londonpaisley
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Hi guys! I'm a rising junior and I've been looking at a few (around 15-20 or so) MD and DO schools and the more I look at them the more I'm doubting that I'll have credentials by senior year to apply to Med school. Below are my stats:
Through these stats, would I be qualified to apply for med school in my senior year (approximately 4 semesters from now)? My top 5 schools I want to apply to are UMass Chan, UCSD, Tufts, Harvard, and Yale, but the more I think about it the more I feel that those are all reaches.
Please let me know your thoughts, and thank you!
- 3.9 cGPA and 3.8sGPA
- I haven't taken the MCAT yet but I'm aiming for hopefully 510-515 score
- Mixed race
- Attend UMass Amherst (Microbiology major and English Minor)
- No clinical experience but I plan to work as a scribe my junior and senior year (as well as shadowing)
- Engaged in summer research and trying to get into undergrad research this semester
- No MDs/DOs shadowed but trying to find shadowing experience
- Volunteer experience in Habitat for Humanity in construction work, food kitchens, volunteering for Boy Scouts, and tutoring STEM classes for Petey Greene Program
- Other extracurriculars include member of APO Community Service frat, Vice president of PSP Honors Academic frat, Resident Assistant (RA), Event Coordinator in Microbiology Club, and member of Powerlifting Club
- Received 2 academic scholarships to UMass and Chris Petterson Pledge Award for APO
Through these stats, would I be qualified to apply for med school in my senior year (approximately 4 semesters from now)? My top 5 schools I want to apply to are UMass Chan, UCSD, Tufts, Harvard, and Yale, but the more I think about it the more I feel that those are all reaches.
Please let me know your thoughts, and thank you!
