Pacaketurtle
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Hello everyone, I am a current applicant and although I have received 3 II's and am still remaining hopeful, I plan to start seriously patching up any holes in my application following the holidays. For context, one of my II's has turned into a waitlist and I am under continued review for the other two which are state schools. Looking back on my app, I think my main issues were a lack of service and no cohesive narrative that tied my application together but I am hoping to hear others' opinions and see if I am missing anything.
1. cGPA/sGPA - ~3.96 for both
2. MCAT - 518 (131/127/129/131)
3. State residency -> NC with significant ties to WV and lesser ties to SC
4. ORM (White)
5. Undergrad -> Public NC, graduated 1.5 years ago
6. Clinical Experience -> 1,200 hours as a scribe in an ICU during college, about half of was as a senior scribe and later as a chief scribe (included this under leadership in application and discussed training others and other responsibilities)
7. Research -> ~800 hours in biology research, unrelated to medicine. Middle author publication in decently high-impact journal along with a solo verbal presentation at regional conference. ~450 hours in clinical research.
8. Shadowing -> 40 hours in Internal Medicine clinic
9. Non-clinical volunteering -> ~150 hours as a personal tutor for various students throughout college, no organization or anything, just something I did on the side. Also about 50 hours of fundraising for a club during the first two years of college.
10. Only other things I included was cooking as a hobby.
11. N/A
12. Didn't really attempt to tie anything together in a meaningful narrative and looking back, my essays and application were a little all over the place. Since applying, I have been working as a private tutor for college students and recently sent updates about this (especially since I had no projected hours in any activity when applying since I was moving and unsure about what I would be doing). Currently planning on volunteering at a homeless shelter and a tutoring center for underserved communities starting in January. Also hope to find a part time clinical job if possible. for a reapplication, I hope to create a more meaningful narrative surrounding education (both patient and medical education) and cooking/nutrition as those are two things I am passionate about, have activities surrounding, and I can tie into different schools and their various opportunities. Also plan to apply to about ~40 schools next time.
School List:
Western Michigan
Eastern Virginia
MCW
WVU
Geisinger
Marshall
Vermont
SC Greenville
ECU Brody
UNC Chapel Hill
Wake Forest
SUNY Upstate
Pitt
Emory
Dartmouth
Cincinnati
Stony Brook
Colorado
Iowa
Ohio State
Case Western
Duke
Yale
Vanderbilt
Michigan
UVA
Northwestern
Edit: still looking for feedback, would greatly appreciate any help
1. cGPA/sGPA - ~3.96 for both
2. MCAT - 518 (131/127/129/131)
3. State residency -> NC with significant ties to WV and lesser ties to SC
4. ORM (White)
5. Undergrad -> Public NC, graduated 1.5 years ago
6. Clinical Experience -> 1,200 hours as a scribe in an ICU during college, about half of was as a senior scribe and later as a chief scribe (included this under leadership in application and discussed training others and other responsibilities)
7. Research -> ~800 hours in biology research, unrelated to medicine. Middle author publication in decently high-impact journal along with a solo verbal presentation at regional conference. ~450 hours in clinical research.
8. Shadowing -> 40 hours in Internal Medicine clinic
9. Non-clinical volunteering -> ~150 hours as a personal tutor for various students throughout college, no organization or anything, just something I did on the side. Also about 50 hours of fundraising for a club during the first two years of college.
10. Only other things I included was cooking as a hobby.
11. N/A
12. Didn't really attempt to tie anything together in a meaningful narrative and looking back, my essays and application were a little all over the place. Since applying, I have been working as a private tutor for college students and recently sent updates about this (especially since I had no projected hours in any activity when applying since I was moving and unsure about what I would be doing). Currently planning on volunteering at a homeless shelter and a tutoring center for underserved communities starting in January. Also hope to find a part time clinical job if possible. for a reapplication, I hope to create a more meaningful narrative surrounding education (both patient and medical education) and cooking/nutrition as those are two things I am passionate about, have activities surrounding, and I can tie into different schools and their various opportunities. Also plan to apply to about ~40 schools next time.
School List:
Western Michigan
Eastern Virginia
MCW
WVU
Geisinger
Marshall
Vermont
SC Greenville
ECU Brody
UNC Chapel Hill
Wake Forest
SUNY Upstate
Pitt
Emory
Dartmouth
Cincinnati
Stony Brook
Colorado
Iowa
Ohio State
Case Western
Duke
Yale
Vanderbilt
Michigan
UVA
Northwestern
Edit: still looking for feedback, would greatly appreciate any help
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