Hey all, I applied last cycle and got 1 II at Temple which turned into a WL. I think my lack of clinical exposure and service was a red flag last round, so I am reapplying with more this time and would appreciate any advice on how to improve beyond that, as well as which schools would be best to apply to!
Updated application:
Stats:
518 MCAT
3.81 cGPA, 3.73 sGPA (STRONG upward trajectory lol)
T15 undergrad
Utah ORM, bilingual
ECs:
1500+ research hours in a neuroscience drug discovery lab which resulted in an honors thesis, several awards and poster presentations. 25-30 hours of remote research in undergrad doing neuropsychology data analysis/scientific writing on datasets I collected with my PI from high school which resulted in 2 2nd author publications.
1800+ paid clinical hours as a neuroradiology clinical research coordinator (patient facing) in the last year, as well as 20 hours as a medical assistant (just got hired) with 1800 anticipated hours.
300+ clinical volunteering hours as a resource assistant and patient tech at a free clinic for low income/uninsured people in my community (220) in the last year, and as an inpatient volunteer/guest ambassador in a hospital during college (90)
150 nonclinical service hours crocheting hats for homeless folks on my own time
60 shadowing hours in 5 specialties (neurology, neurosurgery, rad onc, internal med, and ob/gyn anesthesiology) in college
350+ hours of leadership in an undergraduate research program (200) and as the president of a club sports team (150) in college
LORS from the medical director of the free clinic, my PI from undergrad, my PI from the last year, my organic chemistry professor, and the director of the undergraduate research program I was in.
Schools I applied to last cycle:
I am interested in neurology and neurosurgery as well as possibly ob/gyn or anesthesiology, but definitely remain open-minded for what I'll get to experience in med school! I'm really interested in continuing to do research in med school, especially in drug discovery or clinical trials!
Thanks in advance for any insights/advice!!
Updated application:
Stats:
518 MCAT
3.81 cGPA, 3.73 sGPA (STRONG upward trajectory lol)
T15 undergrad
Utah ORM, bilingual
ECs:
1500+ research hours in a neuroscience drug discovery lab which resulted in an honors thesis, several awards and poster presentations. 25-30 hours of remote research in undergrad doing neuropsychology data analysis/scientific writing on datasets I collected with my PI from high school which resulted in 2 2nd author publications.
1800+ paid clinical hours as a neuroradiology clinical research coordinator (patient facing) in the last year, as well as 20 hours as a medical assistant (just got hired) with 1800 anticipated hours.
300+ clinical volunteering hours as a resource assistant and patient tech at a free clinic for low income/uninsured people in my community (220) in the last year, and as an inpatient volunteer/guest ambassador in a hospital during college (90)
150 nonclinical service hours crocheting hats for homeless folks on my own time
60 shadowing hours in 5 specialties (neurology, neurosurgery, rad onc, internal med, and ob/gyn anesthesiology) in college
350+ hours of leadership in an undergraduate research program (200) and as the president of a club sports team (150) in college
LORS from the medical director of the free clinic, my PI from undergrad, my PI from the last year, my organic chemistry professor, and the director of the undergraduate research program I was in.
Schools I applied to last cycle:
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| Case Western |
| Emory |
| Dartmouth |
| George Washington |
| Georgetown |
| Indiana University |
| Medical College of Wisconsin |
| Penn State |
| University of Vermont |
| U of Utah |
| University of Michigan Ann Arbor |
| University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
| University of Wisconsin |
| Vanderbilt |
| Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Wake Forest |
| WashU St. Louis |
| UCSD |
| UCSF |
| University of Colorado |
| Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine |
| Ohio State University College of Medicine |
| Tufts |
| Brown |
| Temple |
| U Illinois Chicago |
| Thomas Jefferson University |
| Virginia Tech |
I am interested in neurology and neurosurgery as well as possibly ob/gyn or anesthesiology, but definitely remain open-minded for what I'll get to experience in med school! I'm really interested in continuing to do research in med school, especially in drug discovery or clinical trials!
Thanks in advance for any insights/advice!!
