Resume:
My MCAT holds me back for CA schools and my school just lost its pre-med adviser last year so I'm looking for help with creating a list of MD schools to apply to. Any input is appreciated!
- Year in school: 3rd year Human Biology B.S., UCSC
- ORM: Asian Female
- Country/state of residence: CA
- cGPA:3.72/sGPA:3.72
- MCAT Scores: 508 (125/127/128/128)
- Research – 2 year in Alzheimer’s/Genetics/Drosophila Lab (350+ Hours). 1 poster at school symposium (Primary author), 1 poster at Drosophila Genetics Conference (Primary author), 2 grant proposals ($250, $1,225)
- Volunteering (clinical): 80+ hour internship at a Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation/ Lifestyle Management Center (2017). Direct interactions with patients (55-80 yrs old). 100+ hours at the maternity ward of a major children’s hospital as a senior in high school (2013-2014) (?).
- Physician shadowing: Will be getting ~ 20 hrs soon
- Non-clinical volunteering: 50+ hours in a program that teaches nutrition to 1st/2nd graders (Am a founding officer & organize the volunteers as well) (Spring 2016 - now)
- Extracurricular activities: 150+ hours of Leadership/Cultural Intelligence training (RA training, Experiential Leadership Program (certified), additional courses/seminars), will have 5 quarters of Spanish (including medical Spanish)
- Employment history: Resident Adviser (2 years + 1 Summer + Hired for next year), Facilitator for “How to Facilitate Team Building Activities” 1-day Program for University Orientation Leaders (2 Years), may be a small group tutor (University program) for Intro Biology course next quarter
- Immediate family members in medicine? Yes. Mom is a RN (hasn’t practiced in many years)
- Specialty of interest: Internal Medicine/Primary Care
My MCAT holds me back for CA schools and my school just lost its pre-med adviser last year so I'm looking for help with creating a list of MD schools to apply to. Any input is appreciated!