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tequilasunrise

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MA resident. Interested in psychiatry. Here are my stats:

-Cumulative GPA: 3.61

-Science GPA: 3.52 (2 W's, retook for A-'s)

-MCAT Scores: 26, 507, 516

-Research: 12 months linguistics/cognitive neuroscience, 8 month neuropsych with poster presentation, secondary author in a textbook chapter overviewing pediatric psychiatric disorders

-Employment history: mental health counselor on an inpatient psych ward (2014-present), runner/busser in high school+college

-Volunteering (clinical): dementia outpatient unit my senior year of high school (6 hrs/wk); EMT (12-24 hours/month) in college (sophomore-senior year)

-Non-clinical volunteering: youth basketball coach, homeless shelter event organizer

-Physician shadowing: 40 hours orthopedic surgeon, 40 hours hematology/oncology

-4 great LOR's: 2 research, 1 professor, 1 psych ward nurse manager

I'm interested in East Coast programs (but would consider midwestern school's too). Where am I competitive?

Thank you!!!