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[zestyzigzagoon]

You could honestly aim for higher (if you're interested in going to a T20 school). You have incredible stats and great potential to convey a meaningful narrative for "why medicine" on your app

 

[Ilovealtoidmints]

You could honestly aim for higher (if you're interested in going to a T20 school). You have incredible stats and great potential to convey a meaningful narrative for "why medicine" on your app

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[zestyzigzagoon]

Do you really think so? Truth be told I just want to go wherever will take me. I can look at some OOS friendly schools though.
How would you go about conveying a narrative, if I may ask? I hear the term a lot but I never really know what it means.

This is cliche but it's all about showing and not telling in your personal statement. Using anecdotes from your life/clinical stories that are unique to you and that justify why you want to go to medical school and become a doctor. The more honest you are, the more genuine it comes across. These just sound like vague pleasantries right now because it's hard to describe a good narrative without having one to refer to. Once you run through draft after draft of your personal statement, it'll all start to make sense. Best of luck!!

 

[Faha]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
U Florida
Florida State
Miami
USF Morsani
Central Florida
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Washington University (in St. Louis)
Northwestern
U Chicago
Case Western
U Penn
Jefferson
Hofstra
Einstein
Mount Sinai
NYU
Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth
Harvard
Yale
Brown
Boston University
Kaiser
UCSF
UCLA
UCSD

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Do you have a FAP letter?

So auditing your community service and service orientation.

100 Hours - Go to city hall and help homeless individuals monitor blood pressure and direct them to other free clinics.

IMO It's non-clinical volunteering.

390 Hours - UF’s hospital has a program/club where there is a hand cart full of essential items such as deodorant or nail files

I think that this is more non-clinical volunteering too, but I am open to the contrary. In spite of the fact your cart is in a hospital, you are doing more charitable work or you are distributing hygiene items, like giving away toothpaste and floss at a health fair. Maybe you are doing this an an extension of the hospital auxiliary or gift shop.

Tutoring Children from Disadvantaged schools in mostly english and math

This gets placed in teaching/tutoring and shows your science competency.

helps families reduce energy consumption and bills by helping them identify major structural issues in home

Is this done with a nonprofit or community funding?

 

[Ilovealtoidmints]

Do you have a FAP letter?

So auditing your community service and service orientation.


IMO It's non-clinical volunteering.

I think that this is more non-clinical volunteering too, but I am open to the contrary. In spite of the fact your cart is in a hospital, you are doing more charitable work or you are distributing hygiene items, like giving away toothpaste and floss at a health fair. Maybe you are doing this an an extension of the hospital auxiliary or gift shop.

This gets placed in teaching/tutoring and shows your science competency.

Is this done with a nonprofit or community funding?

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[LeaveNoTrace]

You're a rock star. Aim high and start with Harvard.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

would I count teaching english classes as teaching/tutoring as well? I fear this may drop my number of non-clinical volunteer hours but I am not sure if that matters? Any advice on that end?

Since I presume you are fluent in English, teaching others English shows your communication skills and academic/teaching competency. It does not alleviate others' distress where you play a more humble role. You can count it as teaching; if you don't, the committees can always consider it differently at their discretion. (In other words, if they don't agree with your classification, they'll use theirs.)

Your housing rehab volunteering work does satisfy service orientation, and with 300 hours, you're fine.

 

[Chromium Surfer]

you will be a shoe in for any medical school you want provided you interview well! Feel free to message me if you want help with crafting a PS, application or really anything else you might need. Happy to help and best of luck! 🙂

 

[LeaveNoTrace]

Yep. Given OP's life experience and solid ECs, they should be a solid candidate for top schools. Your list should be about 20 top-20 schools, plus a few midtiers, your state schools, and HBCUs. Good luck.

 

[Ilovealtoidmints]

you will be a shoe in for any medical school you want provided you interview well! Feel free to message me if you want help with crafting a PS, application or really anything else you might need. Happy to help and best of luck! 🙂

Thank you for the kind words and for the offer to help. I am not likely to apply this cycle - I’ve got a of stuff going on and I’m hoping to take a gap year. However I would greatly appreciate the help in the future and I thank you for it.