hurricanek
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I just finished my undergrad at McGill University. I am taking the MCAT in July, in hopes of getting a good enough score to apply this cycle. I am studying full-time for 2.5 months, while also writing my med app. I want to submit my primary app before receiving my MCAT back, so it can get approved ahead of time.
GPA: 3.83 GPA, 3.99 sGPA, Psychology BS
MCAT: taking it mid-July
Demographics: white female, Vermont resident
Clinical: 600 hours as an emergency first aid responder - direct patient contact (AED, oxygen tank, splints, Narcan, cervical collar, etc)
Research: roughly 1200 hours, 2.5 years (testing pre-frontal cortex resilience in mice, NICU data collection, literary reviews on African health care systems). 1 Publication
Shadowing: ~100 hours shadowing pathologist, radiologist, cardiothoracic surgeon, neonatologist, Psychiatrist, and ED doctor
Non-clinical Volunteering: ~150 hours preparing meals for community members in need.
Leadership: 100 hrs Events Coordinator for a club, 50 hrs freshman orientation leader for incoming students
Other: Interned at Novartis Pharmaceuticals in the Patient Support Program Department, worked at Expo 2020 Dubai (US State Department internship - selected as 1 of 75 American representatives from a national application), studied abroad in Prague
I was wondering if I have a good chance of getting into MD (if I get a decent MCAT score)? Is taking the MCAT mid-July too late?
I have clinical and volunteer experience from my junior and senior years in high school. Since I started university in 2020 (limited opportunities to get experience due to COVID), is it okay to include experience from HS on my application? I have 1 year of caregiving and 1.5 years of volunteering in the Pediatrics unit at a hospital.
Thanks so much!
GPA: 3.83 GPA, 3.99 sGPA, Psychology BS
MCAT: taking it mid-July
Demographics: white female, Vermont resident
Clinical: 600 hours as an emergency first aid responder - direct patient contact (AED, oxygen tank, splints, Narcan, cervical collar, etc)
Research: roughly 1200 hours, 2.5 years (testing pre-frontal cortex resilience in mice, NICU data collection, literary reviews on African health care systems). 1 Publication
Shadowing: ~100 hours shadowing pathologist, radiologist, cardiothoracic surgeon, neonatologist, Psychiatrist, and ED doctor
Non-clinical Volunteering: ~150 hours preparing meals for community members in need.
Leadership: 100 hrs Events Coordinator for a club, 50 hrs freshman orientation leader for incoming students
Other: Interned at Novartis Pharmaceuticals in the Patient Support Program Department, worked at Expo 2020 Dubai (US State Department internship - selected as 1 of 75 American representatives from a national application), studied abroad in Prague
I was wondering if I have a good chance of getting into MD (if I get a decent MCAT score)? Is taking the MCAT mid-July too late?
I have clinical and volunteer experience from my junior and senior years in high school. Since I started university in 2020 (limited opportunities to get experience due to COVID), is it okay to include experience from HS on my application? I have 1 year of caregiving and 1.5 years of volunteering in the Pediatrics unit at a hospital.
Thanks so much!
