Chances?

[Fun1nth3sun1]

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I am considering applying for this cycle and was wondering what my chances are. I have a massive upward trend since undergrad. Since I did so poorly in undergrad, I completed a Masters in Clinical laboratory Science and actually did pretty well. I started my masters three years after graduating undergrad.
Unfortunately, I had over 160 units of credits already in my undergrad, so my gpa did not go up much.

I am currently taking second semester of my Post-bacc (1-year second degree Bachelors Histotechnology).

Here are my stats so far:

cumulative undergrad GPA: 2.08
Graduate GPA: 3.8
Post-Bacc gpa: 3.9
I anticipate that my gpa will stay the same.
After completing rotations, I should have Overall GPA: 2.57 Science gpa: 2.54

For my undergrad gpa, gpa calculations show that first semester I had a 1.9 gpa, then 1.6, then 1.6 then 2.3 senior year...And it continues to go up from there..

MCAT: I am planning to take the MCAT by the end of the Spring and I am currently
averaging 510 on practice MCAT after studying 3-4 months straight.

ECs:

Work experience:

Past Experience as a Medical technologist in the lab (1000 hours)
Medical Technician experience (over 1500 hours)
Tutor: (over 300 hours)

Volunteer:
Hospital (200 hours)

Shadowed a DO (30 hours)

Though I am not considered an URM, my family immigrated to the US at a young age. So, I learned English at the age of 10.
I am also a First-generation College student in the U.S (My dad received the equivalent of a Bachelors in Canada)

Fun1nth3sun1, Yesterday at 1:33 PM Edit Report Post to Moderator
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[curbsideconsult]

The upward trend is great. You might have to take more science classes to try to get your sGPA up. But maybe you'll be forgiven the low combined sGPA since you do have a strong upward trend and it's been a few years since you graduated.

510 is a great MCAT for DOs considering your GPA, but try to get it higher. A higher MCAT might make up for the grades.

Your hospital volunteering is going to be weak if all you do is greet and deliver flowers and direct people to different floors. Volunteer work needs to be more meaningful and directed to service to the needy.

 

[Fun1nth3sun1]

The upward trend is great. You might have to take more science classes to try to get your sGPA up. But maybe you'll be forgiven the low combined sGPA since you do have a strong upward trend and it's been a few years since you graduated.

510 is a great MCAT for DOs considering your GPA, but try to get it higher. A higher MCAT might make up for the grades.

Your hospital volunteering is going to be weak if all you do is greet and deliver flowers and direct people to different floors. Volunteer work needs to be more meaningful and directed to service to the needy.

Thanks for the response! Ye

The upward trend is great. You might have to take more science classes to try to get your sGPA up. But maybe you'll be forgiven the low combined sGPA since you do have a strong upward trend and it's been a few years since you graduated.

510 is a great MCAT for DOs considering your GPA, but try to get it higher. A higher MCAT might make up for the grades.

Your hospital volunteering is going to be weak if all you do is greet and deliver flowers and direct people to different floors. Volunteer work needs to be more meaningful and directed to service to the needy.

Thank you for the reply. Yes It has been three years since I graduated undergrad. I do plan on starting a scribe position soon. I should have at least 200 hours by the time of application. Can a scribe position substitute for Volunteering ?

Will try to get it up to at least 513+ ...thank you so much

 

[curbsideconsult]

Thanks for the response! Ye



Thank you for the reply. Yes It has been three years since I graduated undergrad. I do plan on starting a scribe position soon. I should have at least 200 hours by the time of application. Can a scribe position substitute for Volunteering ?

Will try to get it up to at least 513+ ...thank you so much

Unless your scribe position also involves helping the needy, no. Scribing is clinical work whether paid or not.

Your volunteer work has to be something like working with the homeless on job skills, helping out at special olympics, teaching adults to read, etc. etc.

 

[Fun1nth3sun1]

Unless your scribe position also involves helping the needy, no. Scribing is clinical work whether paid or not.

Your volunteer work has to be something like working with the homeless on job skills, helping out at special olympics, teaching adults to read, etc. etc.

I have been tutoring for a few years now, but some of my students do have disabilities. Would that count? I am trying to find opportunities that actually interest me. Of course, I am happy to do anything I can to help the less fortunate. Back in the beginning of my undergrad, I used to volunteer my time to an organization who would be making sandwiches which would be delivered to homeless shelters. It was probably a total of 20 hours, this was over 6 years ago though.

Personally, I have also started a fundraiser and made fliers, and spoken to people regarding raising money for disabled people in my home country...Who are not really getting much help from their government. Would this count?

I guess I have been putting time into community service without really thinking that this is going to help my medical school application, but I am actually passionate about helping disabled people in other countries.

 

[curbsideconsult]

I have been tutoring for a few years now, but some of my students do have disabilities. Would that count? I am trying to find opportunities that actually interest me. Of course, I am happy to do anything I can to help the less fortunate. Back in the beginning of my undergrad, I used to volunteer my time to an organization who would be making sandwiches which would be delivered to homeless shelters. It was probably a total of 20 hours, this was over 6 years ago though.

Personally, I have also started a fundraiser and made fliers, and spoken to people regarding raising money for disabled people in my home country...Who are not really getting much help from their government. Would this count?

I guess I have been putting time into community service without really thinking that this is going to help my medical school application, but I am actually passionate about helping disabled people in other countries.

Absolutely. "Less fortunate" doesn't always mean homeless.

Try looking here: VolunteerMatch - Where Volunteering Begins and here: Idealist for volunteering ideas. If your passion is advocacy for those who are disabled, then do that. The point is to do something to help others that you are passionate about.