simzzz
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Hi everyone just looking for some feedback regarding whether or not to reapply in the coming cycle, or if waiting a year would be a better move.
A little about myself:
CA Resident
3.97 GPA, Biochem
518 MCAT
ORM
*Finishing my degree in 3 years and graduating in June 2020, so younger than the average applicant
I applied with:
Clinical experience:
-30 hrs in hospice
-80 hrs in a very hands-on student hospital volunteering program
Shadowing:
-65 hrs
Research:
-1500 hrs in an independent role; for which I attended undergraduate research symposiums, was recognized for a departmental award, and applied for a university-level grant
Volunteering:
-50 hrs as a private tutor for girls in STEM
-125 hrs Dance Instructor and Teaching Assistant in a local religious/cultural facility
Extracurriculars:
-President/Founder of a women's cultural dance team on campus
-member of another cultural/religious club
If I reapply this year:
-60 hrs in hospice
->300 hrs in the hospital
-100 hrs shadowing
->2000 hrs research
-175 hrs as a dance instructor/TA
-Continued involvement in the same extracurriculars
I know I definitely was a little too eager to this all this year, and likely the issue was in the number of hrs in clinical experience and shadowing as well as my age. I really wasn't clear on everything that the application process entailed and my premed advisor assured me that I would at least get a few interviews and so I could give it a shot.
I received one II and am currently on the waitlist for this school, so reapplying will likely be a reality, but I don't want to make the mistake of rushing it again, but I am also not keen on taking a break from school for 2 years.
I submitted my primary by 07/02, and most of my secondaries had been received and submitted by the end of August.
Schools I applied to- which may very well be a part of the problem:
-All of the UCs
-University of Washington
-University of Maryland
-George Washington
-University of Wisconsin (I lived there for most of my childhood)
-Georgetown
-U Mass (my physician mentor encouraged me to apply he was an alumni)
-USC
-University of Pittsburgh
-U Michigan
-Stanford
-NYU
-Columbia
-U Chicago
All feedback is welcome! Thanks once again!
Also, advice for what I should do in my gap year(s) would also be welcome!
A little about myself:
CA Resident
3.97 GPA, Biochem
518 MCAT
ORM
*Finishing my degree in 3 years and graduating in June 2020, so younger than the average applicant
I applied with:
Clinical experience:
-30 hrs in hospice
-80 hrs in a very hands-on student hospital volunteering program
Shadowing:
-65 hrs
Research:
-1500 hrs in an independent role; for which I attended undergraduate research symposiums, was recognized for a departmental award, and applied for a university-level grant
Volunteering:
-50 hrs as a private tutor for girls in STEM
-125 hrs Dance Instructor and Teaching Assistant in a local religious/cultural facility
Extracurriculars:
-President/Founder of a women's cultural dance team on campus
-member of another cultural/religious club
If I reapply this year:
-60 hrs in hospice
->300 hrs in the hospital
-100 hrs shadowing
->2000 hrs research
-175 hrs as a dance instructor/TA
-Continued involvement in the same extracurriculars
I know I definitely was a little too eager to this all this year, and likely the issue was in the number of hrs in clinical experience and shadowing as well as my age. I really wasn't clear on everything that the application process entailed and my premed advisor assured me that I would at least get a few interviews and so I could give it a shot.
I received one II and am currently on the waitlist for this school, so reapplying will likely be a reality, but I don't want to make the mistake of rushing it again, but I am also not keen on taking a break from school for 2 years.
I submitted my primary by 07/02, and most of my secondaries had been received and submitted by the end of August.
Schools I applied to- which may very well be a part of the problem:
-All of the UCs
-University of Washington
-University of Maryland
-George Washington
-University of Wisconsin (I lived there for most of my childhood)
-Georgetown
-U Mass (my physician mentor encouraged me to apply he was an alumni)
-USC
-University of Pittsburgh
-U Michigan
-Stanford
-NYU
-Columbia
-U Chicago
All feedback is welcome! Thanks once again!
Also, advice for what I should do in my gap year(s) would also be welcome!
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