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So when I am applying this June/July, I'll have the following stats
GPA: 3.90-3.95 (depends on this brutal semester ahead of me..)
BCPM GPA: 3.93
MCAT: Not yet taken (Averaging 35-36 on practices from AAMC and Kap)
ECs
CPR Certified (lol like this is hard...)
150 hours volunteering in ICU/ER, other areas of the hospital (1.5 yr)
50 hrs volunteering in homeless shelters
50-60 hrs shadowing several different surgeons
-About 7 LOR's from respected Profs, an MD, and a medical school teacher I research with.
-2 years molecular biology research
*I started my own original project
* Received a major biomedical grant, working on 2nd one
*Presented at 3 statewide conferences
*Several Posters
*Should have submitted a paper..so I will not be published but I will have submitted it. I should note that I will be the primary author
*Also helped with other side projects
-1 year gender psychology research
*Not as intense as my bio research but we took a lot of data and are submitting it to a journal this summer
-Competitive Bodybuilding
*Competed in 3 city/state bodybuilding shows (yes, these were steroid free shows)
*Won my division twice, and 2nd overall in a recent comp
*As a side note, it takes me typically 20 weeks of strict dieting to get in shape for these...I plan on writing quite a bit about how bodybuilding has made me more dedicated and got me involved in my undergrad research
-Tutoring/Mentoring/Clubs
-Orgo tutor for 1.5 yrs, Gen Chem tutor 1.5 yrs, Tutored the student athletes for 1 yr in biology, etc
- Was a student mentor in the Honors College for a year
- Several positions held in our Pre-Med club
-Member of Golden Key, few other medical clubs too
-Few other small things
Schools I'm Planning to Apply To:
-Univ Washington (Via Alaska WWAMI)
-Nevada Reno (they accept a few Alaskans)
-Colorado
-Vanderbilt (long shot probably...)
-Iowa
-Med College of Wisc
-Wisconsin
-Indiana
-Ohio State
-Univ Cincinnati
-OHSU
-Tulane
-Vermont
-Arkansas
-Creighton
-Nebraska (if they take OOSers
-Univ Toledo
-South Carolina
-Minnesota
**My goal is not Ivy league or anything, I'd be perfectly happy at any of these places!***
My plan is to get EMT certified this spring...would that help at all? I'm also shadowing and volunteering weekly to get more clinical. I think my biggest focus right now should be to make sure I do very well on the MCAT..
You guys really know your stuff it seems...should I go ahead and get that EMT certification?
GPA: 3.90-3.95 (depends on this brutal semester ahead of me..)
BCPM GPA: 3.93
MCAT: Not yet taken (Averaging 35-36 on practices from AAMC and Kap)
ECs
CPR Certified (lol like this is hard...)
150 hours volunteering in ICU/ER, other areas of the hospital (1.5 yr)
50 hrs volunteering in homeless shelters
50-60 hrs shadowing several different surgeons
-About 7 LOR's from respected Profs, an MD, and a medical school teacher I research with.
-2 years molecular biology research
*I started my own original project
* Received a major biomedical grant, working on 2nd one
*Presented at 3 statewide conferences
*Several Posters
*Should have submitted a paper..so I will not be published but I will have submitted it. I should note that I will be the primary author
*Also helped with other side projects
-1 year gender psychology research
*Not as intense as my bio research but we took a lot of data and are submitting it to a journal this summer
-Competitive Bodybuilding
*Competed in 3 city/state bodybuilding shows (yes, these were steroid free shows)
*Won my division twice, and 2nd overall in a recent comp
*As a side note, it takes me typically 20 weeks of strict dieting to get in shape for these...I plan on writing quite a bit about how bodybuilding has made me more dedicated and got me involved in my undergrad research
-Tutoring/Mentoring/Clubs
-Orgo tutor for 1.5 yrs, Gen Chem tutor 1.5 yrs, Tutored the student athletes for 1 yr in biology, etc
- Was a student mentor in the Honors College for a year
- Several positions held in our Pre-Med club
-Member of Golden Key, few other medical clubs too
-Few other small things
Schools I'm Planning to Apply To:
-Univ Washington (Via Alaska WWAMI)
-Nevada Reno (they accept a few Alaskans)
-Colorado
-Vanderbilt (long shot probably...)
-Iowa
-Med College of Wisc
-Wisconsin
-Indiana
-Ohio State
-Univ Cincinnati
-OHSU
-Tulane
-Vermont
-Arkansas
-Creighton
-Nebraska (if they take OOSers
-Univ Toledo
-South Carolina
-Minnesota
**My goal is not Ivy league or anything, I'd be perfectly happy at any of these places!***
My plan is to get EMT certified this spring...would that help at all? I'm also shadowing and volunteering weekly to get more clinical. I think my biggest focus right now should be to make sure I do very well on the MCAT..
You guys really know your stuff it seems...should I go ahead and get that EMT certification?