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Could someone give his or her honest opinion on my application for D.O Programes in the U.S?
Here goes--:
School = University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Sci GPA= 3.31 Cum GPA= ~3.5 MCAT= 33S
Major = E.H.S (Paramedic Track, will get a B.S in EMT-P) (Was undecided until late sophomore yr
Grades:
General bio
Bio100 (Intro bio)= C
Bio100L=A
Bio302 (Mol bio and genetics)= B
Bio302L= B
General Chem
Chem 101 (Intro chem)= C
Chem 102= B
Chem 102L= A
Organic Chem
Chem 351= A
Chem 351L=B
Chem 352=A
Chem 352=A
Phys
Phys 111 (wt lab)= A
Phys 112 (wt lab)= A
Activities
Volunteer for ~1 1/2yrs in UMMC?s ER
Pre- Med. Society ~2yrs
~2Yrs Experience as a volunter EMT-B for Arbutus volunteer fire fighters (was mandatory for EHS majors).
2yrs exp working part time 6hrs a week at my school?s health services center.
Over 1yr EMT-P experience, having to do at lest 1200Hrs of clinical rotations (through my schools EHS paramedic track) through John Hopkins, Mercy medical center, and the Emergency Department at UMMC.
Summer Internship as a flight paramedic at UMMC.
Good LOR.
Notes to mention which may be significant:
Ever since I moved from Jamaica, my entire freshman yr was very bad, having 2Ws and 2Ds. One D was for Bio100L but I retook and got an A. Other D I got in Calc.
One W in Bio303/Cell bio (Registered my 2nd Semester!!! What was I THINKING)
Other W in Engl comp? retook and got a B. I retook Genetics and 1st semester phys 111? improving from a C to a B in Bio302 and C to an A in Phys 111.
YUP guys that?s my freshman semester for you, I finished with a ~1.90 GPA
Sophomore yr MUCH better with B?s and As? finished with a ~3.4
Junior and Senior yrs with ~3.7GPA.
Even though my freshman yr showed a lack of focus etc, it was a real wake up call? and I believe I am strongly motivated now.
On the other hand? what if I took some time off to help my family financially though, how would schools react to that (by then I will be 29)? My parents are trying to establish themselves in the US (We immigrated from Jamaica and are now permanent residence and school has been expensive especially with the house that they got (with bills etc).
Anxiety is mostly what I feel now, there is no way I can help them out with finances and go to medical school at the same time.
Advice from anyone who had to go through such issues etc? is it some what of a risk to take 2-3yrs of working (saving up money, gaining life experience, and contributing to family finance ?
Any advice would get greatly appreciated, thank you
Here goes--:
School = University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Sci GPA= 3.31 Cum GPA= ~3.5 MCAT= 33S
Major = E.H.S (Paramedic Track, will get a B.S in EMT-P) (Was undecided until late sophomore yr
Grades:
General bio
Bio100 (Intro bio)= C
Bio100L=A
Bio302 (Mol bio and genetics)= B
Bio302L= B
General Chem
Chem 101 (Intro chem)= C
Chem 102= B
Chem 102L= A
Organic Chem
Chem 351= A
Chem 351L=B
Chem 352=A
Chem 352=A
Phys
Phys 111 (wt lab)= A
Phys 112 (wt lab)= A
Activities
Volunteer for ~1 1/2yrs in UMMC?s ER
Pre- Med. Society ~2yrs
~2Yrs Experience as a volunter EMT-B for Arbutus volunteer fire fighters (was mandatory for EHS majors).
2yrs exp working part time 6hrs a week at my school?s health services center.
Over 1yr EMT-P experience, having to do at lest 1200Hrs of clinical rotations (through my schools EHS paramedic track) through John Hopkins, Mercy medical center, and the Emergency Department at UMMC.
Summer Internship as a flight paramedic at UMMC.
Good LOR.
Notes to mention which may be significant:
Ever since I moved from Jamaica, my entire freshman yr was very bad, having 2Ws and 2Ds. One D was for Bio100L but I retook and got an A. Other D I got in Calc.
One W in Bio303/Cell bio (Registered my 2nd Semester!!! What was I THINKING)
Other W in Engl comp? retook and got a B. I retook Genetics and 1st semester phys 111? improving from a C to a B in Bio302 and C to an A in Phys 111.
YUP guys that?s my freshman semester for you, I finished with a ~1.90 GPA
Sophomore yr MUCH better with B?s and As? finished with a ~3.4
Junior and Senior yrs with ~3.7GPA.
Even though my freshman yr showed a lack of focus etc, it was a real wake up call? and I believe I am strongly motivated now.
On the other hand? what if I took some time off to help my family financially though, how would schools react to that (by then I will be 29)? My parents are trying to establish themselves in the US (We immigrated from Jamaica and are now permanent residence and school has been expensive especially with the house that they got (with bills etc).
Anxiety is mostly what I feel now, there is no way I can help them out with finances and go to medical school at the same time.
Advice from anyone who had to go through such issues etc? is it some what of a risk to take 2-3yrs of working (saving up money, gaining life experience, and contributing to family finance ?
Any advice would get greatly appreciated, thank you
