MCAT: 524 (130, 132, 130, 132)
cGPA: 3.6
sGPA: 3.5
Majors: Biochemistry and Latin American Studies
Postgrad “employment”:
Leadership: 2 leadership positions (250 hours)
Nonclinical volunteering: (1500+ hours in all) tutoring, mentoring, coaching at risk youth over the course of 6 years (this includes college, summers, and postgrad at my TFA school)
I divided these into a few separate “activities” on AMCAS. I didn’t include any projected hours (which would be around 300, 10 hours/wk) because most of my volunteer hours are at my school and I am unsure if they will be able to happen next year due to COVID-19...should I include them?
Clinical Volunteering: (450 hours total): 350 hours volunteering as an interpreter at 2 free clinics, 100 hours volunteering in a community health initiative
Shadowing: definitely a weakness- only 10 hours shadowing a primary care doc, and 70 in gynecology and pediatrics in the country I grew up in (I know this won’t really count because it’s not the US medical system).
Research: 4 projects (650 hours)→ 2 in Latin American Studies, 1 in Biochem, 1 in Public Health (only 1 poster, no productivity)
Letters of Rec: very strong letter of recommendation from my Vice Principal at TFA school and 1 grad school teacher; unfortunately my other ones might not be so great as I have been out of college 3 years now and wasn’t thinking about pre-med back then plus I got a bunch of B's in my science classes🙁
Other: I am bilingual (fluent in Spanish and have a native accent- my schooling was 100% in Spanish)
Demographics: white, US and Mexican citizen, not disadvantaged
I am a TX resident because that is where I did TFA. Otherwise I don’t really have a “home” state since I didn’t grow up here… I will definitely be applying through TMDSAS (haven’t submitted yet, yikes), but I am open to going anywhere in the US that accepts me (my MCAT expires after this cycle!).
What schools should I apply to through AMCAS with my GPA? What should my reach schools be? Thank you in advance!!
cGPA: 3.6
sGPA: 3.5
Majors: Biochemistry and Latin American Studies
Postgrad “employment”:
- 1 year Princeton in ___ Fellowship (don’t want to say what region to remain anonymous)
- Teach for America: I am working 1 additional year at this school this year (so 3 years total)
Leadership: 2 leadership positions (250 hours)
Nonclinical volunteering: (1500+ hours in all) tutoring, mentoring, coaching at risk youth over the course of 6 years (this includes college, summers, and postgrad at my TFA school)
I divided these into a few separate “activities” on AMCAS. I didn’t include any projected hours (which would be around 300, 10 hours/wk) because most of my volunteer hours are at my school and I am unsure if they will be able to happen next year due to COVID-19...should I include them?
Clinical Volunteering: (450 hours total): 350 hours volunteering as an interpreter at 2 free clinics, 100 hours volunteering in a community health initiative
Shadowing: definitely a weakness- only 10 hours shadowing a primary care doc, and 70 in gynecology and pediatrics in the country I grew up in (I know this won’t really count because it’s not the US medical system).
Research: 4 projects (650 hours)→ 2 in Latin American Studies, 1 in Biochem, 1 in Public Health (only 1 poster, no productivity)
Letters of Rec: very strong letter of recommendation from my Vice Principal at TFA school and 1 grad school teacher; unfortunately my other ones might not be so great as I have been out of college 3 years now and wasn’t thinking about pre-med back then plus I got a bunch of B's in my science classes🙁
Other: I am bilingual (fluent in Spanish and have a native accent- my schooling was 100% in Spanish)
Demographics: white, US and Mexican citizen, not disadvantaged
I am a TX resident because that is where I did TFA. Otherwise I don’t really have a “home” state since I didn’t grow up here… I will definitely be applying through TMDSAS (haven’t submitted yet, yikes), but I am open to going anywhere in the US that accepts me (my MCAT expires after this cycle!).
What schools should I apply to through AMCAS with my GPA? What should my reach schools be? Thank you in advance!!
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