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Greetings,
I am an undergraduate student planning on taking the MCAT this spring and applying to medical school this summer. I have a cumulative GPA of 3.72 and a science GPA (math, physics, chemistry, and biology) of 3.55.
I have spent the last two summers (approximately 20 weeks total) doing research at a medical school's department of pathology. In addition, I volunteered approximately 38 hours last fall at a hospital's emergency room, and this spring I shadowed a family medicine physician for approximately 12 hours. During my time as an undergraduate, I have judged a middle school science fair, presented neuroscience concepts to middle-school students to support "brain awareness", and volunteered approximately 20 hrs as a high school tutor for English-language learning students.
During my summers when I'm not doing biomedical research, I assist my family farm with various farming operations. I feel I have gained valuable practical science experience through this.
My concerns are what I should hope to score on my MCAT, what additional experiences should I try to pick-up, and, considering I have a reasonable chance of being accepted pending MCAT score and minor GPA fluctuations, what are some medical schools that accept out-of-state residents I should apply to.
I have one more undergraduate year left, so I hope to improve my GPA and volunteering/shadowing hours.
Thank you to all repliers
I am an undergraduate student planning on taking the MCAT this spring and applying to medical school this summer. I have a cumulative GPA of 3.72 and a science GPA (math, physics, chemistry, and biology) of 3.55.
I have spent the last two summers (approximately 20 weeks total) doing research at a medical school's department of pathology. In addition, I volunteered approximately 38 hours last fall at a hospital's emergency room, and this spring I shadowed a family medicine physician for approximately 12 hours. During my time as an undergraduate, I have judged a middle school science fair, presented neuroscience concepts to middle-school students to support "brain awareness", and volunteered approximately 20 hrs as a high school tutor for English-language learning students.
During my summers when I'm not doing biomedical research, I assist my family farm with various farming operations. I feel I have gained valuable practical science experience through this.
My concerns are what I should hope to score on my MCAT, what additional experiences should I try to pick-up, and, considering I have a reasonable chance of being accepted pending MCAT score and minor GPA fluctuations, what are some medical schools that accept out-of-state residents I should apply to.
I have one more undergraduate year left, so I hope to improve my GPA and volunteering/shadowing hours.
Thank you to all repliers