Planning on applying to MD – this last year was a reinvention year as I prepared for a MCAT retake (with mixed results)
Option 1: Apply MD
Option 2: Re-take MCAT – see when I can get that in and then decide what cycle
Option 3: Not sure…
Any thoughts?
Suggestions on my adding to the school list?
- State/Country of Residence: Ohio (but grew up in MN)
- Undergraduate Major: Math major with a Chem minor, Scientific Computing concentration
- cGPA: 3.4/ sGPA: 3.4 (no excuse but was sick for most of an academic year)
- MCAT Score(s): 509 (125, 127, 128, 129) -this was a retake from a year ago - first section was rough nd then I recovered.
- Research Experience: 2,800 hours - two years as an undergrad and then full time with a T20 school clinical research/NIH basic science research lab – great projects after graduation – this has been my reinvention year (so far)
- Publications/Abstracts/Posters: A total of 6:
- 3 as an undergrad
- 3 professionally – all presented at a national conference (5th, 2nd, and 3rd authors on these)
- Clinical Experience (paid or volunteer): 150+ hours clinical volunteering
- Physician Shadowing: 100+ hours of shadowing
- Non-Clinical Volunteering: 1300+ hours (community outreach, animal shelters, hospice, and mentoring).
- Other ECs: D3 varsity sports in college for 3.5 years, plus another 4 years of club sports
Option 1: Apply MD
Option 2: Re-take MCAT – see when I can get that in and then decide what cycle
Option 3: Not sure…
Any thoughts?
Suggestions on my adding to the school list?
- In State
- Case Western
- Toledo
- Cincinnati
- Northeast Ohio
- Wright State University
- Ohio State
- In State (Lived there through college)
- Minnesota
- Special Interest
- Carle (Math and Engineering)
