Hello,
Title says all about my stats.
3.96-3.97 GPA, 512 MCAT 131/123/130/128 taken somewhere in 7/17
I am a US pre-med, graduated in late 2015.
AP credit in 1st semester physics, 1st semester comp, and other (non-pre-med) courses
IB credit in biology
Activities include/will include:
Between 750-1000 hours of mostly non-clinical volunteering/community service
150 hours observing a GI physician in a hospital setting
8 months in a research lab (didn’t do much: read papers, practiced writing a mock paper for feedback about academic writing, prepared buffers, autoclaved, grew E. coli.) Removed from lab due to not showing up consistently
Learning/teaching assistant for histology and genetics for 2 semesters
After graduating, participated in pre-med club (won most active member award 3 semesters in a row but ineligible for leadership position due to alumni status)
Future:
Will work in a different lab in 2 months (hopefully doing actual research, but it’s likely just helping out again since I will be in a totally new lab and I plan to apply first thing in June ‘18)
Will apply for a medical scribe position once I get my wps up, currently doing online typing practice and typing speed competitions and reviewing medical terminology.
My advisor said, along with about 3/4 of my premed friends (and those already in MD schools), that I shouldn’t risk retaking it, especially if I am smart with my list. Will my sky-high GPA and CP/BBch section scores make up for the pretty low CARS score? I will be applying first thing next cycle to MD schools with an average MCAT of 508-515 and a 10%ile MSAR CARS score of 123-125, but have not compiled a school list yet (I will include all in-state schools)
Should I give DO a shot even though I don’t feel like it? Some of my friends are already in MD schools and I did way better than them in college (and for some, in middle and high school) grades/GPA-wise. Since some of them think that I will be more successful than themselves, I feel like that I MUST go to better schools than all of them (one of them went to HOPKINS), and this is hurting me emotionally...
Title says all about my stats.
3.96-3.97 GPA, 512 MCAT 131/123/130/128 taken somewhere in 7/17
I am a US pre-med, graduated in late 2015.
AP credit in 1st semester physics, 1st semester comp, and other (non-pre-med) courses
IB credit in biology
Activities include/will include:
Between 750-1000 hours of mostly non-clinical volunteering/community service
150 hours observing a GI physician in a hospital setting
8 months in a research lab (didn’t do much: read papers, practiced writing a mock paper for feedback about academic writing, prepared buffers, autoclaved, grew E. coli.) Removed from lab due to not showing up consistently
Learning/teaching assistant for histology and genetics for 2 semesters
After graduating, participated in pre-med club (won most active member award 3 semesters in a row but ineligible for leadership position due to alumni status)
Future:
Will work in a different lab in 2 months (hopefully doing actual research, but it’s likely just helping out again since I will be in a totally new lab and I plan to apply first thing in June ‘18)
Will apply for a medical scribe position once I get my wps up, currently doing online typing practice and typing speed competitions and reviewing medical terminology.
My advisor said, along with about 3/4 of my premed friends (and those already in MD schools), that I shouldn’t risk retaking it, especially if I am smart with my list. Will my sky-high GPA and CP/BBch section scores make up for the pretty low CARS score? I will be applying first thing next cycle to MD schools with an average MCAT of 508-515 and a 10%ile MSAR CARS score of 123-125, but have not compiled a school list yet (I will include all in-state schools)
Should I give DO a shot even though I don’t feel like it? Some of my friends are already in MD schools and I did way better than them in college (and for some, in middle and high school) grades/GPA-wise. Since some of them think that I will be more successful than themselves, I feel like that I MUST go to better schools than all of them (one of them went to HOPKINS), and this is hurting me emotionally...