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doggloverr9

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I just got my MCAT and I’m so disappointed and now I don’t know if I should submit my all tonight. DO wasn’t in my plans

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Low income: Food stamps, Pell grant, and full scholarship
Undergrad: T10 Public School
2 Gap years

STATS:
sGPA - 3.74
cGPA - 3.80 —> 4.0 junior and senior year
MCAT - 507 (126/124/127/129) FL average 513. Usually cars is 126 and all other sections are 129.

ECs:
Clinical: Medical Scribe complex derm (2,000 hrs + future hours in gap year)

Clinical Volunteering: ER Volunteer (50 hrs)

Shadowing + future hours in gap
- Trauma/General Surgery (60 hrs)
- Radiology (15 hrs + future hours)
- Orthopedic Surgery (10 hrs)

Non-Clinical Volunteering
- High School Chemistry tutor, 80% school population is low socioeconomic status / medically underserved groups (50 hrs)
- Organizing medically tailored meals for those with chronic illnesses, most are low-income (100 hrs + future hours in gap year)

Research:
- Bioinformatics OB/GYN and maternal-fetal medicine (1,500 hrs)
- Bioinformatics Allergy and Immunology (1,500 + future hours in gap year)

Leadership
- Director of External Affairs of Alzheimer’s Club (400 hours)
- Club Volleyball Organizer and team member (500 hours)
- Lead Hostess (1,150 hrs)
- Lead Scribe training new scribes (200 hours)
 
You should always have DO in your plans until you get your scores.

At the least, get your hours with making meals for the chronically ill up to 150 minimum for service orientation activities.
 
You should always have DO in your plans until you get your scores.

At the least, get your hours with making meals for the chronically ill up to 150 minimum for service orientation activities.

So I shouldn’t apply until those hours are up?
 
So I shouldn’t apply until those hours are up?
I just warn you based on probabilities.

Your clinical experience also does not seem to include much primary care.

I would say you may want to consider waiting unless you want to "shoot your shot" at the risk of reapplying next year. I'll defer to other experts.
 
I suggest these schools with your stats:
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Albany
Drexel
Temple
Penn State
George Washington
Eastern Virginia
Wake Forest
Belmont
NOVA MD
TCU
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
California University
Loma Linda (if you fit their mission)
UC Riverside (if you are from that region)
UC Davis
 
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