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So by the time I graduate, I expect about a 3.45 GPA overall with upward trend from a horrendous 2.5 Freshman year and 2.8 Sophomore Year. I am expecting something around 38 MCAT based on practice tests but you never know, I could fail. I attend a top 20 undergraduate university which i would prefer to leave unnamed.
I will have an estimated 1000+ clinical hours, most of which come from being an EMT. About 100 of those hours from a hospital. About 100 from treating homeless people.
Over 400+ volunteer hours. Most of which come from American Red Cross. Includes teaching CPR/FA/AED courses. Also some from volunteering in a hospital.
About 100 hours shadowing a doctor. Can be upped easily as I have connections in this department. Should I up this?
3 years of leadership with the American Red Cross club at my school.
I was an UnderGraduate Student Instructor (UGSI) for an intro Physiology course for a semester with a chance to repeat but I declined for times sake.
I am applying to be a UGSI for upper-division anatomy as well.
I can speak Chinese and Spanish well enough to hold a decent conversation. (Learned both languages in free time)
I will have competed in at least one gymnastics competition before I graduate. I may also try out for a sport if i feel like i can continue this 4.0 trend over the next 2 semesters with the added time commitment. Likely weight lifting since I have been working out for years. Based on my weight class and my lifts, I would easily place near the top 3 among college athletes in my region if I competed. Will this help my application?
And considering my low GPA in my first two years, it was tough to get a research position so i will only have one year of research, maybe 1.5.
I have a weak excuse for the low GPA in the first two years. I had a medical condition later in High School that made it very difficult to study and I had to drop many of my APs. Coming into this school, everyone had easily taken at least 6 APs and so i was heavily disadvantaged those years. I also had poor study habits from high school because of the condition. Now that we are all on even footing in these Anatomy, Biochem, Genetics courses, etc, I am shining.
I am hoping for an MD like UCLA or UCSD or Stanford. But I doubt I will get that lucky. Any help would be appreciated.
I will have an estimated 1000+ clinical hours, most of which come from being an EMT. About 100 of those hours from a hospital. About 100 from treating homeless people.
Over 400+ volunteer hours. Most of which come from American Red Cross. Includes teaching CPR/FA/AED courses. Also some from volunteering in a hospital.
About 100 hours shadowing a doctor. Can be upped easily as I have connections in this department. Should I up this?
3 years of leadership with the American Red Cross club at my school.
I was an UnderGraduate Student Instructor (UGSI) for an intro Physiology course for a semester with a chance to repeat but I declined for times sake.
I am applying to be a UGSI for upper-division anatomy as well.
I can speak Chinese and Spanish well enough to hold a decent conversation. (Learned both languages in free time)
I will have competed in at least one gymnastics competition before I graduate. I may also try out for a sport if i feel like i can continue this 4.0 trend over the next 2 semesters with the added time commitment. Likely weight lifting since I have been working out for years. Based on my weight class and my lifts, I would easily place near the top 3 among college athletes in my region if I competed. Will this help my application?
And considering my low GPA in my first two years, it was tough to get a research position so i will only have one year of research, maybe 1.5.
I have a weak excuse for the low GPA in the first two years. I had a medical condition later in High School that made it very difficult to study and I had to drop many of my APs. Coming into this school, everyone had easily taken at least 6 APs and so i was heavily disadvantaged those years. I also had poor study habits from high school because of the condition. Now that we are all on even footing in these Anatomy, Biochem, Genetics courses, etc, I am shining.
I am hoping for an MD like UCLA or UCSD or Stanford. But I doubt I will get that lucky. Any help would be appreciated.
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