Hi everyone! I'm new to SDN and looking for advice.
My background info:
White female, PA resident, top 10 undergrad
3.37 sGPA, 3.64 cGPA, 516 MCAT (129/128/127/132)
I'm hoping my MCAT will make up for my low GPA...
ECs:
300+ hours of clinical research/volunteering – I volunteered in a clinical research lab my senior year and now work there full-time for my gap year. I also did an independent research project & poster presentation
30 hours of research/work for pre-school education program, 100 hours as a research assistant in a biology lab
220 hours clinical volunteering, 40 hours non-clinical volunteering
Leadership position in my sorority
American Sign Language Club, Club Figure Skating, outreach club for mental health awareness, certified in Mental Health First Aid
Diving coach for 2 years (summer job)
strong LORs from my PI and a professor
I had some personal issues going on my first year of college that really screwed up my GPA. Senior year GPAs were 4.00 (fall) and 3.88 (spring)
Some schools I've applied to:
Temple
Jefferson
Drexel
Geisinger Commonwealth
Penn
Penn State
Duke
UNC
Wake Forest
Tulane
Chicago RFU
Albany Medical College
New York Medical College
George Washington
Kaiser Permanente
Eastern Virginia
Miami
Virginia Tech
Rush Medical College
Where do I have the best shot? Is it worth waiting another year to get NC residency? UNC heavily favors in-state and it's one of my top choices.
I would really appreciate any comments! Thanks 🙂
My background info:
White female, PA resident, top 10 undergrad
3.37 sGPA, 3.64 cGPA, 516 MCAT (129/128/127/132)
I'm hoping my MCAT will make up for my low GPA...
ECs:
300+ hours of clinical research/volunteering – I volunteered in a clinical research lab my senior year and now work there full-time for my gap year. I also did an independent research project & poster presentation
30 hours of research/work for pre-school education program, 100 hours as a research assistant in a biology lab
220 hours clinical volunteering, 40 hours non-clinical volunteering
Leadership position in my sorority
American Sign Language Club, Club Figure Skating, outreach club for mental health awareness, certified in Mental Health First Aid
Diving coach for 2 years (summer job)
strong LORs from my PI and a professor
I had some personal issues going on my first year of college that really screwed up my GPA. Senior year GPAs were 4.00 (fall) and 3.88 (spring)
Some schools I've applied to:
Temple
Jefferson
Drexel
Geisinger Commonwealth
Penn
Penn State
Duke
UNC
Wake Forest
Tulane
Chicago RFU
Albany Medical College
New York Medical College
George Washington
Kaiser Permanente
Eastern Virginia
Miami
Virginia Tech
Rush Medical College
Where do I have the best shot? Is it worth waiting another year to get NC residency? UNC heavily favors in-state and it's one of my top choices.
I would really appreciate any comments! Thanks 🙂
