Anon_medgirl
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I have received 0 interviews this cycle so I am looking for feedback on how to improve my application. Some med school students I know are saying that my app is very research focused, which is good for high-tier schools, but not as good for mid-low tier schools. But I obviously do not have the mcat score for top tier schools. Other than the obvious (needing to retake my MCAT score), how else can I improve my application? Thank you so much for your help!
- cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMA
- cGPA: 3.98, sGPA: 3.95.
- MCAT score(s) and breakdown
- 506 (126, 125, 126, 129)..I know it's rough.
- State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US)
- Michigan
- Ethnicity and/or race
- White
- Undergraduate institution or category
- Liberal arts college
- Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
- CNA for seniors with Dementia and Alzheimer's (640 hours)
- Emergency department volunteer (40 hours)
- Research experience and productivity
- Over 3000 research hours. Conducted neuroimaging research on eating disorders
- Published a journal article in the International Journal of Eating Disorders as second author. Earned honors on my senior thesis that encompassed the study I published.
- Currently, conducting neuroimaging research on substance use disorders at a very renowned medical school.
- About to submit 2 more manuscripts. One looks at what predicts whether someone will adhere to and approve of COVID-19 social distancing guidelines. The other one looks at sex and substance use in adolescence.
- Shadowing experience and specialties represented
- 66 hours. Specialties include, Neuroradiologist, Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Outpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Internal Medicine.
- Non-clinical volunteering
- Volunteer Teacher for students at risk of educational failure (54 hours)
- Volunteer Golf Coach for students at risk of educational failure (25 hours)
- Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
- Student Athlete, Golf (1600 hours).
- Captain of Women's golf team during my Junior and Senior years of college.
- Teaching Assistant (100 hours).
- Co-Founder and Leader of a student organization that promotes mental health awareness on our college's campus (junior and senior years of college)
- Relevant honors or awards
- Honors in Major
- Donald W. VanLiere Prize in Psychology Coursework (awarded for achieving highest GPA in major)
- Honors on Senior Thesis, which was a neuroimaging on eating disorders study that I conducted.
- Best Poster Presentation Award at an Undergraduate Research Conference.
- Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar (awarded for excelling in classroom and on golf course).
- Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society (inducted for excelling in both classroom and golf course).
- Other Relevant info: Graduated undergrad in 2019. Currently a Research Study Coordinator and a CNA for seniors with Alzheimer's and Dementia.
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