Medical Low/Mid Tier applicant

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Freshman year: (2.53/2.8) @ community college with 6 W’s

...at this point I left school and pursued theater for two years.

Sophomore year: (3.86/4.0) @ community college
Junior year: (4.0/4.0) @ UC
Senior year: (4.0/4.0) @ UC
Fifth year: (4.0/4.0) @ UC

Cumulative: (3.56/3.80)

I majored in Biological Psychology (B.S). I took all my medical school related science courses at the UC—all lower div bio and chem and physics. I have taken all biochem and organic chemistry and calculus and etc. at the UC as well. Also, I have taken an upper-div physiology course and an upper-div hormones course. I guess the only science courses I took at community college...

First year: astronomy (D and retaken for an A), stats (C), Algebra (B)

Second year: biology for non-science majors (A), neuro physio behavior (A), trigonometry (A)

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-Research hours: 3000 w/ authorship under review at Nature and an oral presentation at a research conference for undergrads

Non-clinical volunteering: 200 hours at food banks

Clinical volunteering: only 40 hours, I had been accepted into three volunteering programs but COVID has delayed them since last summer.

Shadowing: 70 hours

Tutoring: I have also done 250ish hours of undergraduate tutoring (volunteer) and created a professor-approved YouTube channel that was shared with students in the course

Would a high MCAT negate my lack of clinical experience for lower/mid tier med schools? Or is it futile, and simply better to wait another year?

You have done a remarkable job of turning the ship around after a rough start. This is the hardest part. If you get a strong MCAT you will be well on your way to getting in.

But you will not be admitted with 40 hours of clinical volunteering. COVID has been rough for everyone in terms of getting experience, but you need to prove you know what you are getting yourself into. Take another year, check that box, and I think you’ll stand a good shot.

 

[Goro]

NOTHING negates lack of clinical experience.

 

[TheBoneDoctah]

How many clinical hours would y’all recommend?

AT LEAST 150.

DO NOT apply with 40 hours.