3.5 c/s GPA, 515 MCAT

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[Dr. Stalker]

3.5 c/s GPA, 515 MCAT biology major from Ohio, went to college in NC

4 years of division 1 college football (obviously largest time commitment)
two years in fraternity leadership position
~45 hrs clinical volunteer/shadow experience
1300 hrs undergrad independent research, now currently in full-time job in research lab until summer 2018
~1000 hrs non-clinical volunteering
two separate week-long mission trips
10hrs/week employment during school


applying to:

Ohio State
Cincinnati
Wright State
Toledo
Loyola
Pittsburgh
Duke
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Louisville
Wayne State
Arizona-Phoenix

What are my chances?

GOlden. If possible, try to get some more shadowing hours under your belt, but other than that, I got no other tips!

 

[Goro]

You have so little clinical experience that I can't recommend applying. My own student interviewers would eat you alive.

The mission trips will be viewed as "medical tourism".

Take a gap year to fill in the gap, and then you'll be stellar.

You also need to have NEOMED on the list.

3.5 c/s GPA, 515 MCAT biology major from Ohio, went to college in NC

4 years of division 1 college football (obviously largest time commitment)
two years in fraternity leadership position
~45 hrs clinical volunteer/shadow experience
1300 hrs undergrad independent research, now currently in full-time job in research lab until summer 2018
~1000 hrs non-clinical volunteering
two separate week-long mission trips
10hrs/week employment during school


applying to:

Ohio State
Cincinnati
Wright State
Toledo
Loyola
Pittsburgh
Duke
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Louisville
Wayne State
Arizona-Phoenix

What are my chances?

 

[extremelyrealname]

You have so little clinical experience that I can't recommend applying. My own student interviewers would eat you alive.

The mission trips will be viewed as "medical tourism".

Take a gap year to fill in the gap, and then you'll be stellar.

You also need to have NEOMED on the list.

Too late, already applied. Is there no argument to be made for my already full year-round athletic and work schedule being a reason why I can't have thousands of shadowing hours like other people? Genuinely wondering

 

[Goro]

Too late, already applied. Is there no argument to be made for my already full year-round athletic and work schedule being a reason why I can't have thousands of shadowing hours like other people? Genuinely wondering

This may sound a little harsh, but I would not call your track career an explanation for your lack of clinical experience. I would call it evidence that you chose to prioritize the short-term over the long-term, which is not a particularly appealing characteristic in a potential physician. You will simply get crowded out by applicants with stronger academic records.

 

[Toutie]

You may or may not receive any love on this current cycle because your clinical exposure is so light. Some school may be forgiving of it, many will not. But it would be in your best interest to start working on building up some clinical volunteer/work hours now so that if you do need to reapply next year you will have it covered for next cycle.

 

[Faha]

Since you have already applied I suggest adding more schools including:
NEOMED
Oakland Beaumont
Western Michigan
Medical College Wisconsin
Rosalind Franklin
Tulane
GW
Quinnipiac
Vermont
NYMC
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
Hofstra