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Applying for the cycle of 2018 matriculation!
My stats/demographics:
Degree from a private California school: BA in Biology with Spanish minor
GPA (both science and cumulative): ~3.1
MCAT: 500 (Chem&Phys: 125, CARS: 123, Bio&Biochem: 125, Psych&Soc: 127)
Race: Asian (I know, surprise surprise)
As a college student, didn't have much direct participation in health field, but I was involved in some extracurriculars:
- Work-study at an ethnic student center that focused on social support and mental health of community (local non-college folks and on-campus students)
- shadowed 2 MD's (couldn't find a DO during college, see below for DO shadowing)
- participated in Spanish courses with a focus on community involvement
- summer cancer research at a grad pharmacy school and used the topic to complete a thesis for my Bio major
- commuted from home almost all years, so I had quite the amount of domestic and sibling/older child duties
Current/Future planned Extracurriculars:
- teacher's assistant/aid at a private pre-k
- scribe at a local hospital ED with a residency program
- shadow a local DO affiliated with my scribing site
- OMM clinic student at Western Pomona DO school
I would really appreciate any comments (which schools to definitely apply for, which ones to avoid and which ones are good high-reach schools considering my stats) from previous successful applicants that were in kind of the same boat I'm in, with respect to stats and demographics. If possible, please list your background like I did because that will put your comment into more perspective not only for me but for anyone in similar. I would also appreciate direct links to DO school stats on most recent admitted class.
FTR: I'm aware there are many posts of this type but are either outdated or OP specific. So help me out and please refrain from the unnecessary hate. Please and thanks everyone! <3
My stats/demographics:
Degree from a private California school: BA in Biology with Spanish minor
GPA (both science and cumulative): ~3.1
MCAT: 500 (Chem&Phys: 125, CARS: 123, Bio&Biochem: 125, Psych&Soc: 127)
Race: Asian (I know, surprise surprise)
As a college student, didn't have much direct participation in health field, but I was involved in some extracurriculars:
- Work-study at an ethnic student center that focused on social support and mental health of community (local non-college folks and on-campus students)
- shadowed 2 MD's (couldn't find a DO during college, see below for DO shadowing)
- participated in Spanish courses with a focus on community involvement
- summer cancer research at a grad pharmacy school and used the topic to complete a thesis for my Bio major
- commuted from home almost all years, so I had quite the amount of domestic and sibling/older child duties
Current/Future planned Extracurriculars:
- teacher's assistant/aid at a private pre-k
- scribe at a local hospital ED with a residency program
- shadow a local DO affiliated with my scribing site
- OMM clinic student at Western Pomona DO school
I would really appreciate any comments (which schools to definitely apply for, which ones to avoid and which ones are good high-reach schools considering my stats) from previous successful applicants that were in kind of the same boat I'm in, with respect to stats and demographics. If possible, please list your background like I did because that will put your comment into more perspective not only for me but for anyone in similar. I would also appreciate direct links to DO school stats on most recent admitted class.
FTR: I'm aware there are many posts of this type but are either outdated or OP specific. So help me out and please refrain from the unnecessary hate. Please and thanks everyone! <3