I am a twenty two year old white male who will be graduating with a BS in Biology- Health Care Science and a minor in Chemistry next May. Currently, I have a 3.6 cGPA and 3.5 sGPA. I will be taking my MCAT in September, mainly due to poor planning on my part.
For the last year and a half I have worked over one thousand hours in a physician scribe capacity at a local ER. I have worked under 5 allopaths and 2 osteopaths. Additionally, I work as a Clinical Lab Assistant and Phlebotomist between two of the biggest hospitals in the Fox Valley, Wisconsin area. Recently, I also began working as a phlebotomist, screener, and health coach for a company that gets hired out to conduct employee health assessments.
For 2.5 years I worked as an Service Desk technician, providing technical support to the 50,000 employees of Yahoo! Inc. I have also tutored, provided notes, volunteered in a hospital setting, volunteered in non-medical settings, played collegiate volleyball for one year, worked for the Milwaukee Ballet School as a professional accompanist, and show equines competitively at the local and national level.
I am concerned due to how late I am applying in the cycle and the fact that my MCAT score is still unknown. In your opinion, what would be a "good enough" score to get invited for an interview to DO schools, ideally CCOM. One of the DOs I work with attended CCOM and will be writing me a personal LOR. I have also spoken with two residents who work in my hospital and attended CCOM who have offered to contact CCOM if needed.
Feedback is welcome. What MCAT score should I shoot for? Is it worth applying this cycle or wait till next? Constructive criticism and advice please.
For the last year and a half I have worked over one thousand hours in a physician scribe capacity at a local ER. I have worked under 5 allopaths and 2 osteopaths. Additionally, I work as a Clinical Lab Assistant and Phlebotomist between two of the biggest hospitals in the Fox Valley, Wisconsin area. Recently, I also began working as a phlebotomist, screener, and health coach for a company that gets hired out to conduct employee health assessments.
For 2.5 years I worked as an Service Desk technician, providing technical support to the 50,000 employees of Yahoo! Inc. I have also tutored, provided notes, volunteered in a hospital setting, volunteered in non-medical settings, played collegiate volleyball for one year, worked for the Milwaukee Ballet School as a professional accompanist, and show equines competitively at the local and national level.
I am concerned due to how late I am applying in the cycle and the fact that my MCAT score is still unknown. In your opinion, what would be a "good enough" score to get invited for an interview to DO schools, ideally CCOM. One of the DOs I work with attended CCOM and will be writing me a personal LOR. I have also spoken with two residents who work in my hospital and attended CCOM who have offered to contact CCOM if needed.
Feedback is welcome. What MCAT score should I shoot for? Is it worth applying this cycle or wait till next? Constructive criticism and advice please.
