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[Mr.Smile12]

I'm sorry to hear about your family loss. When did you take the exam to get a 511?

Neuroscience Lab - 1500 hours over 3 years (including summers). A lot of patient interaction through this so I would classify it as clinical.

You mean clinical research? What were your responsibilities, and were these subjects or patients? Did you have to enter EMR data? When you go for the IRTA, will you continue to do clinical research, or will you do more traditional wet/bench?

You also must include non-clinical community service that shows service orientation. You have a lot of fundraising and administration with NPO's, but it's not obvious what you have done face-to-face with communities experiencing distress (in the United States). Crisis line experience is valuable but not sufficient for service orientation if you review the AAMC competency definition. You need 150 hours of activities when you submit like food distribution, shelter work, job placement services, transportation services, or housing rehabilitation. Anticipated hours do not matter.

That said, you could get some attention given your resume, but you need to be aware of pronounced weaknesses that you need to work on. The first question I have for you: does it matter what brand is attached to your MD/MPH? Does it have to be Hopkins, Harvard, or Yale (which is out of reach on the MCAT, but not sure if your international experience can balance that)? How about DO/MPH? Why is the patient care aspect that important for you as opposed to the administrative and fundraising side where it appears you are experienced? Do you want to find schools with student-run clinics, and what would you be looking for since not all of them are going to be the same?

BTW: no I don't think at first blush that you need to apply to DO unless there are specific opportunities a DO program offers that really resonates with you.

 

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Schools such as Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Northwestern, Stanford, Mount Sinai, USC, UCLA are unrealistic with your MCAT scores.
I suggest these schools from your list:
Albany
Drexel
George Washington
Temple
Eastern Virginia
University at Buffalo
Georgetown
SUNY Downstate
NYU - LI campus
Tufts
Albert Einstein
Emory
NYMC
Stony Brook
Rochester
Boston University
Pittsburgh
Hofstra
You could add any of these schools:
SUNY Upstate
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Jefferson
Virginia Commonwealth
Wake Forest
NOVA MD
Tulane
TCU
Creighton
St. Louis
Rush
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State

 

[throwawaypremed143]

I took my exam on 4/29, just got the results yesterday.
I worked with both patients and subjects, and I did input EMR data. I ran EEG visits, data collection, and processed data. I also collected biological samples. With NIH, I will continue clinical research.
I do have some experience with food shelters and running donation drives as part of the DCI club. I would say about 50 hours.
I have a passion for minority health and patient education. I shadowed a resident-run clinic as well, and I would love to do something similar in medical school. With the MPH, I want to work on improving the communication of resources and treatment options for patients.

 

[throwawaypremed143]

Schools such as Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Northwestern, Stanford, Mount Sinai, USC, UCLA are unrealistic with your MCAT scores.
I suggest these schools from your list:
Albany
Drexel
George Washington
Temple
Eastern Virginia
University at Buffalo
Georgetown
SUNY Downstate
NYU - LI campus
Tufts
Albert Einstein
Emory
NYMC
Stony Brook
Rochester
Boston University
Pittsburgh
Hofstra
You could add any of these schools:
SUNY Upstate
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Jefferson
Virginia Commonwealth
Wake Forest
NOVA MD
Tulane
TCU
Creighton
St. Louis
Rush
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State

Thank you! I'm curious as to why you think UCLA is out of reach. I thought their average MCAT was a 514

 

[Faha]

Thank you! I'm curious as to why you think UCLA is out of reach. I thought their average MCAT was a 514

UCLA does admit 60+ non residents per year but only interview 5% of non residents and a significant number of those are URM.

 

[throwawaypremed143]

UCLA does admit 60+ non residents per year but only interview 5% of non residents and a significant number of those are URM.

Makes sense, thanks for your input!

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I took my exam on 4/29, just got the results yesterday.

Okay... thank you for clarifying. So your MCAT dropped from 514 to 511, right?

 

[throwawaypremed143]

Okay... thank you for clarifying. So your MCAT dropped from 514 to 511, right?

Yes