Hey Guys,
So here is my application profile:
Major: Bio (neuroscience track) at Top 20 private
Ethnicity: Half Guyanese, Half Puerto-Rican (URM?), I speak conversational Spanish, understand it well, know medical terms in Spanish. English is my first language.
FL resident.
cGPA: 3.53 (strong upward trend: 2.65 freshman year, 3.6+ thereafter)
sGPA: 3.63
MCAT: 511 (129/123/130/129)
Volunteering:
Health education fairs for the homeless: 36 hours
Tutor adults studying for GED: 48 hours
Teaching kids neuroscience: 48 hours
Clinical Experience:
Hospice volunteer: 352 hours (2 years)
ALS volunteer: 4 hours
Medical brigade in Honduras: 40 hours
Spanish medical clinic for uninsured: will be volunteering as an interpreter
Shadowing: 50 hours
2 neurosurgeons, 1 cardiologist
Leadership:
President, Vice president, and Treasurer of Neuroscience club on campus
Triathlon for kids with cerebral palsy planning committee
Co-ran Brain Bee events
Research:
Have gotten a couple grants/fellowships to do research
1 Summer in one lab: 320 hours
2 years in another lab: 800 hours
1 publication in review
many poster and oral presentations
Work Experience:
-worked at a consignment business for the past two years as a cashier and did manual labor: 200 hours (seasonal job)
-I plan to work as a scribe during my gap year
ExtraCurricular:
Cheerleader in college (I'm a male btw) 1 year, huge time commitment had to stop and focus on school
Sailing club: 1 year
Low gpa due to college transitioning/learning how to study curve.
I am not sure how the low CARS will affect me, I got 127-128 on all my practice exams.
School list:
FAU
FIU
FSU
UF
UCF
USF
Univ of Miami
Central Michigan
Rowan
EVMS
Marshall
Michigan State
Beaumont
Toledo
UMKC
U of SC greenville
VCU
Wright state
Albany
NYMC
Rosy Franklin
Creighton
Drexel
Netter
Dartmouth
George Washington
Georgetown
Temple
Jefferson
Loyola
Rush
SLU
Commonwealth
Wake Forest
Homer stryker
DO schools?
Any suggestions?
So here is my application profile:
Major: Bio (neuroscience track) at Top 20 private
Ethnicity: Half Guyanese, Half Puerto-Rican (URM?), I speak conversational Spanish, understand it well, know medical terms in Spanish. English is my first language.
FL resident.
cGPA: 3.53 (strong upward trend: 2.65 freshman year, 3.6+ thereafter)
sGPA: 3.63
MCAT: 511 (129/123/130/129)
Volunteering:
Health education fairs for the homeless: 36 hours
Tutor adults studying for GED: 48 hours
Teaching kids neuroscience: 48 hours
Clinical Experience:
Hospice volunteer: 352 hours (2 years)
ALS volunteer: 4 hours
Medical brigade in Honduras: 40 hours
Spanish medical clinic for uninsured: will be volunteering as an interpreter
Shadowing: 50 hours
2 neurosurgeons, 1 cardiologist
Leadership:
President, Vice president, and Treasurer of Neuroscience club on campus
Triathlon for kids with cerebral palsy planning committee
Co-ran Brain Bee events
Research:
Have gotten a couple grants/fellowships to do research
1 Summer in one lab: 320 hours
2 years in another lab: 800 hours
1 publication in review
many poster and oral presentations
Work Experience:
-worked at a consignment business for the past two years as a cashier and did manual labor: 200 hours (seasonal job)
-I plan to work as a scribe during my gap year
ExtraCurricular:
Cheerleader in college (I'm a male btw) 1 year, huge time commitment had to stop and focus on school
Sailing club: 1 year
Low gpa due to college transitioning/learning how to study curve.
I am not sure how the low CARS will affect me, I got 127-128 on all my practice exams.
School list:
FAU
FIU
FSU
UF
UCF
USF
Univ of Miami
Central Michigan
Rowan
EVMS
Marshall
Michigan State
Beaumont
Toledo
UMKC
U of SC greenville
VCU
Wright state
Albany
NYMC
Rosy Franklin
Creighton
Drexel
Netter
Dartmouth
George Washington
Georgetown
Temple
Jefferson
Loyola
Rush
SLU
Commonwealth
Wake Forest
Homer stryker
DO schools?
Any suggestions?