Hi all!
I submitted a post a while ago about a school list but it was before I had any MCAT scores so I couldn't do much in terms of deciding where to apply. Now that my application is all completed and I have scores I wanted to see if anyone had thoughts on my school list, what to remove, add, reach schools, etc.
Stats:
- Pennsylvania resident
- Double majoring in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering with a 3.51 cGPA and 3.42 sGPA
- 10 PS, 13 V, 10 BS MCAT
ECs:
- Undergraduate researcher in a bioengineering research lab over the past 3 semesters and summer (no direct publications)
- ~150 volunteer hours in a hospital OR/ICU over the past few summers
- ~600 hours non clinical volunteering in various organizations
- Work ~20 hours a week at a part time job during the winter
- Worked as a TA/Grader last semester for ~10 hours a week
- ~150 hours volunteering as an EMT (I started about 6 months ago)
I am from the northeast so I am applying to a lot of schools in the PA/NY area but I would definitely be interested in going somewhere a little farther away if I could get in. I have family in California but it seems my chance of getting into any of the Southern California schools is pretty slim.
I took the advice of some others on here and submitted my application for verification early, before even taking the MCAT, and just applied to a handful of places. Now that I have scores back my application is complete so I'm going to finish adding schools to my list but before I did I wanted to see if anyone on here had suggestions!
Schools thoughts so far:
Colorado
Albany
Rosalind Franklin
Hofstra North Shore
New York Medical
Commonwealth (PA)
Drexel
Jefferson
Penn State
Temple
Virginia Tech Carilion
Vermont
I would like to add a few more schools to this list so if anyone has critiques or suggestions feel free to comment! Thanks!
I submitted a post a while ago about a school list but it was before I had any MCAT scores so I couldn't do much in terms of deciding where to apply. Now that my application is all completed and I have scores I wanted to see if anyone had thoughts on my school list, what to remove, add, reach schools, etc.
Stats:
- Pennsylvania resident
- Double majoring in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering with a 3.51 cGPA and 3.42 sGPA
- 10 PS, 13 V, 10 BS MCAT
ECs:
- Undergraduate researcher in a bioengineering research lab over the past 3 semesters and summer (no direct publications)
- ~150 volunteer hours in a hospital OR/ICU over the past few summers
- ~600 hours non clinical volunteering in various organizations
- Work ~20 hours a week at a part time job during the winter
- Worked as a TA/Grader last semester for ~10 hours a week
- ~150 hours volunteering as an EMT (I started about 6 months ago)
I am from the northeast so I am applying to a lot of schools in the PA/NY area but I would definitely be interested in going somewhere a little farther away if I could get in. I have family in California but it seems my chance of getting into any of the Southern California schools is pretty slim.
I took the advice of some others on here and submitted my application for verification early, before even taking the MCAT, and just applied to a handful of places. Now that I have scores back my application is complete so I'm going to finish adding schools to my list but before I did I wanted to see if anyone on here had suggestions!
Schools thoughts so far:
Colorado
Albany
Rosalind Franklin
Hofstra North Shore
New York Medical
Commonwealth (PA)
Drexel
Jefferson
Penn State
Temple
Virginia Tech Carilion
Vermont
I would like to add a few more schools to this list so if anyone has critiques or suggestions feel free to comment! Thanks!
