I decided to go to med school last year (the beginning of my junior year) and this is where I'm at so far as far as Stats go:
cGPA 3.57
sGPA 3.46 MD 3.45 DO (will be adding 4 classes worth of grades to these totals which are looking now to be 3 A's and a B+)
Shadowing: 50 hrs (20 MD, 25 DO, and 5 PA) in Ortho surgery, pediatrics, family practice (also I am about to begin shadowing a MD OB/Gyn)
Clinical Volunteer: 64hrs Emergancy Department , 5 hrs Free Clinic
Non-clinical Volunteer/ Leadership: 55hrs Church Sunday School teacher and VBS arts and crafts teacher, organized Race for the Cure: 10hrs
Research: none
I have a few more volunteer positions by these are my biggies.
Furthermore I am kind of non-traditional. I am 24 but I am also married with 3 kids under the age of 4. So I am currently a full time mom/student/volunteer/shadow.
Finally, I take my MCAT on May 19, but on practice tests I have been scoring between a 27 and 31.
Please let me know if there is anything specific I should add. Thanks!
PS: I am planning on applying broadly and not to top 25 schools...both MD and DO...I don't have a state school but I will be applying to schools that my state has contracts with
~K
One last thing...I have traveled extensively and grew up in a location where I was the minority and have a unique perspective of diversity...(part of PS)
cGPA 3.57
sGPA 3.46 MD 3.45 DO (will be adding 4 classes worth of grades to these totals which are looking now to be 3 A's and a B+)
Shadowing: 50 hrs (20 MD, 25 DO, and 5 PA) in Ortho surgery, pediatrics, family practice (also I am about to begin shadowing a MD OB/Gyn)
Clinical Volunteer: 64hrs Emergancy Department , 5 hrs Free Clinic
Non-clinical Volunteer/ Leadership: 55hrs Church Sunday School teacher and VBS arts and crafts teacher, organized Race for the Cure: 10hrs
Research: none
I have a few more volunteer positions by these are my biggies.
Furthermore I am kind of non-traditional. I am 24 but I am also married with 3 kids under the age of 4. So I am currently a full time mom/student/volunteer/shadow.
Finally, I take my MCAT on May 19, but on practice tests I have been scoring between a 27 and 31.
Please let me know if there is anything specific I should add. Thanks!
PS: I am planning on applying broadly and not to top 25 schools...both MD and DO...I don't have a state school but I will be applying to schools that my state has contracts with
~K
One last thing...I have traveled extensively and grew up in a location where I was the minority and have a unique perspective of diversity...(part of PS)
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