Help with school list: 3.54 avg GPA, 518 MCAT

[bedcat2019]

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Hello ladies and gentlemen, redacted due to privacy and anonymity. Best!

 

[OchemOficionado]

Looks like you're going to have an amazing cycle! My guess is that you can likely apply anywhere you're interested, but Faha is the expert.

 

[Wahkoon]

I’m a little late, but I’ll chime in! I think the list looks solid. I applied with very similar stats and had a good cycle, feel free to shoot me a message. I read through your other thread on WAMC and agree with a couple points over there.

1. Emphasize service to underserved communities. URM isn’t just a box to check, it involved deliberate contributions to communities you belong to. Emphasize that when you are describing the psychiatric work that you do; consider listing it as one of your significant experiences.

2. I would sub UPenn for Penn State. They’re more friendly towards OOS than Penn State, and you have a solid app – shoot for the stars.

3. Definitely include things like being a musician and being in a band in your AMCAS. I spent a good amount of time in interviews talking about things unrelated to medicine – stand out!

 

[gyngyn]

If you have language skills you are a candidate for the best schools in the country.

 

[bedcat2019]

Hello ladies and gentlemen, redacted due to privacy and anonymity. Best!

 

[gyngyn]

Unfortunately I'm not fluent, but I can grasp basic conversation. I know this isn't what you're talking about but the spanish I do know has helped me when I'm trying to relate at least a little bit to my current clinical patients

Get to work!