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Hello Physicians and Future Physicians,
First some background regarding my situation right now so you can better answer my question and/or vote in my poll (although, I would really apprecite if you stated the reason for voting the way you did):
I have interviewed for my research job at CHOP/UPenn already and it looks decently promising. And I have an interview opportunity with Scribe America this week. So assume the best of everything, that I can choice either job, what should I do, assuming you are the admission committee looking at my application next fall?
There is actually one more opinion. I actually work part time at CVS as a Pharm Tech right now so I could just pick up just enough hours to scrap by and focus on studying for the MCAT and worry about my full time job last.
Please keep in mind that I'm trying to get to the best medical school as possible, ASAP? Though I don't actually mind the working life but I don't particularly like MCAT studying. I only am in a rush because most of my peers are in medical school already...Perhaps I should invest in more GAP years? Take my time to maybe take a few classes to boost my GPA in the meanwhile?
Anyway, thank you in advance for any advice and for reading through the long post!
Sincerely,
Happy
First some background regarding my situation right now so you can better answer my question and/or vote in my poll (although, I would really apprecite if you stated the reason for voting the way you did):
- Just graduated from the University of Notre Dame this May with a Bachelor of Science in Biology (btw, great education and beautiful campus, not a fan of the permeating religious aura because I'm actually an Asian atheist and actually felt somewhat out of place...but I digress).
- Both science and overall GPA's around a 3.5 (I know, subpar)
- 3 years of research at ND in the same lab with a 3rd author paper in Biochemistry (Impact Factor of 3) and another one currently being submitted
- Decent extracurricular/leadership position? (co-founded and presided over a table tennis club)
- Could use more volunteering and clinic experience hours, but I participated in the First-Aid club for 2 years and a bit of hospital volunteering, also have shadowed doctors several times including a complete kidney transplant (I'm mentioning this for scribing considerations. Side question: does the AMCAS application require one to put down my own experience hours?)
I have interviewed for my research job at CHOP/UPenn already and it looks decently promising. And I have an interview opportunity with Scribe America this week. So assume the best of everything, that I can choice either job, what should I do, assuming you are the admission committee looking at my application next fall?
There is actually one more opinion. I actually work part time at CVS as a Pharm Tech right now so I could just pick up just enough hours to scrap by and focus on studying for the MCAT and worry about my full time job last.
Please keep in mind that I'm trying to get to the best medical school as possible, ASAP? Though I don't actually mind the working life but I don't particularly like MCAT studying. I only am in a rush because most of my peers are in medical school already...Perhaps I should invest in more GAP years? Take my time to maybe take a few classes to boost my GPA in the meanwhile?
Anyway, thank you in advance for any advice and for reading through the long post!
Sincerely,
Happy