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Hi all,
I recently graduated with a B.S. in cell and molecular biology and ended with a 3.38 cGPA and 3.2 sGPA. (upward trend till senior year). I am Hispanic and able to speak Spanish fluently. I am a first generation student having 6 other siblings (5th child) and parents are fruit harvesters for a living. I did 2 years at a CC then transferred to university and did 3 years, commuted to both schools the entire time, both an hour away from my parent's home. I couldn't afford to live on campus and I helped my parents pay bills since I was 14 (first legal/official job) and have always had a job since I was 14 (give or take a few months).
I'm taking a gap year and going back to school this upcoming fall to take upper level electives for a DIY post-bacc to prove to myself I can handle med school along with increasing my GPA. I plan on applying to med school next year, 2023 along with taking the MCAT. Below are my current experiences:
Patient Transporter (paid) - pretty sure over 2000 over a 2 year period
Cardiology Medical Scribe (paid) - pretty sure over 800 over a 1.5 year period
Shadowed in different specialties (volunteer) - EM MD (50 hours), Gastro DO (4 hours), Interventional Cardio DO (44 hours), Clinical Neurology MD (37 hours), Malignant Hematology MD (9.5 hours)
Research Assistant (volunteer) - 50 hours over 4 months (no pubs, abstracts, posters, etc.)
Homeless Shelter (volunteer ) - 50 hours over 5 months
Fruit Harvester - lifelong experience (paid and volunteer lol)
I'm graduated now so I'm looking for a full time job along with making some money - being broke is not fun. I had a job offer today for MA/Scribe for primary care - full-time with 3 12 hour shifts. I have another interview next week for a clinical research assistant for 5 days a week, 8-5 full-time job. If offered the RA job as well, which should I take? I'd like to point out research was not really my thing but after volunteering in a lab I can see how it would be beneficial for becoming a physician, this ultimately led me to apply for a clinical RA position since no academic RA jobs ever reached back out to me.
I would just like advice on how I can be a more competitive applicant, anything helps! Thank you!
I recently graduated with a B.S. in cell and molecular biology and ended with a 3.38 cGPA and 3.2 sGPA. (upward trend till senior year). I am Hispanic and able to speak Spanish fluently. I am a first generation student having 6 other siblings (5th child) and parents are fruit harvesters for a living. I did 2 years at a CC then transferred to university and did 3 years, commuted to both schools the entire time, both an hour away from my parent's home. I couldn't afford to live on campus and I helped my parents pay bills since I was 14 (first legal/official job) and have always had a job since I was 14 (give or take a few months).
I'm taking a gap year and going back to school this upcoming fall to take upper level electives for a DIY post-bacc to prove to myself I can handle med school along with increasing my GPA. I plan on applying to med school next year, 2023 along with taking the MCAT. Below are my current experiences:
Patient Transporter (paid) - pretty sure over 2000 over a 2 year period
Cardiology Medical Scribe (paid) - pretty sure over 800 over a 1.5 year period
Shadowed in different specialties (volunteer) - EM MD (50 hours), Gastro DO (4 hours), Interventional Cardio DO (44 hours), Clinical Neurology MD (37 hours), Malignant Hematology MD (9.5 hours)
Research Assistant (volunteer) - 50 hours over 4 months (no pubs, abstracts, posters, etc.)
Homeless Shelter (volunteer ) - 50 hours over 5 months
Fruit Harvester - lifelong experience (paid and volunteer lol)
I'm graduated now so I'm looking for a full time job along with making some money - being broke is not fun. I had a job offer today for MA/Scribe for primary care - full-time with 3 12 hour shifts. I have another interview next week for a clinical research assistant for 5 days a week, 8-5 full-time job. If offered the RA job as well, which should I take? I'd like to point out research was not really my thing but after volunteering in a lab I can see how it would be beneficial for becoming a physician, this ultimately led me to apply for a clinical RA position since no academic RA jobs ever reached back out to me.
I would just like advice on how I can be a more competitive applicant, anything helps! Thank you!
