Hi guys, I was wondering if I could get some input on my chances with my current stats. I'm not sure how unusual or not my situation is so first let me give you some background.
I did my undergrad at a state university in Michigan with the intention of becoming a pharmacist. I graduated last May (2013) with a bachelors in biology and earned a cGPA and sGPA of 3.3. I then took a year off after graduating to study for the PCAT and to log more hours of work in the pharmacy ( I work as a pharmacy technician for the last few years). After meeting all the requirements and jumping through all the hoops required for pharmacy school I was accepted to a school in Michigan and thought my future was set... Until I really thought hard about pharmacy as a career. As I gained more knowledge and witnessed first hand what a pharmacist does I no longer believe the profession is for me. I began searching for what I wanted to do with myself as a career and have decided on medicine, particularly family medicine. After shadowing both 2 healthcare professionals in a family practice setting ( 1 PA and 1 MD) I feel strongly that primary care medicine is what I want to do.
My stats:
cGPA: 3.30
sGPA: 3.30
MCAT: 28Q (10/8/10)
Over 1300 hours logged as a pharmacy technician.
Shadowed PA 80 hours
Shadowed family medicine practitioner (MD) 40 hours
2 letters of recommendation from upper level science professors (one was my advisor)
1 letter of recommendation from non-science professor
1 letter of recommendation from above-mentioned MD
A meager 10hours of volunteering I did once sophomore year.
And I'm semi-fluent in Spanish for whatever it's worth (Rosetta Stone
)
I will be applying strictly DO because I have a few class retakes (came down with mono my junior year, wrecked my gpa and had to retake in the summer between). I know this is weird because I don't have a DO letter but from what I've researched it isn't mandatory for some schools.
My question is, will my lack of EC's sink my application (I.e. Lack of volunteering hours)? If I applied day 1 will I have a good chance anywhere? From what I've read my GPA and MCAT are about average. My primary choice would be MSUCOM but from what I've researched it will be a long shot for me. I will be applying to every single DO school that I meet the criteria for. Please be honest and I thank you guys for your time!
I did my undergrad at a state university in Michigan with the intention of becoming a pharmacist. I graduated last May (2013) with a bachelors in biology and earned a cGPA and sGPA of 3.3. I then took a year off after graduating to study for the PCAT and to log more hours of work in the pharmacy ( I work as a pharmacy technician for the last few years). After meeting all the requirements and jumping through all the hoops required for pharmacy school I was accepted to a school in Michigan and thought my future was set... Until I really thought hard about pharmacy as a career. As I gained more knowledge and witnessed first hand what a pharmacist does I no longer believe the profession is for me. I began searching for what I wanted to do with myself as a career and have decided on medicine, particularly family medicine. After shadowing both 2 healthcare professionals in a family practice setting ( 1 PA and 1 MD) I feel strongly that primary care medicine is what I want to do.
My stats:
cGPA: 3.30
sGPA: 3.30
MCAT: 28Q (10/8/10)
Over 1300 hours logged as a pharmacy technician.
Shadowed PA 80 hours
Shadowed family medicine practitioner (MD) 40 hours
2 letters of recommendation from upper level science professors (one was my advisor)
1 letter of recommendation from non-science professor
1 letter of recommendation from above-mentioned MD
A meager 10hours of volunteering I did once sophomore year.
And I'm semi-fluent in Spanish for whatever it's worth (Rosetta Stone
)I will be applying strictly DO because I have a few class retakes (came down with mono my junior year, wrecked my gpa and had to retake in the summer between). I know this is weird because I don't have a DO letter but from what I've researched it isn't mandatory for some schools.
My question is, will my lack of EC's sink my application (I.e. Lack of volunteering hours)? If I applied day 1 will I have a good chance anywhere? From what I've read my GPA and MCAT are about average. My primary choice would be MSUCOM but from what I've researched it will be a long shot for me. I will be applying to every single DO school that I meet the criteria for. Please be honest and I thank you guys for your time!
