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Hi folks,
I'll be applying next June and I need an assessment. My GPA has started to fall these past two semesters due to an increased workload, and I need to know how my chances are going to be affected. I cannot afford to apply more than once.
URM: African-American Male
First-generation College Student
Oregon Resident
cGPA: 3.65-3.75 by the end of this semester
sGPA: 3.7-3.8
MCAT: Taking in June. Shooting for 515+ but would be satisfied with a 510.
Research:
-2 Summers at the NIH working on a project related to the molecular players behind inflammation and aging. A publication may or may not come out of this before I apply
-1 summer at the Massachusetts General Hospital at the Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center conducting research on stem cell-derived beta cell replacement therapy (3rd author publication submitted a few weeks ago)
-2 years research at my UG in a lab studying gut microbiota
Work:
- Molecular Biology Lab TA for 1.5 years at my UG
- Urgent care clinic medical assistant for 9 months (+1000 hours total)
- Math instructor at private middle school for 1 year
Volunteering:
- Coronary Care Unit volunteer for 2 years (~250 hours)
- Volunteer at a Hospice for Homeless folks in Salt Lake City (~120 hours by the time that I apply)
Extra:
- College of Life Science Student Council member (1 year)
- Undergraduate science and society journal
- Pre-med club
- 2 poster presentations at my UG
- 1 presentation at symposium at Harvard Medical School for research I did at Mass Gen.
- Tons of shadowing from family med to cardiothoracic surg. ~150 hours
I have GREAT LORs from my PI at the NIH and from my PI at my UG and Mass Gen. As well as a letter from my organic chemistry and biochemistry professors, and 1 from a honors humanities professor.
Anyways, I'm worried because prior to last spring semester, I have always had a 3.8-4.0 GPA each semester. Last spring, though, I got a 3.3, and this fall is shaping up to be a 3.73 AT BEST. I'm concerned that this downward trend at the end of my UG tenure is going to hurt me. I attribute it to working nearly 20 hours a week, but hey, no excuses. Can someone please chance me and comment on this????
Will I still have a decent shot at OHSU (my state school)? I really wanted to apply to upper tiers, but I feel like i've kind of screwed myself at this point...Feeling really crappy...
@Goro @LizzyM
I'll be applying next June and I need an assessment. My GPA has started to fall these past two semesters due to an increased workload, and I need to know how my chances are going to be affected. I cannot afford to apply more than once.
URM: African-American Male
First-generation College Student
Oregon Resident
cGPA: 3.65-3.75 by the end of this semester
sGPA: 3.7-3.8
MCAT: Taking in June. Shooting for 515+ but would be satisfied with a 510.
Research:
-2 Summers at the NIH working on a project related to the molecular players behind inflammation and aging. A publication may or may not come out of this before I apply
-1 summer at the Massachusetts General Hospital at the Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center conducting research on stem cell-derived beta cell replacement therapy (3rd author publication submitted a few weeks ago)
-2 years research at my UG in a lab studying gut microbiota
Work:
- Molecular Biology Lab TA for 1.5 years at my UG
- Urgent care clinic medical assistant for 9 months (+1000 hours total)
- Math instructor at private middle school for 1 year
Volunteering:
- Coronary Care Unit volunteer for 2 years (~250 hours)
- Volunteer at a Hospice for Homeless folks in Salt Lake City (~120 hours by the time that I apply)
Extra:
- College of Life Science Student Council member (1 year)
- Undergraduate science and society journal
- Pre-med club
- 2 poster presentations at my UG
- 1 presentation at symposium at Harvard Medical School for research I did at Mass Gen.
- Tons of shadowing from family med to cardiothoracic surg. ~150 hours
I have GREAT LORs from my PI at the NIH and from my PI at my UG and Mass Gen. As well as a letter from my organic chemistry and biochemistry professors, and 1 from a honors humanities professor.
Anyways, I'm worried because prior to last spring semester, I have always had a 3.8-4.0 GPA each semester. Last spring, though, I got a 3.3, and this fall is shaping up to be a 3.73 AT BEST. I'm concerned that this downward trend at the end of my UG tenure is going to hurt me. I attribute it to working nearly 20 hours a week, but hey, no excuses. Can someone please chance me and comment on this????
Will I still have a decent shot at OHSU (my state school)? I really wanted to apply to upper tiers, but I feel like i've kind of screwed myself at this point...Feeling really crappy...
@Goro @LizzyM
