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[Senacak]

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Hello everyone. I would really appreciate some advice from people who are currently enrolled, accepted or are currently planning on applying in the 2010 med. school admissions cycle.
I’m a 22 year male- Canadian Citizen
My stats are a 3.57 CGPA, 3.71 science GPA, MCAT 12 bio, 11 phy, 11 verb , writing R
- My first year, I did terrible...got something like 2.5 GPA and my general chemistry mark was a C grade
- The rest of the years, I did really well with one exception. I got a D in organic chemistry. However I retook the course and got an A.
- How much does the C and D grade hurt me since they are important premedical courses?
- I have no real research experience however I did volunteer in a university laboratory for 2 years.
- In September of 2009 I will be initiating an Independent Study Project and hopefully will be able to publish as a first author
- I have a lot of volunteer experience: coached competitive soccer for 4 years; I have 300hrs in a nursing home; I have 50hrs of physician shadowing; I am an active member of my church and I organize various events such as the Christmas food drive; I am a board member of a soccer club organization and I am responsible in organizing the clubs house league
- I am also a professional musician and I have played at various events and business establishments
- In high school I was offered a number of soccer scholarships in the US, however I turned down all the offers since I had other plans for myself back home.
- I am also an entrepreneur. I co-established a ticket brokerage/promotions company about three years ago. My business is doing very well.
- I also am bilingual in English and Greek.
- Most importantly I have valuable life experience
- I have traveled extensively; Leisure and Business

I am wondering.........

What are my chances of getting accepted into a US medical school?

What are my chances of getting accepted into a top or middle tier US medical school?


Thank You in Advance!

 

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Hello everyone. I would really appreciate some advice from people who are currently enrolled, accepted or are currently planning on applying in the 2010 med. school admissions cycle.
I'm a 22 year male- Canadian Citizen
My stats are a 3.57 CGPA, 3.71 science GPA, MCAT 12 bio, 11 phy, 11 verb , writing R
- My first year, I did terrible...got something like 2.5 GPA and my general chemistry mark was a C grade
- The rest of the years, I did really well with one exception. I got a D in organic chemistry. However I retook the course and got an A.
- How much does the C and D grade hurt me since they are important premedical courses?
- I have no real research experience however I did volunteer in a university laboratory for 2 years.
- In September of 2009 I will be initiating an Independent Study Project and hopefully will be able to publish as a first author
- I have a lot of volunteer experience: coached competitive soccer for 4 years; I have 300hrs in a nursing home; I have 50hrs of physician shadowing; I am an active member of my church and I organize various events such as the Christmas food drive; I am a board member of a soccer club organization and I am responsible in organizing the clubs house league
- I am also a professional musician and I have played at various events and business establishments
- In high school I was offered a number of soccer scholarships in the US, however I turned down all the offers since I had other plans for myself back home.
- I am also an entrepreneur. I co-established a ticket brokerage/promotions company about three years ago. My business is doing very well.
- I also am bilingual in English and Greek.
- Most importantly I have valuable life experience
- I have traveled extensively; Leisure and Business

I am wondering.........

What are my chances of getting accepted into a US medical school?

What are my chances of getting accepted into a top or middle tier US medical school?


Thank You in Advance!

Since you are a Canadian citizen, you will be consider as a foreign applicant. With that status, it is extremely hard to be admitted into a US Medical School. You will be competing with other foreign applicants for extremely few seats (and most foreign applicant who are admitted have higher scores than US applicants). Most of the seats for medical school are given to US citizens. However, you do have a really good set of stats and I believe you will be competitive, but I not sure how competitive you'll be if you are a foreign applicant. Apply broadly and I would also recommend applying to some Canadian schools as a back up.