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Hi all-
I’m slightly non-traditional. 22yo Caucasian female, LGBT.
Long story short, I graduated HS in 2015 and was awarded a Stamps Scholarship to LSU. During my third semester in the Fall of 2016, I was forced to resign for medical reasons. I returned in the spring and completed that semester but decided to take medical leave and did not return for the fall, moving back home to NY instead. Overall GPA within Animal Science major was a 4.113. I was pre-vet at the time and have hundreds of hours of experience from that, both volunteer and paid. In my short time there, I held many leadership positions within clubs, competed at the national level with research presentations (dairy science), tutored, and did research with a biology professor and equine endocrinology professor.
While I was at home for two years dealing with some health issues, I worked at a couple of vets, PetSmart, and then Barnes and Noble as I was becoming less and less interesting in working with animals.
I then ended up working as a dental assistant for 6 months last year. The job was working for a family friend and I did it as more of a favor than anything else, but it made me admit my passion for working with people. Choosing pre-med instead of pre-vet wasn’t a sudden decision, but something I had considered since childhood.
I transferred to SUNY New Paltz in Fall of 2019. The college is only 20 minutes from home and I am close to my doctors and such. I just finished my second semester in the Biology program and have a 4.0 here thus far. I have only a handful of gen eds and biology electives left to take. I have yet to get involved with clubs here as I spent much of my first semester dealing with a cancer scare, and this semester was a bit of a wash since the college is shut down. I have also been taking an EMT course since January and will be certified (hopefully) in the next month.
I am unfortunately still not very healthy as it always seems to be one thing after another. I am dealing with what is now my third cancer scare in the last 12 month and am scheduling a lymphadenectomy this week but am optimistic that none of this will interrupt my studies once taken care of. I’m hoping this will be the last scare, as well.
As you may have gathered, I (like most people during covid-19) am struggling with gaining patient contact hours. I plan to be working as an EMT from now until I graduate in spring 2021, when I will be applying. I plan on doing the same during my gap year. I also just became a counselor for the Crisis Text Line and will be doing 200 volunteer hours that way. I have not yet taken the MCAT but am scheduled for my first attempt in August. I’m taking the blueprint course and expecting a minimum 510 but am aiming for a 520. Come fall, I plan on working as a tutor for both calculus and organic chemistry on campus. I will also be completing an honors thesis, likely in neurophysiology.
I have a lot of experience and know that my numbers will be decent on paper, but fear most of my story is going to be irrelevant. Does anyone have any suggestions for what I should do next? I know I need to shadow but the state of things doesn’t really allow for that.
I’d appreciate any and all suggestions that will help me to become more well rounded!
I’m slightly non-traditional. 22yo Caucasian female, LGBT.
Long story short, I graduated HS in 2015 and was awarded a Stamps Scholarship to LSU. During my third semester in the Fall of 2016, I was forced to resign for medical reasons. I returned in the spring and completed that semester but decided to take medical leave and did not return for the fall, moving back home to NY instead. Overall GPA within Animal Science major was a 4.113. I was pre-vet at the time and have hundreds of hours of experience from that, both volunteer and paid. In my short time there, I held many leadership positions within clubs, competed at the national level with research presentations (dairy science), tutored, and did research with a biology professor and equine endocrinology professor.
While I was at home for two years dealing with some health issues, I worked at a couple of vets, PetSmart, and then Barnes and Noble as I was becoming less and less interesting in working with animals.
I then ended up working as a dental assistant for 6 months last year. The job was working for a family friend and I did it as more of a favor than anything else, but it made me admit my passion for working with people. Choosing pre-med instead of pre-vet wasn’t a sudden decision, but something I had considered since childhood.
I transferred to SUNY New Paltz in Fall of 2019. The college is only 20 minutes from home and I am close to my doctors and such. I just finished my second semester in the Biology program and have a 4.0 here thus far. I have only a handful of gen eds and biology electives left to take. I have yet to get involved with clubs here as I spent much of my first semester dealing with a cancer scare, and this semester was a bit of a wash since the college is shut down. I have also been taking an EMT course since January and will be certified (hopefully) in the next month.
I am unfortunately still not very healthy as it always seems to be one thing after another. I am dealing with what is now my third cancer scare in the last 12 month and am scheduling a lymphadenectomy this week but am optimistic that none of this will interrupt my studies once taken care of. I’m hoping this will be the last scare, as well.
As you may have gathered, I (like most people during covid-19) am struggling with gaining patient contact hours. I plan to be working as an EMT from now until I graduate in spring 2021, when I will be applying. I plan on doing the same during my gap year. I also just became a counselor for the Crisis Text Line and will be doing 200 volunteer hours that way. I have not yet taken the MCAT but am scheduled for my first attempt in August. I’m taking the blueprint course and expecting a minimum 510 but am aiming for a 520. Come fall, I plan on working as a tutor for both calculus and organic chemistry on campus. I will also be completing an honors thesis, likely in neurophysiology.
I have a lot of experience and know that my numbers will be decent on paper, but fear most of my story is going to be irrelevant. Does anyone have any suggestions for what I should do next? I know I need to shadow but the state of things doesn’t really allow for that.
I’d appreciate any and all suggestions that will help me to become more well rounded!