OK, so I'm a senior trying to decide whether I need to take a year off to increase my chances. Because of my chosen career path, I'll reapply if I don't get into a top ten, and don't really want to waste the money this year if I'll need to do it all over again next year.
Stats:
GPA: 3.9
sGPA 4.0 (but tough semester coming up- second semester orgo!!)
MCATs: March!!
Research: 1 publication, but eighth author; 1.5 yrs + 1 summer in a different lab
ECs: president of two health-related clubs
Clinical: Lots of shadowing, volunteer 4h/week for last 3 years
Spent a summer in South Africa doing a survey regarding malaria; general focus of application is interest in malaria, and by extension global health (research is in malaria).
Since I'm applying to research-focused schools, I guess research is my weakness, but not sure what I can do about that now besides taking a year off to do some.
Stats:
GPA: 3.9
sGPA 4.0 (but tough semester coming up- second semester orgo!!)
MCATs: March!!
Research: 1 publication, but eighth author; 1.5 yrs + 1 summer in a different lab
ECs: president of two health-related clubs
Clinical: Lots of shadowing, volunteer 4h/week for last 3 years
Spent a summer in South Africa doing a survey regarding malaria; general focus of application is interest in malaria, and by extension global health (research is in malaria).
Since I'm applying to research-focused schools, I guess research is my weakness, but not sure what I can do about that now besides taking a year off to do some.