6 months until I apply, what improvements should i make EC's wise?

[NotAThrowaway]

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My EC's (hours are projected for what I think they'll be in June:

Volunteering:

soup kitchen- 2 1/2 years, ~350 hours,

organization that delivers meals to the disabled- 2 1/2 years, ~450 hours

Non clinical jobs:

Server, busser, food runner- 1 year, ~1000 hours

Uber, 10 months, ~1200 hours

Clinical work:

ED scribe, 8 months, ~800 hours. Stopped working as a scribe so might be a red flag since it's under a year?

Shadowing:

Family medicine, DO, ~50 hours

Derm, DO, ~10 hours.

Hobbies:

Piano, 1 1/2 years, ~200 hours?

Running, 3 years.

Weightlifting/Strength training, 5 years.

What i think are problem areas (what are your thoughts?): no clinical volunteering, not keeping a clinical job for a year (not fired), no research, not enough shadowing, and no MD shadowing.

I'm planning on applying to 12 MD schools ( 6 HBCU's+ 6 in state schools), and ~30 DO schools

 

[chappikachu]

I agree that you’re missing clinical volunteering and should pick this up soon and into your app cycle. Your scribing job should be fine despite a little less than a year.

Hour-wise for shadowing you should be fine, but if you want to apply MD too, consider shadowing an MD physician for a few hours.

Could you do a research internship this summer? Depending on the schools you want to apply to, some want research and others don’t care.


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[ciestar]

You were a scribe and have plenty of nonclinical volunteering, you do not need clinical volunteering unless it is something you really want to do.