ECs enough?

[k12123]

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I plan to apply DO in the 2014 cycle. I was reflecting on my ECs and realized that I only have about 9 to put and they're pretty standard.

• Volunteer at a hospital as a care extender (will be doing it for about a year and a half by the time I apply, did it right after children's)
• Volunteer at a children's hospital (did it for about 8 months)
• Tutoring at a shelter for the abused (will be doing it for over a year when I apply)
• Shadowed a DO FP (around 20-30 hours), MD peds (10 hours)
• Research (will start this fall and do it for a year)
• Lots of charity work through church (About 3 years when I apply)
• President of a youth group (6 years, started in high school)
• I will include being in a choir (5 years, started when I was in high school)
• Photography (hobby for about 3 years)

Between the first two, I should have around 400 or more of volunteering. Since I have about a year left, I was wondering if I should try to do more to fill the app as much as I can. Thanks!

 

[survivordo]

These seem like more than enough. As long as you can talk about them and show how they make you a better person you are set. You might consider doing some more shadowing to ensure a good DO LOR.

Survivor DO

 

[hallowmann]

These seem like more than enough. As long as you can talk about them and show how they make you a better person you are set. You might consider doing some more shadowing to ensure a good DO LOR.

Survivor DO

+1. Seems fine, but more shadowing is always a plus.

Make sure the rest of your app is in order (GPAs and MCAT-If you need retakes).

 

[k12123]

Awesome! Thank you!

 

[coolingglasses]

It is not always about numbers, though in a few cases they can be impressive. What's important is that you have a lot to talk about regarding your ECs.

 

[k12123]

It is not always about numbers, though in a few cases they can be impressive. What's important is that you have a lot to talk about regarding your ECs.

Oh okay. Yeah I would like to focus on my current ECs and maybe shadow some more. With that said, I hope to have around a 3.63 for both c and sgpa coming into the app (with a U curve). I should be okay with an average mcat right?