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[Toffifay]

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Requesting help from experts to build a list for someone. This person is a traditional applicant currently in senior year of undergraduate studies. 2026 cycle. Strong interest in palliative care medicine discussed in "Most Meaningful Experience" section of AMCAS primary and personal statement. Applicant only considering M.D. schools at this time but if fails to gain admittance this cycle they will consider D.O. next year and plan to take a gap year, so I'd appreciate any recommendations for both.

1. cGPA and sGPA: 3.65/3.42 (through 3 years with upward trend 4.0/4.0 junior year)
2. MCAT score(s) and breakdown: 8/16/25 test date. 511 (C/P: 128, CARS: 128, B/B: 126, P/S: 129)
3. State of residence: Indiana
4. Ethnicity and/or race: Caucasian
5. Undergraduate institution: Purdue, Biological Sciences.
6. Clinical experience: 400 hours working in medical clinic office (medical history taking and scribing).
7. Research experience and productivity: None
8. Shadowing experience and specialties represented: 65 hours (radiology, palliative care, reconstructive plastic surgery, social worker working with inpatients)
9. Non-clinical volunteering: 150 hours (palliative/memory care type facility helping assisting on field trips , helping residents with art projects and their personal care (getting dressed, helping patients feed themselves), assisting residents with stretches and memory exercises).
10. Other community volunteering: 100 hours (voter registration, community park litter pick up)

Thanks!

 

[Mr.Smile12]

General reminder, we would encourage the person to create their own account and post their own WAMC profile (complete the template). That's in the TOS, and it greatly helps with advising.

To that end, Purdue has pretty solid prehealth advising. What feedback has been given? Does this person have extensive experience working with seniors of diverse cultural and religious backgrounds? It's not clear from the experiences given. No interest in working in nursing, assisted living, or rehabilitation?