CA resident
31 MCAT 10/10/11Q
cGPA ~3.76+
sciGPA ~3.9+
2 years at cc
2 years at UC (I'm graduating in June)
biology major
I have a couple of grades from HS that are 8 units of D's (dual college credit not in anything important - this is from 1999, I'm a non-trad), but everything else since then has been straight A's.
Hospital work in the operating room for 3 years 16-24 hours a week. Lots of patient care experience and lots of observing multiple specialties (2,600+ hours total).
1 year 40+ hours a week EMT-B on a BLS ambulance, also picked up a few shifts working on an ALS ambulance with a paramedic. (2080+ hours total)
3 seasons volunteer coaching soccer for kids (~75 total hours)
1 season coaching baseball(50 total hours)
volunteered teaching CPR/First aid at a residential drug and alcohol rehab 2 years (~160 total hours)
American Heart Association BLS instructor (4 years)- Teach at least 1 class per month.
Shadowed 2 doctors for about 20 total hours
Research in neuroscience for 1.5 years (~15 hours/week). No pubs but I did a 15 minute presentation at a symposium.
School list:
UCSD
UCI
USC
UC davis
UCLA
OHSU
Creighton
UVM
VCU
Penn st.
MCW
Univ. of Wisconsin
Tulane
WVU
Wakeforest
What are my chances?
Any suggestions on schools to add or remove?
31 MCAT 10/10/11Q
cGPA ~3.76+
sciGPA ~3.9+
2 years at cc
2 years at UC (I'm graduating in June)
biology major
I have a couple of grades from HS that are 8 units of D's (dual college credit not in anything important - this is from 1999, I'm a non-trad), but everything else since then has been straight A's.
Hospital work in the operating room for 3 years 16-24 hours a week. Lots of patient care experience and lots of observing multiple specialties (2,600+ hours total).
1 year 40+ hours a week EMT-B on a BLS ambulance, also picked up a few shifts working on an ALS ambulance with a paramedic. (2080+ hours total)
3 seasons volunteer coaching soccer for kids (~75 total hours)
1 season coaching baseball(50 total hours)
volunteered teaching CPR/First aid at a residential drug and alcohol rehab 2 years (~160 total hours)
American Heart Association BLS instructor (4 years)- Teach at least 1 class per month.
Shadowed 2 doctors for about 20 total hours
Research in neuroscience for 1.5 years (~15 hours/week). No pubs but I did a 15 minute presentation at a symposium.
School list:
UCSD
UCI
USC
UC davis
UCLA
OHSU
Creighton
UVM
VCU
Penn st.
MCW
Univ. of Wisconsin
Tulane
WVU
Wakeforest
What are my chances?
Any suggestions on schools to add or remove?