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Hi all,
I was one of those kids whose parents pushed and pushed but still stuck out, but not really having a handle on my future myself either.
Then I had a change of mind, a personal re-evaluation of myself. I'm currently in my second semester of sophomore year at a school in Canada; I'll probably only apply to Canadian med schools [I guess I'm not desperate just yet D:]. Here's my stat, let me know how I can improve!
First year: GPA: 3.20
Calculus 1: B
Physics 1: A
Psych: B
Intro to philo: B- [ouch]
Calculus 2: A-
Gen Chem: B
Physics 2: B
Astronomy: B [really.]
Second year [currently a chemistry major] GPA: 2.8
Anal chem: B-
Org chem 1: C [eek]
Inorg chem: B
CGPA so far: 3.0
Classes this semester:
Org chem 2: ??
Phys chem: ??
Linear Alg: ??
Earth Sciences: [easy] ??
Biology 1: [easy?] ??
Now I have a goal in mind, I do believe I can do well. I've looked all over the forum for the 'C' scare and upward trend; I'm retaking C203 next year, and I am confident my [hopefully] upward trend in grades can help the adcom see that I have improved significantly.
Research experience
-Worked at a neuroendocrinology lab for 1.5 years prior to entering university-- 'regional science fair second place overall' No paper.
-Worked a semester in freshman year being a lab bitch at a microbio/immunology lab.
-Going to secure a biochemistry lab position soon.
Volunteer experience/Leadership experience
-Going to walk abused/abandoned dogs at an SPCA nearby
-Undergraduate Chemistry Society- exec [grad coordinator]
-Other than that...NONE!
Clinical experience [still unsure of meaning, guessing this means hospital volunteer work..?]
NONE! It's SO hard to secure a hospital volunteer position...Tried this semester and failed. Going to go for summer position
Now, oh-so-wise SDN-ers, can you help me formulate my best game plan? [summer plans/volunteering ideas/tips/scars/'never apply to med school you are a waste of space'/comments?]
Thank you! 🙂
I was one of those kids whose parents pushed and pushed but still stuck out, but not really having a handle on my future myself either.
Then I had a change of mind, a personal re-evaluation of myself. I'm currently in my second semester of sophomore year at a school in Canada; I'll probably only apply to Canadian med schools [I guess I'm not desperate just yet D:]. Here's my stat, let me know how I can improve!
First year: GPA: 3.20
Calculus 1: B
Physics 1: A
Psych: B
Intro to philo: B- [ouch]
Calculus 2: A-
Gen Chem: B
Physics 2: B
Astronomy: B [really.]
Second year [currently a chemistry major] GPA: 2.8
Anal chem: B-
Org chem 1: C [eek]
Inorg chem: B
CGPA so far: 3.0
Classes this semester:
Org chem 2: ??
Phys chem: ??
Linear Alg: ??
Earth Sciences: [easy] ??
Biology 1: [easy?] ??
Now I have a goal in mind, I do believe I can do well. I've looked all over the forum for the 'C' scare and upward trend; I'm retaking C203 next year, and I am confident my [hopefully] upward trend in grades can help the adcom see that I have improved significantly.
Research experience
-Worked at a neuroendocrinology lab for 1.5 years prior to entering university-- 'regional science fair second place overall' No paper.
-Worked a semester in freshman year being a lab bitch at a microbio/immunology lab.
-Going to secure a biochemistry lab position soon.
Volunteer experience/Leadership experience
-Going to walk abused/abandoned dogs at an SPCA nearby
-Undergraduate Chemistry Society- exec [grad coordinator]
-Other than that...NONE!
Clinical experience [still unsure of meaning, guessing this means hospital volunteer work..?]
NONE! It's SO hard to secure a hospital volunteer position...Tried this semester and failed. Going to go for summer position
Now, oh-so-wise SDN-ers, can you help me formulate my best game plan? [summer plans/volunteering ideas/tips/scars/'never apply to med school you are a waste of space'/comments?]
Thank you! 🙂
