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rajpaj

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I just really need help either narrowing down this list or refocusing my range to increase chances for interviews/acceptance!

  • Year: Senior (ORM) BS in Biomedical Engineering at top 30 school
  • Country/State: Virginia
  • Cumulative GPA: 3.82
  • Science GPA: 3.86
  • MCAT Scores: 516 (129/127/129/131)
  • Research: Undergraduate Researcher in Pathology and Onco-Engineering Lab. ~300 hours total from Summer 2015 - Present No publications.
  • Clinical Volunteering: 250 hours as outpatient surgery hospital volunteer (discharge patient, patient transport, front desk assistant, intra-hospital deliveries, etc.)
  • Shadowing: 60 hours total (20 Neruo-ICU, 20 Pediatric Orthopeadics, 20 Cardiovascular clinic/catheterization lab)
  • Non-Clinical Volunteering: ~50 hours at camp for kids with chronic special needs conditions
  • Extracurricular Activities: Officer of a few clubs- one honor society, one raising awareness for humanitarian issues in Africa, independent BME-related projects
  • Employment: Medical Scribe in Emergency Dept (started fall 2016 and will complete ~1000 hours by graduation)
  • Family in Medicine: No.
  • Specialty of Interest: n/a
  • Rural Health Interest: No.

  • Schools I'm considering : Mt Sinai, Case western, Columbia, Pittsburg, UVA, VCU, EVMS, VT- Carillion, Rochester, UMD, Miami, OSU, U of Michigan, Hofstra, Wake Forest, GWU, Thomas Jefferson, Indiana, Oakland, Penn State, Arizona- Tuscon, WVU, Toledo, NYMC
If there's any schools I can add/should remove please let me know! Otherwise any thoughts on my chances would be appreciated!