3.9 cGPA 3.75 sGPA 514

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Planning to apply next cycle to start in 2022:
  • State/Country of Residence: Pennsylvania
  • Ties to other States/Regions: None
  • Year in School: Graduating college in 2021
  • Undergraduate Major(s)/Minor(s): Biology
  • Graduate Degrees (if applicable): none
  • Cumulative GPA: 3.9
  • Science GPA: 3.75
  • MCAT Score(s): 514 - 130/127/128/129
  • Research Experience: 1 year in clinical research, 3 years in cardiology lab (1200 hours)
  • Publications/Abstracts/Posters (include how you were credited e.g. First author, second author, etc.): none
  • Clinical Experience (paid or volunteer): ER patient floors volunteer (200 hours), Hospice Care (100 hours)
  • Physician Shadowing: family medicine, cardiology, neurology (100 hours total)
  • Non-Clinical Volunteering: Tutoring at local low-income intercity schools, ESL tutor for international students
  • Other Extracurricular Activities: TA for biochem and neuroscience courses
  • Other Employment History: Undergraduate Biology Lab prep assistant
  • Immediate family members in medicine? (Y/N): Y
  • Specialty of Interest (if applicable): Undecided
  • Interest in Primary Care (Y/N): N
  • Interest in Rural Health (Y/N): N
  • Medical School List:
    • Jefferson
    • Pitt
    • Drexel
    • Temple
    • Geisinger
    • Penn State
    • Albert Einstein
    • Albany
    • NYMC
    • SUNY Downstate
    • Buffalo
    • Wake Forest
    • Colorado
    • UCF
    • Quinnipac
    • Dartmouth
    • Brown
    • Georgetown
    • GWU
    • Chicago Rosalind Franklin
    • Miami
    • USF
    • Tulane
    • Seton Hall
    • Rowan
    • Rutgers
    • UVA
    • VCU
    • Tufts
    • Boston University
    • UMass
    • Emory
    • Ohio State
    • UMD
    • Loyola
  • Not URM (Asian)
Any schools that I should add/remove? Which aspects should I improve on during my gap year? Thank you!!

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Remove SUNY Downstate, Buffalo, Rutgers, UMass since they accept few non residents with no connection to the state. You should receive several interviews from the other schools on your list.
 
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Remove SUNY Downstate, Buffalo, Rutgers, UMass since they accept few non residents with no connection to the state. You should receive several interviews from the other schools on your list.
Thank you so much for the quick reply! I will definitely make sure to remove those schools. Do you have any recommendations for how I can strengthen my application during my upcoming gap year?
 
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