Hi everyone, I’m here to ask for advice on how to get an interview offer at the Keck school of medicine. Below are my stats for the current cycle for which I already applied to Keck. At the end are updates to my application which weren’t included in my application to Keck this cycle. I should note I’m planning to retake the MCAT, these are just my current stats. However, I have received an MD interview at a school with a slightly higher average MCAT than Keck this cycle, if that puts anything into perspective.
BCPM GPA: 3.9
Accumulative GPA: 3.9
MCAT: 499
Undergrad: UC Berkeley
Grad school (master’s): an Ivy League (not Harvard or Yale)
Shadowing: 0 hours
Volunteering: about 70 hours at the time of application teaching English to Ukrainian refugees. 0 clinical volunteering.
Clinical experience: a little over 300 hours
Research: over 500 hours, including 1 publication in Cancers (not first author)
Professional experience: besides clinical and clinical research work, I am currently working as a researcher at a leading pharmaceutical company doing wet lab work.
I also have a small connection at Keck who I listed as a mentor in the application. He’s a physician and faculty at Keck.
Not URM
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Updates to application after submitting (these weren’t submitted to Keck since they don’t accept updates)
- 25 hours shadowing, which I am continuing
- two new publications in peer-reviewed journals (not first author)
- started a nonprofit to continue my work helping refugees, especially refugee women
- will likely have a first author publication soon
Thanks in advance!
BCPM GPA: 3.9
Accumulative GPA: 3.9
MCAT: 499
Undergrad: UC Berkeley
Grad school (master’s): an Ivy League (not Harvard or Yale)
Shadowing: 0 hours
Volunteering: about 70 hours at the time of application teaching English to Ukrainian refugees. 0 clinical volunteering.
Clinical experience: a little over 300 hours
Research: over 500 hours, including 1 publication in Cancers (not first author)
Professional experience: besides clinical and clinical research work, I am currently working as a researcher at a leading pharmaceutical company doing wet lab work.
I also have a small connection at Keck who I listed as a mentor in the application. He’s a physician and faculty at Keck.
Not URM
—
Updates to application after submitting (these weren’t submitted to Keck since they don’t accept updates)
- 25 hours shadowing, which I am continuing
- two new publications in peer-reviewed journals (not first author)
- started a nonprofit to continue my work helping refugees, especially refugee women
- will likely have a first author publication soon
Thanks in advance!