How are my chances as a sophomore? Areas of improvement?

[Turkishking]

Chemistry Major - state school - NYS resident

GPA: 3.95

EC's:
- 1 year with Big/Brothers Sisters
- President of two clubs
- 1 year with soup kitchen
- Ambassador leader at the hospital I volunteer at
- ~300 hours of clinical volunteering
- 100 hours of shadowing
- Honor society
- Doing research very soon
-Joining the peace-corps after I graduate (I want to join it, not sure to take the MCAT before hand, or when I come back)

The only red-flag with my application is I technically took a leave of absence this semester. I am taking two science courses over summer to get back on track.

What can I improve? Should I drop the position as president next semester, and give it to someone else in order to add another non-clinical activity I'm interested in?

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[kneeshoe]

You have a good mix of clinical and nonclinical volunteering and your GPA is excellent. All you need now is a solid MCAT score and you're set. It is good you will start research as well.