My MCAT scores were just released, so it's time for me to come up with a school list for the next application cycle. I'm a non-traditional student who graduated in 2008 with a B.A. in Biology. Pretty much all of my health-related ECs are from my undergrad days, so I know for sure that I need to get some more recent clinical exposure. My plan for the next year is to volunteer in-home hospice care and get more shadowing experience.
MCAT: 11 PS / 13 V / 13 BS
Undergrad Science Grades
Gen Chem: A (only offered 1 semester)
O-Chem: A / B
Biology: 10 As
Post-Bac Science Grades
Physics (taken as a post-bac at community college): 4.0/ 4.0 / 4.0
Gen Chem (retaken as post-bac at community college):4.0 / 4.0 / 4.0
Biochem (taken as a post-bac at local flagship state school): 4.0 / 3.3
Activities
Teaching
I know these experiences are somewhat...unusual. I honestly have no idea if adcoms would regard them as valuable at all. Is there anything besides sustained volunteer clinical experience that I need to add to my ECs this year?
Tentative School List
University of Washington (first choice; I'm a resident)
Warren Alpert -- Brown (attended as undergrad)
...?
MCAT: 11 PS / 13 V / 13 BS
Undergrad Science Grades
Gen Chem: A (only offered 1 semester)
O-Chem: A / B
Biology: 10 As
Post-Bac Science Grades
Physics (taken as a post-bac at community college): 4.0/ 4.0 / 4.0
Gen Chem (retaken as post-bac at community college):4.0 / 4.0 / 4.0
Biochem (taken as a post-bac at local flagship state school): 4.0 / 3.3
Activities
Teaching
- TA for Genetics (2 semesters), Intro Biology (2 semesters), Evolutionary Biology (2 semesters), Human Evolution (1 semester)
- Adult Education Instructor and Program Coordinator (2 years, 25 hours/week)
- ~600 hours volunteer ESL teacher
- Chemistry, biology, geology, physics tutor for student-athletes (3 years, 20-30 hours/week)
- 1 year as an undergrad researcher in a neurophysiology lab. Third author on a publication.
- Volunteer labor organizer. Member of union committee at my job. (2 years, ~10 hrs/week)
- Campus Coordinator for a student-run public health organization. (1 year, ~10 hrs/week)
- Project Coordinator for a student immersion program on social justice. (1 semester)
I know these experiences are somewhat...unusual. I honestly have no idea if adcoms would regard them as valuable at all. Is there anything besides sustained volunteer clinical experience that I need to add to my ECs this year?
Tentative School List
University of Washington (first choice; I'm a resident)
Warren Alpert -- Brown (attended as undergrad)
...?
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