I'll be applying in this coming cycle and I'm starting to pick schools. I really have no idea where to start and was hoping to get a little bit of feedback from people who might have more experience. To give a quick overview of my application:
- 3.76cgpa, 3.71sgpa (both with strong upwards trends) , 37N Mcat (11vr, 12ps, 14 bs) at a respected east coast school
- 300 pt. contact hospital volunteering hours in the ER and oncology department and another 200 as an EMT
- 40 hrs shadowing an orthopedic surgeon
- 4 published papers including a 2nd author nature paper, a senior honors thesis, and an engineering senior design project
- significant on campus involvement including leadership positions in 2 professional society clubs
- 5 very strong letters of recommendation from well known faculty, my research mentor, and the hospital volunteer coordinator
This is my first post so I guess to start with is there anything obvious that I might be able to do to strengthen my application? I know my GPA isn't great but there's not much I can do about that this far into my college career.
As my main question what kindof schools should I be looking at? Do I have a shot at the top 20 or are those applications a waste of money that I really can't afford? Also, if I'm interested in research heavy schools that emphasis early patient contact are there any in particular that I should look at?
Thanks in advance, let me know if you need any additional information from me, and best of luck!
- 3.76cgpa, 3.71sgpa (both with strong upwards trends) , 37N Mcat (11vr, 12ps, 14 bs) at a respected east coast school
- 300 pt. contact hospital volunteering hours in the ER and oncology department and another 200 as an EMT
- 40 hrs shadowing an orthopedic surgeon
- 4 published papers including a 2nd author nature paper, a senior honors thesis, and an engineering senior design project
- significant on campus involvement including leadership positions in 2 professional society clubs
- 5 very strong letters of recommendation from well known faculty, my research mentor, and the hospital volunteer coordinator
This is my first post so I guess to start with is there anything obvious that I might be able to do to strengthen my application? I know my GPA isn't great but there's not much I can do about that this far into my college career.
As my main question what kindof schools should I be looking at? Do I have a shot at the top 20 or are those applications a waste of money that I really can't afford? Also, if I'm interested in research heavy schools that emphasis early patient contact are there any in particular that I should look at?
Thanks in advance, let me know if you need any additional information from me, and best of luck!
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