[EyEnStein 07]

Do you not consider SUNY downstate as NYC?

 

[bannie22]

suny upstate is not in nyc? 🙁 aw

 

[schrizto]

what are your ECs?

 

[rahmadi]

my EC's:

-2 years of research working in a biomedical engineering lab. I hope to get a paper published by spring (fingers crossed). I recieved a $2000 fellowship from the school for my research project.
-I spent a month in Ecuador doing volunteer work
-40+ hrs volunteering in a hospital orthotics department.
-2 years club officer for my campus Iranian student organization.
-about 25 hours of surgical shadowing.
-I have an EMT certification (not sure if this counts as EC)

I am also looking for volunteer opportunities right now. I plan to have at least 100+ hours by the time i apply.

thoughts?

 

[J ROD]

my EC's:

-2 years of research working in a biomedical engineering lab. I hope to get a paper published by spring (fingers crossed). I recieved a $2000 fellowship from the school for my research project.
-I spent a month in Ecuador doing volunteer work
-40+ hrs volunteering in a hospital orthotics department.
-2 years club officer for my campus Iranian student organization.
-about 25 hours of surgical shadowing.
-I have an EMT certification (not sure if this counts as EC)

I am also looking for volunteer opportunities right now. I plan to have at least 100+ hours by the time i apply.

thoughts?

Def need to get more volunteering in!! Also, you need shadowing...

Overall, you look pretty solid. Just need to work on it some.

 

[hahaha123]

my EC's:

-2 years of research working in a biomedical engineering lab. I hope to get a paper published by spring (fingers crossed). I recieved a $2000 fellowship from the school for my research project.
-I spent a month in Ecuador doing volunteer work
-40+ hrs volunteering in a hospital orthotics department.
-2 years club officer for my campus Iranian student organization.
-about 25 hours of surgical shadowing.
-I have an EMT certification (not sure if this counts as EC)

I am also looking for volunteer opportunities right now. I plan to have at least 100+ hours by the time i apply.

thoughts?

I think your strong research experience will help at research-heavy schools. Considering your tough major, your ECs are pretty well-rounded. Have you thought of applying to MD/PhD programs?

 

[anxietypeaker]

I think your strong research experience will help at research-heavy schools. Considering your tough major, your ECs are pretty well-rounded. Have you thought of applying to MD/PhD programs?

1) ur mcat+major makes up for ur gpa easily. Very easily. Dont sweat it.
2) will u be first author on that publication. If so, and its in a noncrappy journal, you are competitive for some of the top programs (presuming early app/etc).
3) u can go mdphd easily. @ mid tier schools, u will fair better as an mdphd applicant in my opinion.

This does NOT mean that u shouldnt apply to plenty of "safety" schools (if such things exist in the med school world).

 

[cleareyedguy]

the concern with the 3.4 and 38 is that you're really smart but don't apply yourself. It's a red flag, and schools don't like red flags. The research paper would be helpful, but you need to demonstrate diligence in order to reduce their anxiety about your being an underachiever.

on the other hand, bme is often the hardest of all majors, and so you can demonstrate diligence just by reminding them that you didn't major in sociology (with apologies to soc majors)