3.69 cGPA, 3.34 sGPA, 31 MCAT + ECs. Reapp- help!?!?

[ct303]

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I am currently waitlisted at one school but not putting all my eggs in one basket. As I am planning my reapp, I am seeking some advice and help! I'll post my stats below with the extracurriculars that I intend to include in my reapp. Any EC with a * are new to this application. Please let me know what you think about specific ECs, any particular schools you think I should apply to that match what I am seeking. I'll add my current school list later.

3.69 cGPA/3.34 sGPA - Top 75 University, Top 40 Private University.
31 MCAT - 11PS, 10VS, 10BS
Psychology Degree

ECs-

• Sports Psych Research- with the Dean of my department- Dean is writing an LOR. 300-400 hrs.
• Medical Research - with EM physician- 100 hrs.
• Shadowing - 120 hrs - *about 85 new hours.
• Founded nonprofit organization- 500 hours leadership, 1000 service (clinical and nonclinical)- service doing eyescreenings and providing glasses. *Distributed about 5000 pairs of glasses in Cambodia since first applying
• Publication in a medical journal about drug OD
  
• 2 year missionary service- in Cambodia. Service and leadership.
• *Volunteer lacrosse coach- assistant varsity lacrosse coach
• *Nonprofit consulting- have helped provide advice and guidance to multiple organizations in nearly all aspects of their operations- from applying to be a nonprofit to making money to fulfilling their mission
• *Volunteer for a Cambodian organization to disabled people- government magistrate and director is writing LOR
• Church service 400hrs
• *Work in Medicare compliance- work with insurance companies, beneficiaries, and Medicare - 800 hrs- currently employed here.
• Hospital volunteer - 30 hrs.
• Software development quality assurance
• Alarm door-to-door sales
• Awards- Eagle Scout, Presentation award, Scholarships

 

[BrawnsNBrain]

So I can better understand what do you think happened this cycle? Late application? Didn't apply broadly enough?

The only thing I see is a low sPGA. Clinical volunteering is low in my opinion, but you have other clinical experience. It wouldn't hurt to have more clinical volunteering.

 

[ct303]

How many hours of clinical volunteering would you say is average? I have about 200 with the nonprofit work I have done, and the 30 hospital hours.

I was late in the cycle (verified in August- secondaries submitted all throughout until late September). I think I applied to too many state schools as well. There is only one state school where I am from (CO), which is tough but it is what it is.

 

[ct303]

Also, I would take any suggestions for the write-ups. Have any of you had success simply bullet pointing? Or is a descriptive write-up more effective?

 

[PreciousHamburgers]

Also, I would take any suggestions for the write-ups. Have any of you had success simply bullet pointing? Or is a descriptive write-up more effective?

Are you talking about the Activities section? I have read that you should just have well-organized paragraphs because some schools use software to reorganize the application and it can mess up formatting like bullet points.

 

[ct303]

Thanks that's good to know

 

[DK2014]

I second the above poster. Your app looks good. Only thing that may be a problem is the clinical volunteering. What do you think went wrong this cycle?