Apply this cycle or SMP?

[theEMTguy]

Hey guys, so I’m in a dilemma with wasting a ton of money and time applying and maybe not getting in or go ahead and start an SMP. Here is a little background:

3.35 gpa (upward trend of 2.7-> 3.35 over 2 years)

3.4 sgpa

Practice mcat scores have been around 512 consistently.

Decent amount of clinical, volunteer, research, and leadership

Good LORs

Please help!!!

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[MedicineN'Jazz]

Hey guys, so I’m in a dilemma with wasting a ton of money and time applying and maybe not getting in or go ahead and start an SMP. Here is a little background:

3.35 gpa (upward trend of 2.7-> 3.35 over 2 years)

3.4 sgpa

Practice mcat scores have been around 512 consistently.

Decent amount of clinical, volunteer, research, and leadership

Good LORs

Please help!!!

Provided you don’t exclusively apply to harvard, yale, and Baylor, you should be ok if: you take the MCAT early, score around a 512, and submit your application the very first day.

Unfortunately, that’s the easy part. The hard part will be making your application stand out. Unique ECs and non-clinical volunteering will help with that. Being a paramedic is a plus, but being an EMT is only slightly beneficial to your app.