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OK, so I have already gotten my AMCAS and AACOMAS verified. I just got my MCAT score in yesterday, and it was a 37S, which is much higher than I was expecting. Here's the deal with me. I was a pre-law student who switched to pre-med late in my Junior year of undergrad. I was a Political Science major and I minored in Psychology. My EC's are that I did an internship at a local courthouse for a semester, I did research in the Psych department of my undergrad for two semesters (no papers published, nothing major), I have about 70 hours or so of shadowing. I have been volunteering at a public clinic since early 2010, and I have been volunteering at a public hospital since early 2011 (about five hours a week, each). My overall GPA is a 3.9, and my science GPA is a 4.0.
Now, here are my weaknesses. I only have the barebones classes (plus Calculus I and some statistics classes). I have taken Gen Bio I & II (with labs), Gen Chem I & II (with labs), Physics I & II (with labs), Calculus I, Orgo I & II (with labs), and I will be taking A&P1 this Fall. Also, I ended up taking Physics II, Orgo I & II, and I will be taking A&P1 at a local CC. I had already graduated from my undergrad university by the time I had to take those classes, and I couldn't spend that much money or fit my schedule around anything other than the CC classes. I'm hoping my MCAT score can help alleviate concerns about the CC classes (I had some really good Profs there too, with years of experience at top Uni's).
Now, I really just want to get into a Med School in Chicago (and I've applied to all of them here, as well as many all over the country), so I should ask what are my chances at the schools in Chicago? Do I have a legitimate shot at Northwestern or U of Chicago, or a chance at getting some merit based fin aid at the others? Thanks!
Now, here are my weaknesses. I only have the barebones classes (plus Calculus I and some statistics classes). I have taken Gen Bio I & II (with labs), Gen Chem I & II (with labs), Physics I & II (with labs), Calculus I, Orgo I & II (with labs), and I will be taking A&P1 this Fall. Also, I ended up taking Physics II, Orgo I & II, and I will be taking A&P1 at a local CC. I had already graduated from my undergrad university by the time I had to take those classes, and I couldn't spend that much money or fit my schedule around anything other than the CC classes. I'm hoping my MCAT score can help alleviate concerns about the CC classes (I had some really good Profs there too, with years of experience at top Uni's).
Now, I really just want to get into a Med School in Chicago (and I've applied to all of them here, as well as many all over the country), so I should ask what are my chances at the schools in Chicago? Do I have a legitimate shot at Northwestern or U of Chicago, or a chance at getting some merit based fin aid at the others? Thanks!