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Hey SDN,
It is almost guaranteed that I will have absolutely no research experience on my application come 2015 when I apply. I don't want to go to a research school, or become a medical researcher, so is this a problem?
Ending sophomore year I'll have a high GPA ( estimated 3.85c, 3.95s) and my MCAT practice exams are showing scores between 36-38. I typically never choke or struggle on actual exams (or under exam like pressure) so I feel that a 35 will be my lowest expected score, with a 38 being the highest.
I also have some decent (~100 hours, 1 year) experience in homeless volunteering, and about ~150 hours combined of clinical volunteering and shadowing (which will continue through next year).
In the end it seems my application will come down to a high GPA/MCAT, with some volunteering and clinical experience. Is this enough to get me into an MD school as a Californian resident?
Also, white middle class male I am!
Edit: My sophomore year has been mostly upper division science courses; the only non-A I've gotten in science was from a lower division biology professor who tanked the class without a curve.
It is almost guaranteed that I will have absolutely no research experience on my application come 2015 when I apply. I don't want to go to a research school, or become a medical researcher, so is this a problem?
Ending sophomore year I'll have a high GPA ( estimated 3.85c, 3.95s) and my MCAT practice exams are showing scores between 36-38. I typically never choke or struggle on actual exams (or under exam like pressure) so I feel that a 35 will be my lowest expected score, with a 38 being the highest.
I also have some decent (~100 hours, 1 year) experience in homeless volunteering, and about ~150 hours combined of clinical volunteering and shadowing (which will continue through next year).
In the end it seems my application will come down to a high GPA/MCAT, with some volunteering and clinical experience. Is this enough to get me into an MD school as a Californian resident?
Also, white middle class male I am!
Edit: My sophomore year has been mostly upper division science courses; the only non-A I've gotten in science was from a lower division biology professor who tanked the class without a curve.