cGPA: 3.45, sGPA: 3.33, MCAT: 36R MBS

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Hey All,

I'm planning to apply this coming summer (2013), and right now I'm doing the special masters program at Tufts. I've got some pretty mediocre grades in prereqs from undergrad, and decided to just not apply before doing this program. I tried searching for people in a similar situation to my own but I couldn't find much, so I thought I would try my luck with posting.

I'm a Massachusetts native and would really love a shot at UMass. Do you guys think I have a chance? Do I have a shot at any top 20 schools at all? Is MBS/SMP really a game-changer?

I know it's early, but there's still time for me to do some extra EC's or maybe take post bacc classes.What can I improve?

Here are my stats:
Fresh GPA: 3.52 (B- in calc 1)
Soph: 3.4 (foot injury/2 surgeries, full cast for 12 wks, pain meds, made the interesting decision of taking orgo at the same time B- in orgo 1, C+ in orgo 2)
Junior: 3.57 (C+in genetics)
Senior: 3.55 (C+ in Physics 1)
Apart from my C's, had A's or A-'s in every other class including plenty of sciences (Biology major from a top tier school).

MCAT:
5/12 29Q (all 10's)---had an incident in the testing site, security computer crashed, lost 4-5 minutes on verbal, still made me nervous the rest of the time)
8/12 36R (10 PS, 13 BS, 13 VB)

Tufts MBS GPA: 3.93 (all A's/A+'s, two A-'s so far)

Clinical:
Shadowing - 50hrs (ICU, ER)
Volunteering - 370hrs at a free health clinic as a triage volunteer and as a case manager
EMT- 1 year of paid work on an ambulance, 10hr/wk, CPR instructor, EMT asst. instructor
Global Health abroad program in Central America, with some clinic volunteering

Research:
1 year in a lab in undergrad, 1 summer of clinical at MGH, 1 semester of anthropological on a global health abroad program
While applying I will be working for a Boston based biomedical research lab as a tech

Leadership:
backpacking/canoeing trip leader (3yrs, 2wks each)
outdoor club executive board (1 yr)
student run health clinic exec board (1 yr)
summer job leading large groups of urban youth mountain biking, kayaking, rock climbing

Other potentially important factors:
--first person in family to attend college (not URM, but economically disadvantaged, Pell Grant recipient)
--had to work part time jobs throughout undergrad, cut into time available for volunteering
--freelance artist: painted several 12'x20' murals, other artwork (15 yrs experience)

Thanks for reading!

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Hey All,

I'm planning to apply this coming summer (2013), and right now I'm doing the special masters program at Tufts. I've got some pretty mediocre grades in prereqs from undergrad, and decided to just not apply before doing this program. I tried searching for people in a similar situation to my own but I couldn't find much, so I thought I would try my luck with posting.

I'm a Massachusetts native and would really love a shot at UMass. Do you guys think I have a chance? Do I have a shot at any top 20 schools at all? Is MBS/SMP really a game-changer?

I know it's early, but there's still time for me to do some extra EC's or maybe take post bacc classes.What can I improve?

Here are my stats:
Fresh GPA: 3.52 (B- in calc 1)
Soph: 3.4 (foot injury/2 surgeries, full cast for 12 wks, pain meds, made the interesting decision of taking orgo at the same time B- in orgo 1, C+ in orgo 2)
Junior: 3.57 (C+in genetics)
Senior: 3.55 (C+ in Physics 1)
Apart from my C's, had A's or A-'s in every other class including plenty of sciences (Biology major from a top tier school).

MCAT:
5/12 29Q (all 10's)---had an incident in the testing site, security computer crashed, lost 4-5 minutes on verbal, still made me nervous the rest of the time)
8/12 36R (10 PS, 13 BS, 13 VB)

Tufts MBS GPA: 3.93 (all A's/A+'s, two A-'s so far)

Clinical:
Shadowing - 50hrs (ICU, ER)
Volunteering - 370hrs at a free health clinic as a triage volunteer and as a case manager
EMT- 1 year of paid work on an ambulance, 10hr/wk, CPR instructor, EMT asst. instructor
Global Health abroad program in Central America, with some clinic volunteering

Research:
1 year in a lab in undergrad, 1 summer of clinical at MGH, 1 semester of anthropological on a global health abroad program
While applying I will be working for a Boston based biomedical research lab as a tech

Leadership:
backpacking/canoeing trip leader (3yrs, 2wks each)
outdoor club executive board (1 yr)
student run health clinic exec board (1 yr)
summer job leading large groups of urban youth mountain biking, kayaking, rock climbing

Other potentially important factors:
--first person in family to attend college (not URM, but economically disadvantaged, Pell Grant recipient)
--had to work part time jobs throughout undergrad, cut into time available for volunteering
--freelance artist: painted several 12'x20' murals, other artwork (15 yrs experience)

Thanks for reading!

Seriously??? Get your personal statement written if you haven't already and apply! I don't think you're going to have any problems.
 
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