Planning on applying to every TMDSAS school. I was wondering if it's worth applying to Baylor with a <10 percentile MCAT score and perhaps slightly above-average ECs?
- Year in school: ORM Junior @ state school
- Major: Exercise Science
- Country/state of residence: Texas
- Schools to which you are applying: All TMDSAS
- Cumulative GPA: 3.90
- Science GPA: 3.85
- MCAT Scores: 512
- Research – include any abstracts/posters/publications and how you were credited (eg. First author, senior author, etc):
- 1200 hours paid basic science research at a local medical school
- One poster submitted, presenting in one month
- 50 hours unpaid community health research at undergrad institution - cut short due to COVID-19
- Volunteering (clinical) – include hours/sites:
- 150 hours at major hospital
- Physician shadowing – include hours/specialties:
- 45 hours primary care
- 10 hours surgery
- Non-clinical volunteering:
- 150 hours in a physical activity intervention at a local low-income public school
- 100 hours as part of a local organization working with special needs children
- 120 hours at a local homeless shelter
- 40 hours part of a local campus volunteering organization
- Extracurricular activities:
- Paired with a local member of the special needs community as part of a club at school
- Leadership role in campus religious organization
- Student interviewer for a prestigious merit scholarship at our school
- Fundraising committee in a local religious charity organization
- Immediate family members in medicine? (y/n): No
- Specialty of interest: PM&R, ortho
- Honors:
- Full ride merit scholarship
- Various college scholarships
- Scholarship from big tech company
- Independent research stipend from school
