MD/PhD WAMC/Advice :)

[sweetserendipity]

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Hi All! Thank you in advance for your feedback! PLEASE DO NOT QUOTE!

1. cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS: cGPA = 3.840, sGPA = 3.811
2. MCAT score(s) and breakdown: 520 (129/130/130/131)
3. State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US): edited out for safety
4. Ethnicity and/or race: ORM female
5. Undergraduate institution or category: edited out for safety
6. Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer):
   • 230 hours working in a PCP office
   • 550 hours as an EMT
   • Current Total = 780
7. Research experience and productivity:
   • 1100 hours so far, 1300 projected by graduation
   • Poster presentation at university's undergraduate science symposium -- 1st place poster presentation
   • Presenting poster and short talk at international conference
   • working on an honors thesis
8. Shadowing experience and specialties represented
   • no specific shadowing experience yet -- interrupted due to COVID, but definitely planning to address during my gap year
9. Non-clinical volunteering
   • 90 hours (projected 120 hours by graduation) through a university organization
     • mentoring students in underserved city with an organization that is focused on addressing literacy achievement gaps
     • participated in other service-day events with a couple other community partners through the same organization
   • plan to continue volunteering during gap year
10. Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc):
    • Currently planning on pursuing a 1-year research gap year
    • Curriculum Director for the same organization I have volunteered with, role involves leading a team in developing tools and strategies for members to build service-learning skills (around 4-6 hours a week)
11. Relevant honors or awards
    

[*]Anything else not listed you think might be important: I am hoping to apply MD/PhD for the 2021/2022 application cycle. I will be graduating this May.
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Please let me know any advice you may have for me in general. I would also love some advice on a school list. I am not really sure where or when to get started, but I am currently planning on applying to around 20 MSTP programs in the Midwest, East Coast, and West Coast.

 

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You should receive several interviews with your stats and ECs.

 

[sweetserendipity]

You should receive several interviews with your stats and ECs.

Thank you! Is there anything you would recommend I focus on in the next few months and during my gap year?

 

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Thank you! Is there anything you would recommend I focus on in the next few months and during my gap year?

50 hours of physician shadowing, including primary care, would help. Your ECs are very good.

 

[sweetserendipity]

50 hours of physician shadowing, including primary care, would help. Your ECs are very good.

Thank you very much for your time and advice! I will definitely work to seek out some shadowing opportunities!