I've already graduated from UCSD with a 3.71ish GPA, s and c, and 35 MCAT. I'm constantly told how notoriously difficult it is to get into a Cali school (and asian), so I was wondering if anyone could tell me how I'm looking.
My ECs, aren't too stellar compared to a lot of what I've seen on the forums. First two years of college I didn't do any ECs other than non-official stuff, and there was a dip in grades latter half of sophmore year (1 C- but I retook the course and got an A, couple of Bs for two quarters). Starting from that summer, I was in a volunteer English teacher program for poor kids in another country for a month, 6 months of hospital volunteering when school started, A's for grades again, and for senior year 6 months of independent research "course" (does that count as research?), and 3 months of volunteering at the same hospital again. Senior grades included lots of A+'s. Currently I'm traveling around the world and went with a primary care medical team as a volunteer to India for 1.5 weeks and two seperate weekend trips to more rural areas in the country. Also spent many summers when growing up hanging around a clinic run by a relative, but I don't think that really is anything I can put on my transcript
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I have 4 LoRs, with 2 probably really good (1 from Professor I worked under during the independent research "course"), and the other two are likely decent.
Anybody have a rough estimate at my chances at a Cali school ( I do hear UCSD tends to give their own graduates a higher chance), or what I can do to improve my chances?
My ECs, aren't too stellar compared to a lot of what I've seen on the forums. First two years of college I didn't do any ECs other than non-official stuff, and there was a dip in grades latter half of sophmore year (1 C- but I retook the course and got an A, couple of Bs for two quarters). Starting from that summer, I was in a volunteer English teacher program for poor kids in another country for a month, 6 months of hospital volunteering when school started, A's for grades again, and for senior year 6 months of independent research "course" (does that count as research?), and 3 months of volunteering at the same hospital again. Senior grades included lots of A+'s. Currently I'm traveling around the world and went with a primary care medical team as a volunteer to India for 1.5 weeks and two seperate weekend trips to more rural areas in the country. Also spent many summers when growing up hanging around a clinic run by a relative, but I don't think that really is anything I can put on my transcript
.I have 4 LoRs, with 2 probably really good (1 from Professor I worked under during the independent research "course"), and the other two are likely decent.
Anybody have a rough estimate at my chances at a Cali school ( I do hear UCSD tends to give their own graduates a higher chance), or what I can do to improve my chances?
