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Hello everyone! Ive been a long time lurker on SDN and am finally applying this cycle, going to apply very broadly and to many schools. I wanted to thank everyone who took the time to read my posts over the years and help provide such amazing advice and help! Anyways I had a question regarding my personal statement. So basically long story short, as a kid I spent a lot of time with my female best friend who had a very weak immune system and would require constant care taking. She had no father, and no relatives, mother always working, and coming from a economically disadvantaged background you would see the health disparities we faced. I spent a majority of my childhood looking up ways to help ease her pain, and would often spend time with a local doctor and ask for advice (which he would provide free of charge). Not going to go into details but this really inspired me from a young age to pursue medicine, not just the humanitarian aspect of being a physician, but the scientific inquisition that came along with the role. I loved asking questions about her condition and whenever I found something that would help her I would be thrilled. Fastforward 15 years and the girl in question is my wife and I enjoy every moment with her. She has a proper diagnosis now, and our financial situation is much better so she gets the care she needs, and the medications she needs. Im on the path to medicine as a student of science and as a human that genuinely enjoys seeing myself contribute to alleviating the pain of the people around me, especially for those from disadvantaged backgrounds such as the one I grew up in.
Sorry for the long post, but this is the information I want to write my personal statement about. My pre-health advisor never wants to help me and won't asnwer my questions, so I'm wondering if its ok to write about this in my personal statement?
I appreciate any and all feedback, no matter how harsh the criticism may be. Im a low stat applicant, 3.47 cgpa, 3.21 sgpa (AACOMAS), 3.13 sgpa (AMCAS), 494 MCAT (retaking in 5 weeks, and scoring high on practice now), Have tons of EC's, Shadowing for DO and MD, LOR from MD and DO, and I was a high school science teacher at a Title III school (school in economically disadvantaged area). Also I was a medical scribe for 1.5 years, and medical assistant for 2 years. My gpa is ruined from two C+ I got freshman year in Calc 2 and orgo 2. Otherwise I only have A's~B's. I took really heavy course loads, minimum of 18 credits a semester and graduated in 2.5 years, with 0 credits taken before university started.
I mentioned this in previous posts but my pre-med advisor at my university won't even give me a chance to talk to her, so I'm posting on SDN whenever I get anxious. Should I continue with applying this cycle?
Sorry for the long post, but this is the information I want to write my personal statement about. My pre-health advisor never wants to help me and won't asnwer my questions, so I'm wondering if its ok to write about this in my personal statement?
I appreciate any and all feedback, no matter how harsh the criticism may be. Im a low stat applicant, 3.47 cgpa, 3.21 sgpa (AACOMAS), 3.13 sgpa (AMCAS), 494 MCAT (retaking in 5 weeks, and scoring high on practice now), Have tons of EC's, Shadowing for DO and MD, LOR from MD and DO, and I was a high school science teacher at a Title III school (school in economically disadvantaged area). Also I was a medical scribe for 1.5 years, and medical assistant for 2 years. My gpa is ruined from two C+ I got freshman year in Calc 2 and orgo 2. Otherwise I only have A's~B's. I took really heavy course loads, minimum of 18 credits a semester and graduated in 2.5 years, with 0 credits taken before university started.
I mentioned this in previous posts but my pre-med advisor at my university won't even give me a chance to talk to her, so I'm posting on SDN whenever I get anxious. Should I continue with applying this cycle?