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my biggest fear is that i do well in an smp but get rejected by medical schools because they think i don't have enough clinical volunteering.
medically related activities
100 hours of hospital volunteering with patient contact (i wasn't restocking carts) over the span of 2 semesters
50 hours of volunteering & shadowing in 1 semester
150 hours of hospital volunteering over the span of *1 month*. i got patient contact and was mentoring other volunteers.
3 years of basic science research with 2 pubs
i will apply for the first time this june and to both MD and DO. i will probably start the drexel ims in the fall. i don't expect an MD acceptance but i'm OK with losing some $$ to roll the dice.
i graduated in 2009 with a 2.3 gpa in electrical engineering
since then...130 non-degree post bacc credits at 3.7 gpa;
80 of the 130 are science credits with 3.6 post bacc science gpa. i took 50 nonscience because i considered other fields besides medicine.
today cumulative gpa is 3.0 / science gpa is a 3.2
mcat = 31 = 11 10 10; i will retake because i'm willing to prove i can do 35+.
other notes: [1]i did some other stuff like working as a clerk and clubs in college but this post is long enough [2]some of post bacc classes were distance classes from harvard extension school. i was working in the middle of nowhere so i paid fees to be proctored (like mcat) and the lectures were broadcast. these were great, rigorous classes, but i expect critics to be cynical. this is similar to drexel ims where lectures are telecast. if this raises a red flag, i did well during my last year of post bacc with brick and mortar local university and...i'm doing the SMP anyway. [3]my pre-prof office is reputable and the director says that st george is a viable option. he says i'll get a residency because my 31 mcat indicates i'll be in the top half of the class. i don't want to do this option. [4] i'm not waiting anymore, i'm definitely applying with a concurrent smp.
medically related activities
100 hours of hospital volunteering with patient contact (i wasn't restocking carts) over the span of 2 semesters
50 hours of volunteering & shadowing in 1 semester
150 hours of hospital volunteering over the span of *1 month*. i got patient contact and was mentoring other volunteers.
3 years of basic science research with 2 pubs
i will apply for the first time this june and to both MD and DO. i will probably start the drexel ims in the fall. i don't expect an MD acceptance but i'm OK with losing some $$ to roll the dice.
i graduated in 2009 with a 2.3 gpa in electrical engineering
since then...130 non-degree post bacc credits at 3.7 gpa;
80 of the 130 are science credits with 3.6 post bacc science gpa. i took 50 nonscience because i considered other fields besides medicine.
today cumulative gpa is 3.0 / science gpa is a 3.2
mcat = 31 = 11 10 10; i will retake because i'm willing to prove i can do 35+.
other notes: [1]i did some other stuff like working as a clerk and clubs in college but this post is long enough [2]some of post bacc classes were distance classes from harvard extension school. i was working in the middle of nowhere so i paid fees to be proctored (like mcat) and the lectures were broadcast. these were great, rigorous classes, but i expect critics to be cynical. this is similar to drexel ims where lectures are telecast. if this raises a red flag, i did well during my last year of post bacc with brick and mortar local university and...i'm doing the SMP anyway. [3]my pre-prof office is reputable and the director says that st george is a viable option. he says i'll get a residency because my 31 mcat indicates i'll be in the top half of the class. i don't want to do this option. [4] i'm not waiting anymore, i'm definitely applying with a concurrent smp.
