MD Chance a Texas Applicant!

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LeafyStreet

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Year in school: Junior at top public university in Texas

Major: Biology with minor in psychology

Country/state of residence: Texas

Race/ethnicity: Asian

Schools to which you are applying: All TMDSAS schools - UT Southwestern, UTMB Galveston, UT Houston, UT San Antonio, UT Austin, UT Rio Grande Valley, A&M, Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas Tech El Paso, TCOM

Cumulative GPA: 3.96

Science GPA: 3.99

MCAT Scores: 511 (128/127/127/129) - 86th percentile

Recommendation Letters: 2 from science professors, 1 from hospital volunteer manager, 1 from church sunday school director

Research: molecular bio research - 1 semester and ongoing (no publications/posters)

Volunteering (clinical): ~300 hours at hospital over 2 years, ~300 hours at hospital overseas over a summer

Physician shadowing: ~40 hours family medicine, ~25 hours geriatrics, ~15 hours pathology

Non-clinical volunteering: ~300 hours at church sunday school (2 years), ~30 hours teaching kids at elementary school (2 semesters), ~30 hours at homeless shelter (3 months)

Extracurricular activities: volunteer organization (officer for 1 year), study group leader (1 semester), church cell group (officer for 1 year), tennis (casual), guitar (casual)

Employment history: fast food restaurant (1 year 3 months for ~25 hours a week)

Immediate family members in medicine?: Yes, mother is physician

Specialty of interest: Family medicine (primary care)

Graduate degrees: none

Interest in rural health: yes


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Your stats are very good and you should receive several interviews from those schools and if you interview well at least one acceptance.

Thank you very much Faha! I was worried about my lacking research and leadership experience, so I'm relieved to hear that I have a good chance!