Hi everyone! I am totally new to this, and I have no idea of how competitive I would be. Be honest...be brutally honest. I want the truth!! I promise that I won't cry! Here is everything right now:
1. English/French degree with expected GPA of 3.3 at graduation
*In 2007 I graduated with my English BA and Philosophy minor (3.1 GPA). My French BA is 3.7, but averaged in will be 3.3GPA total (both are from the same school).
2. fluent in French
3. will study abroad in France this summer
4. conversational in Spanish
5. minority stats: female, documented native American and tribal member, bone cancer survivor
(gosh I feel so dirty putting these sacred things about my life in terms of getting into a medical school program; but honestly these are major personality defining things for me)
Right now I am finishing my BA. However, I have 1 1/2-2 years of pre-requisites before I would be able to apply to med school in addition to this. Should I stay at my home school (Indiana University) and attempt to increase my cum. GPA or apply to a post-bacc somewhere else? Also, in the two years before applying:
1. I have begun volunteering, and over the next two years I will have ALOT of volunteer work with cancer (cancer camp counselor, cancer mentoring, speaking, charity events, a cancer advocacy project that I have already gotten off the ground, etc.). This really is a passion for me.
2. There are several research projects involving cancer and fertility that sorely need to be done, IMHO, and I intend to do them before applying to med school.
3. I do some writing on the side, and I have been published. Should I include this on applications?
What am I missing?! If you were me, what would you be doing during these next two years? Oh yes, and I am 24. Would my older age at application count against me? Thank you in advance, oh omniscient ones!
1. English/French degree with expected GPA of 3.3 at graduation
*In 2007 I graduated with my English BA and Philosophy minor (3.1 GPA). My French BA is 3.7, but averaged in will be 3.3GPA total (both are from the same school).
2. fluent in French
3. will study abroad in France this summer
4. conversational in Spanish
5. minority stats: female, documented native American and tribal member, bone cancer survivor
(gosh I feel so dirty putting these sacred things about my life in terms of getting into a medical school program; but honestly these are major personality defining things for me)
Right now I am finishing my BA. However, I have 1 1/2-2 years of pre-requisites before I would be able to apply to med school in addition to this. Should I stay at my home school (Indiana University) and attempt to increase my cum. GPA or apply to a post-bacc somewhere else? Also, in the two years before applying:
1. I have begun volunteering, and over the next two years I will have ALOT of volunteer work with cancer (cancer camp counselor, cancer mentoring, speaking, charity events, a cancer advocacy project that I have already gotten off the ground, etc.). This really is a passion for me.
2. There are several research projects involving cancer and fertility that sorely need to be done, IMHO, and I intend to do them before applying to med school.
3. I do some writing on the side, and I have been published. Should I include this on applications?
What am I missing?! If you were me, what would you be doing during these next two years? Oh yes, and I am 24. Would my older age at application count against me? Thank you in advance, oh omniscient ones!
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