Am I on the right track?? Suggestions for Cal student

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Okayyy
I was wondering what I have to work on the most..
For GPA, I was an engineering major and i took all hard classes like multivar calc, linear algebra/diff eqns, programming and physics for engineers.. and ended up with 3.33..

Sophomore year I got 4.0 for both fall/spring and i'm doing summer classes which will hopefully raise my gpa to 3.7

I was wondering how admission people look at my class composition... I have been taking difficult math classes, comp sci, physics for engineers and some other chem classes including p-chem that are designed for college of chemistry people..(Different, possibly harder chem classes that typical pre-med people do not take) Do they look at it favorably? do they even recognize that I took different science classes from typical pre-med people?

For EC, it's hella crappy
I started ED volunteering at UCSF but I got really lazy and didn't go much.. I have like 14 hours and I have to keep going for sure
I have a non-clinical volunteer for feeding homeless people
I will start research in Fall 2010, which I think kinda late..
I will be Undergraduate instructor for gen bio next fall and probably later semesters as well
I will be a chemistry tutor at student learning center

I think this is it. I'm thinking about taking MCAT next summer

What should I work on the most?

 

[MiniMoo]

Don't take the harder classes because you think adcoms will notice you took the more challenging chem/physics/math series. For the most part, it's not going to matter. If you have to take it to fulfill requirements for your major then okay. But if you have the option, I would go with the easier class(es).

Focus on your volunteering. Put in a good 4-5 hours a week for the next year. Find doctors in different specialties to shadow for a total of at least 40-50 hours. Continue with the non medical volunteering and teaching as well as the research.

 

[Zeb0rg]

I think they look on difficult classes favorably, although personally I am not confident that they are entirely aware of which classes are difficult and which are not. It might be obvious that Physical Chemistry is difficult, but what about a random CS61A/B series? It's not always obvious which are difficult. The key thing is to do well on your pre-med requirements, because everyone else takes those classes.

As for EC, just do as much as your willpower will allow you, because you're going to be competing with people who do everything anwyays. Of course, I'm being very vague, but I'm feeling lazy and don't want to type too much right now. 🙄

 

[NotAsking4Much]

Okayyy
I was wondering what I have to work on the most..
For GPA, I was an engineering major and i took all hard classes like multivar calc, linear algebra/diff eqns, programming and physics for engineers.. and ended up with 3.33..

Sophomore year I got 4.0 for both fall/spring and i'm doing summer classes which will hopefully raise my gpa to 3.7

I was wondering how admission people look at my class composition... I have been taking difficult math classes, comp sci, physics for engineers and some other chem classes including p-chem that are designed for college of chemistry people..(Different, possibly harder chem classes that typical pre-med people do not take) Do they look at it favorably? do they even recognize that I took different science classes from typical pre-med people?

For EC, it's hella crappy
I started ED volunteering at UCSF but I got really lazy and didn't go much.. I have like 14 hours and I have to keep going for sure
I have a non-clinical volunteer for feeding homeless people
I will start research in Fall 2010, which I think kinda late..
I will be Undergraduate instructor for gen bio next fall and probably later semesters as well
I will be a chemistry tutor at student learning center

I think this is it. I'm thinking about taking MCAT next summer

What should I work on the most?

No they don't for class difficulty. Most med schools don't even know what is hard or not hard at Cal. Whatever you take, you're supposed to excel in. Just keep that in mind.

You definitely need more ECs. More clinical, non-clinical volunteering...almost everyone feeds homeless people nowadays and it doesn't even account for anything. Sort of like a library volunteer when HSers are applying for college.

I advise you to take some time off and really work on the non-stats application to make yourself stand out.

 

[NervousandScare]

No they don't for class difficulty. Most med schools don't even know what is hard or not hard at Cal. Whatever you take, you're supposed to excel in. Just keep that in mind.

You definitely need more ECs. More clinical, non-clinical volunteering...almost everyone feeds homeless people nowadays and it doesn't even account for anything. Sort of like a library volunteer when HSers are applying for college.

I advise you to take some time off and really work on the non-stats application to make yourself stand out.

What do you think helped you stand out (in terms of ECs?)

 

[NotAsking4Much]

What do you think helped you stand out (in terms of ECs?)

Just PM me...I don't want to self-promote myself + jack someone else's thread.