koreancorndog02
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I am planning to take a gap year after I graduate. I am unsure whether to work to just improve areas of my appliation (as well as finish with a strong upward trend GPA in undergrad and bust my ass for the mcat and get a good score), or apply for a SMP program at my hometown's medical school (relatively good linkage; i have a lot of ties to the area/medical environment). Any advice/recommendation considering my stats would be very appreciated!
cGPA and sGPA
- cGPA: 3.5 (looking to raise to 3.6 by end of undergrad)
- sGPA: 3.0 (looking to raise to 3.2 by end of undergrad)
MCAT
- taking in August 2024
State of Residence
- Virginia resident
Ethnicity and/or race
- Asian
Undergraduate Category
-T30 undergrad
Clinical Experience
- CNA at undergraduate health hospital system ~ 150 hours so far
- will be working through the summer and next school year
Research Experience
- 1 year in Nephrology Immunology Lab ~100 hours
- current: 0.5 years in a Breast Cancer Research Lab (will work through next school year until graduation)
Shadowing
- 50 total shadowing so far across Internal Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, and Physiatry.
- plan to continue shadowing
Non-clinical volunteering
- TA/volunteer for elementary school students in underserved area in hometown (150 hours)
- student mentor at my university (50 hours)
- various volunteering opportunities for pre-med organization (20 hours)
- plan to do more volunteering in upcoming year (i am definitely on the lower end)
ECs
- University-wide Class Council Member (for the next school year)
- Leadership positions in Cultural Organization spanning 2 years
- chairperson of a regional cultural organization for 1 year
- member/1 yr leadership position of pre-medical fraternity
cGPA and sGPA
- cGPA: 3.5 (looking to raise to 3.6 by end of undergrad)
- sGPA: 3.0 (looking to raise to 3.2 by end of undergrad)
MCAT
- taking in August 2024
State of Residence
- Virginia resident
Ethnicity and/or race
- Asian
Undergraduate Category
-T30 undergrad
Clinical Experience
- CNA at undergraduate health hospital system ~ 150 hours so far
- will be working through the summer and next school year
Research Experience
- 1 year in Nephrology Immunology Lab ~100 hours
- current: 0.5 years in a Breast Cancer Research Lab (will work through next school year until graduation)
Shadowing
- 50 total shadowing so far across Internal Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, and Physiatry.
- plan to continue shadowing
Non-clinical volunteering
- TA/volunteer for elementary school students in underserved area in hometown (150 hours)
- student mentor at my university (50 hours)
- various volunteering opportunities for pre-med organization (20 hours)
- plan to do more volunteering in upcoming year (i am definitely on the lower end)
ECs
- University-wide Class Council Member (for the next school year)
- Leadership positions in Cultural Organization spanning 2 years
- chairperson of a regional cultural organization for 1 year
- member/1 yr leadership position of pre-medical fraternity
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