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AnxiousVegtable

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My top choice is USUHS

Academic

Undergrad - Honors Biology Program with minors in Chemistry and Fine Arts
cGPA 3.56
sGPA 3.4

Strong upward trend after freshman year.

MCAT - Have not taken yet. Most recent AAMC practice test has me at a 513

Extracurriculars

Clinical
50 hrs shadowing
+4,000 hrs surgical assistant to a peripheral nerve/plastic surgeon (2 years)
400 hrs medical and surgical assistant to a dermatologist (Scribe and skin cancer removal)

Research
2 posters
2 published papers

+ 2,000 hrs in radiation countermeasure research for acute radiation syndome

Volunteering
HIV Educator for middle and high school (~100 hrs)
Book drive for tsunami relief in the Philippines (~25 hrs)
Arcola Fire Department Volunteer (~ 50 hrs)
Chemistry tutor (~20 hrs)

Leadership
President of the premedical honors society 2014-2015

Miscellaneous
2 years of bodybuilding (Top 5 in my division at North American Championships 2017)
Lots of travel (I have lived on 4 continents)
 
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