Hey guys! I plan on applying for the 2018-2019 cycle and I'm curious about my chances as a nontraditional-also advice to beef it up so I have a chance at MD and/or DO. Also any help with schools to look at!
General Stats: White, Female - 24 (25 at application time)- Degree completed in TX, currently a resident of MN (but possibly moving to IL in April).
Degree: BM Music - Opera Performance, post bac classes (not through program).
GPA: 3.94, sGPA 3.87
MCAT: real thing is scheduled in early May, FL practice tests 509, 510, 515 (upward trending!)
ECS:
Shadowing (various Specialties): 50 hours
Clinical Volunteering: 300 hours (Delirium/mental health floor, Eye clinic for disadvantaged children, Rehab/PT clinic)
Non-Clinical Volunteering: 500 hours (Language Counselor Assist, Teaching yoga at a women's clinic)
Other: TA Anatomy Cadaver Lab (1 year)
Research: 0 yikes...but applying to two programs for this summer...hopefully this works out and I can at least list it as something I'm starting.
Work:
Patient Advocate/Insurance Assist: 3,000+ hours
Scribing at an ER: 1,300+ hours
Non related work: Music Teacher Grapevine High School (1 year), Alto Section Leader at First Christian TX (4 years), FW and Dallas Opera Companies (2 years), Dallas Chamber (2 years), Yoga Teacher (2 years), Chinese Language Counselor and Tutor (3 years)
SCHOOLS (by state):
MN: UMN
IL: Rosalind Franklin, Stritch/Loyola, UI, Midwestern
TX: Baylor, UTSW, TCOM
TN: UTenn Health Science
Mass: BU, Tufts
NY: New York Medical College, Rochester
PA: Drexel, Temple, Sidney Kimmel, UPitt, PCOM
DC: George Washington, Georgetown
Reach/Dream (yes I know I fall below their median hahaplsletmeinhaha): Northwestern, Vanderbilt, UChicago, Stanford
Plan is to apply to 15-20; 10-15 MD and 5 DO at most
General Stats: White, Female - 24 (25 at application time)- Degree completed in TX, currently a resident of MN (but possibly moving to IL in April).
Degree: BM Music - Opera Performance, post bac classes (not through program).
GPA: 3.94, sGPA 3.87
MCAT: real thing is scheduled in early May, FL practice tests 509, 510, 515 (upward trending!)
ECS:
Shadowing (various Specialties): 50 hours
Clinical Volunteering: 300 hours (Delirium/mental health floor, Eye clinic for disadvantaged children, Rehab/PT clinic)
Non-Clinical Volunteering: 500 hours (Language Counselor Assist, Teaching yoga at a women's clinic)
Other: TA Anatomy Cadaver Lab (1 year)
Research: 0 yikes...but applying to two programs for this summer...hopefully this works out and I can at least list it as something I'm starting.
Work:
Patient Advocate/Insurance Assist: 3,000+ hours
Scribing at an ER: 1,300+ hours
Non related work: Music Teacher Grapevine High School (1 year), Alto Section Leader at First Christian TX (4 years), FW and Dallas Opera Companies (2 years), Dallas Chamber (2 years), Yoga Teacher (2 years), Chinese Language Counselor and Tutor (3 years)
SCHOOLS (by state):
MN: UMN
IL: Rosalind Franklin, Stritch/Loyola, UI, Midwestern
TX: Baylor, UTSW, TCOM
TN: UTenn Health Science
Mass: BU, Tufts
NY: New York Medical College, Rochester
PA: Drexel, Temple, Sidney Kimmel, UPitt, PCOM
DC: George Washington, Georgetown
Reach/Dream (yes I know I fall below their median hahaplsletmeinhaha): Northwestern, Vanderbilt, UChicago, Stanford
Plan is to apply to 15-20; 10-15 MD and 5 DO at most
