Hey guys,
I’m trying to best improve my application for next cycle and would really appreciate any advice you may have. This medical cycle has definitely been humbling so feel free to be as honest as possible. Thanks in advance!
3.8s and cGPA
507(retake)
Not URM
UCF recent grad summer 2016 : Fl Resident
-250 hours clinical volunteering over 2 years
-2.5 years + research with publication submitted in review (co-author). Some semesters really involved, some not at all
-Microbio TA 3 semesters
-President and VP of a large Sports Club organization
-25 hours shadowing two different primary care docs (i’ll try to get more hours)
-100 hours ish hours non clinical volunteering (special olympics, salvation army, etc.)
-Employment: Medical Records Tech, Working with kids w/ disabilities (few summers), Working w/ a nonprofit for underserved (gap year)
-Some other minor stuff but don’t want to get too detailed
My school list consisted of all Florida schools, a handful out of state (Tulane, Rosalind Franklin, Oakland, Quinnipac) and only two DO schools in late October. I submitted the MD programs by late August/mid September. I also had my PS/secondaries revised several times.
I’m wondering what would be best to improve my application for next cycle. I feel like I have a lot of meaningful ECs that aren’t just cookie cutter/things I actually enjoyed. I am really interested in that aspect of serving others and probably need my application to show it even more.
Options
-MCAT improvement (realistically I don’t think I can improve by THAT much maybe a few points so idk if its a good idea).
-Employment: Clinical like scribe or whatnot.
-Employment: Volunteer based such as City Year/Americorps. I think I would really enjoy this but I feel as if its similar to my gap year job now so don’t know if it would add a ton.
-?
Next cycle I’m planning to submit my application ASAP and apply to more DO programs. Only issue is my science LOR are meh and will be reused from this cycle (unfortunately I don’t have much of an option here). I’m hoping to get a few more shadowing hours and to make sure my PS/Secondaries are perfect.
I’m trying to best improve my application for next cycle and would really appreciate any advice you may have. This medical cycle has definitely been humbling so feel free to be as honest as possible. Thanks in advance!
3.8s and cGPA
507(retake)
Not URM
UCF recent grad summer 2016 : Fl Resident
-250 hours clinical volunteering over 2 years
-2.5 years + research with publication submitted in review (co-author). Some semesters really involved, some not at all
-Microbio TA 3 semesters
-President and VP of a large Sports Club organization
-25 hours shadowing two different primary care docs (i’ll try to get more hours)
-100 hours ish hours non clinical volunteering (special olympics, salvation army, etc.)
-Employment: Medical Records Tech, Working with kids w/ disabilities (few summers), Working w/ a nonprofit for underserved (gap year)
-Some other minor stuff but don’t want to get too detailed
My school list consisted of all Florida schools, a handful out of state (Tulane, Rosalind Franklin, Oakland, Quinnipac) and only two DO schools in late October. I submitted the MD programs by late August/mid September. I also had my PS/secondaries revised several times.
I’m wondering what would be best to improve my application for next cycle. I feel like I have a lot of meaningful ECs that aren’t just cookie cutter/things I actually enjoyed. I am really interested in that aspect of serving others and probably need my application to show it even more.
Options
-MCAT improvement (realistically I don’t think I can improve by THAT much maybe a few points so idk if its a good idea).
-Employment: Clinical like scribe or whatnot.
-Employment: Volunteer based such as City Year/Americorps. I think I would really enjoy this but I feel as if its similar to my gap year job now so don’t know if it would add a ton.
-?
Next cycle I’m planning to submit my application ASAP and apply to more DO programs. Only issue is my science LOR are meh and will be reused from this cycle (unfortunately I don’t have much of an option here). I’m hoping to get a few more shadowing hours and to make sure my PS/Secondaries are perfect.