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I am a recent Biochemistry graduate from a state college in Pennsylvania.
This past cycle, I applied to 21 MD and 4 DO. received all rejections from MD, still heard nothing from DO schools.
- 506 MCAT: ( 129, 124, 127, 126), cGPA: 3.63, sGPA: 3.59
- Immigrated to the United States six years ago, trilingual ( no Spanish, Eastern European languages), unique life story. personal statement about chronic illness in a family member and great exposure to medicine because of it. This is the main reason why I am pursuing medicine.
- Currently working in a prestigious lab at a local cancer center, will have about 1000+ hours when I reapply next cycle, don't think I'll have any publication but who knows.
Clinical experience: Volunteering in a P.A.C.U unit at a local hospital for about 100 hours.
currently volunteering at a local hospice so will have probably another 100+ hours by the time I apply in June.
Non- Clinical Volunteering: Currently volunteering with the American Red Cross, help with organizing blood donation events, calling people, transportation of blood product to the local airport.
Currently also volunteering at a local food warehouse where we package food for people in need, we also deliver it to them twice a month.
Will have probably 100-200 hours invested in those opportunities by June.
Shadowing: about 120 hours at a Pre-Med program in a local hospital, shadowed many physicians.
Leadership: Vice president of a Health Club at my local university for a year, didn't have much time to be very involved, see below.
Had to work 20-30 hours a week throughout my college career to help my parents pay for the bills and my education. Didn't have much time for extracurricular activities or non-clinical volunteering during my time at the University.
Currently, I do not have a letter from a physician, I have 2 science professors and 2 non science professors and a committee letter from my undergrad.
When I reapply, I will have a letter from an MD/PhD physician that I do research with.
Ethnicity: White, eastern European.
Please help by advising me my chances for MD vs DO, possible school list for next year. Should I retake the MCAT or go to SMP/Post-Bacc?
Thank you, everybody!
This past cycle, I applied to 21 MD and 4 DO. received all rejections from MD, still heard nothing from DO schools.
- 506 MCAT: ( 129, 124, 127, 126), cGPA: 3.63, sGPA: 3.59
- Immigrated to the United States six years ago, trilingual ( no Spanish, Eastern European languages), unique life story. personal statement about chronic illness in a family member and great exposure to medicine because of it. This is the main reason why I am pursuing medicine.
- Currently working in a prestigious lab at a local cancer center, will have about 1000+ hours when I reapply next cycle, don't think I'll have any publication but who knows.
Clinical experience: Volunteering in a P.A.C.U unit at a local hospital for about 100 hours.
currently volunteering at a local hospice so will have probably another 100+ hours by the time I apply in June.
Non- Clinical Volunteering: Currently volunteering with the American Red Cross, help with organizing blood donation events, calling people, transportation of blood product to the local airport.
Currently also volunteering at a local food warehouse where we package food for people in need, we also deliver it to them twice a month.
Will have probably 100-200 hours invested in those opportunities by June.
Shadowing: about 120 hours at a Pre-Med program in a local hospital, shadowed many physicians.
Leadership: Vice president of a Health Club at my local university for a year, didn't have much time to be very involved, see below.
Had to work 20-30 hours a week throughout my college career to help my parents pay for the bills and my education. Didn't have much time for extracurricular activities or non-clinical volunteering during my time at the University.
Currently, I do not have a letter from a physician, I have 2 science professors and 2 non science professors and a committee letter from my undergrad.
When I reapply, I will have a letter from an MD/PhD physician that I do research with.
Ethnicity: White, eastern European.
Please help by advising me my chances for MD vs DO, possible school list for next year. Should I retake the MCAT or go to SMP/Post-Bacc?
Thank you, everybody!
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